Irene Bedard
Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967 in Anchorage , Alaska ) is an American actress and voice actress who became famous for portraying Native American characters.
Life
Private life
Irene Bedard's mother is of Inupiat Eskimo descent, her father is of French-Canadian and Cree- Indian descent. In 1993 she married the singer Denny Wilson, with whom she also has a son, Quinn Wilson. In 2010 she separated from her husband, whom she accused of abuse for years. There followed a dispute over her son's guardianship. After staying in the "lower 48" of the USA, she now lives in Alaska again.
Career
She had her first significant role in 1994 in the television film Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee as Lakota Indian Mary Crow Dog , for which she was awarded the Golden Globe . For the Walt- Disney -Zeichentrickfilme Pocahontas and Pocahontas 2 - Journey to a new world she lent her voice the heroine. In 1996, she played a woman of the Black Buffalos in the historical western Crazy Horse . In 1997 she played the role of Suzy Song in the film Smoke Signals , shot entirely by Native / First Americans . In 2004 she received one of the American Indian LA Film and TV Awards for Best Actress for her role in the film Greasewood Flat . In 2005, she played Pocahonta's mother Nonoma in the feature film The New World . She had another appearance in the 2011 film The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick, which was awarded the Golden Palm .
In 2018 she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography
- 1994: Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (TV movie)
- 1994: Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
- 1995: The Marshal ( The Marshal , television series, one episode)
- 1995: Pocahontas (voice)
- 1996: Pocahontas (VS, voice)
- 1996: Grand Avenue (TV movie)
- 1996: Crazy Horse - The proud warrior ( Crazy Horse , TV movie)
- 1996: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series, two episodes, voice)
- 1996: Navajo Blues
- 1996–1997: Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV series, two episodes, voice)
- 1997: Profiler (TV series, an episode)
- 1997: Det store flip
- 1997: Western Ladies ( True Women , Movie made for TV)
- 1997: Hiawatha - A Native American Legend (Song of Hiawatha)
- 1998: Naturally Native
- 1998: Smoke Signals
- 1998: Two for Texas (TV movie)
- 1998: Pocahontas 2 - The Journey to a New World ( Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World , voice)
- 1998: 12 bucks
- 1998: 6/29 (short film)
- 1999: Wildflowers - Mysterious Summer (Wildflowers)
- 2000: Starship Troopers ( Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles , TV series, four episodes, voice)
- 2000: Blood Money (TV movie)
- 2000: Rebecca - A Woman in Search of Herself ( The Lost Child , Movie made for TV)
- 2000: Pussykat
- 2001: Your Guardian
- 2001: Outer Limits ( The Outer Limits , television series, an episode)
- 2001: The Agency - In the crosshairs of the CIA ( The Agency , TV series, an episode)
- 2003: Paris
- 2003: Greasewood Flat
- 2003: Edge of America (TV movie)
- 2004: What's New, Scooby-Doo? (TV series, episode, voice)
- 2005: Planting Melvin
- 2005: Higglytown Heroes ( Higglytown Heroes , TV series, a sequence, Voice)
- 2005: To the West (mini-series, four episodes)
- 2005: Miracle at Sage Creek
- 2005: Love's Long Journey (TV movie)
- 2005: The New World
- 2007: Tortilla Heaven
- 2007: The Red Chalk (short film)
- 2007: Cosmic Radio
- 2008: Turok: Son of Stone (voice)
- 2008–2009: The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series, four episodes, voice)
- 2011: The Tree of Life
- 2012: Young Justice ( Young Justice: Invasion , TV series, episode, voice)
- 2012, 2014, 2015: Longmire (TV series, three episodes)
- 2013: Vertical
- 2014: Ron and Laura Take Back America
- 2015: Songs My Brothers Taught Me
- 2017: The Mist (TV series)
- 2018: Westworld (TV series, 2 episodes)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
- ↑ Extended entry of the film in the Internet Movie Database .
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
Web links
- Irene Bedard in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- http://www.dvdizzy.com/pocahontas-interview.html Interview conducted by Renata Joy on May 11, 2005 about the film Pocahontas
- http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/irene-bedard-discusses-her-journey-as-a-leading-native-actress-131748 Text of the above interview, published on August 28, 2012 on the Indian Country Today website Media Network
- Irene Bedard in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bedard, Irene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and voice actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anchorage , Alaska , United States |