Actor
Wilma Pelly
March 5, 1937 · Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Wilma Pelly (March 5, 1937 – December 28, 2020) was an indigenous Canadian film and television actress, best known for her roles as Elsie Tsa'Che in the CBC Television drama North of 60 and as Kookum in Mixed Blessings.
Born Wilma Episkenew, she was a member of the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation. She met her husband James Edward Pelly in the 1950s, and moved with him to Calgary, Alberta.
Often works with
Tina Keeper
5 titles together
North of 60, Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery, Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
Tom Jackson
4 titles together
North of 60, Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery, Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
Dakota House
4 titles together
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery, Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery, Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
Jimmy Herman
3 titles together
Gunslinger's Revenge, Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery, Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery
Gordon Tootoosis
3 titles together
North of 60, Fugitives Run, Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
Michelle Thrush
3 titles together
Parallel Minds, Fugitives Run, Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery
Full filmography · 11
Parallel Minds
as Kookum
2020
Land
as Mary
2018
Consume
as Wendigo
2017
Fugitives Run
as Dan John's Mother
2005
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
2005
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
2003
Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
2001
Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
2000
Gunslinger's Revenge
as Indian grandmother
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