Tamara Podemski (born October 16, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actress and writer.Rick Garrick, "Indigenous multidisciplinary artist to host 13th Annual Outside Looking In Gala in Toronto this Spring". Anishinabek News, March 9, 2020. She is known for her supporting role as Alison Trent in the television series Coroner, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.Zach Harper, "'Schitt's Creek' and 'Kim's Convenience' win big at 2021 Canadian Screen Awards". Hello! Canada, May 21, 2021.
Early life Podemski was raised in Toronto where she attended Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.
Her father is an Israeli Jew from Kfar Saba, and her mother is an Anishinaabe from the Muscowpetung band of First Nations people in Saskatchewan. Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after World War II. Her sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series Reservation Dogs.A. R. Wilson."Coroner: Tamara Podemski on Alison’s backstory and why landing the role was a 'huge triumph' for her". TV, eh?, February 8, 2019.
Career Podemski was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for her work on her sister's documentary series Future History.
She won a special jury award for dramatic performance at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival,Kenneth Turan, "Latin roots supported at Sundance". Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2007. and was an Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best Supporting Female at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards in 2007,Bob Tourtellotte, "Hollywood gets in award show Spirit". Calgary Herald, November 28, 2007. for her performance in the film Four Sheets to the Wind.
Personal life
She is married to British actor Jamie Thomas King, with whom she launched the Blackbird Productions studio.Etan Vlessing, "‘Mad Men’ Actor Adapting UK Baby Deaths Probe Book as Feature". The Hollywood Reporter, September 26, 2024. The studio's first release, a short film titled The Light Before the Sun, premiered in 2024.Nicholas Sokic, "Blackbird Productions takes flight with Michael Greyeyes film". Playback, October 2, 2024.
In 2016, Podemski gave birth to their second child Benjamin, who died just five days after birth, in Bath. A coroner's investigation later determined that the death was due to brain damage caused when a hospital delayed Podemski's caesarean section.Alys Gagnon, "Tragic death of Mad Men star Jamie King's son caused by delayed c-section". News.com.au, January 18, 2017. In September 2024, King announced that he was writing a screenplay adaptation of James Titcombe's book Joshua's Story: Uncovering the Morecambe Bay NHS Scandal, about Titcombe's own experience having a child die in infancy due to failures in the management of the National Health Service, which is planned for future release through Blackbird.Michelle Blade, "Mad Men actor adapting Morecambe Bay baby deaths book for the big screen". Lancaster Guardian, September 27, 2024.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1994 Dance Me OutsideLittle Margaret2000Johnny GreyeyesRox2007Four Sheets to the WindMiri Smallhill2012 The Lesser BlessedVerna Sole2018Never Saw It ComingDetective Rona Wedmore2019Guest of HonourDetective Grove2023Fancy DanceRicky 2024 The Light Before the Sun Amanda Wolf Short film; also writer and producer 2025 Youngblood Ms. McGill 2025 Blood Lines Pehmee TBA The Temple
Television Year Title Role Notes1994 The RezLucy Pegahmagabow1996-97Ready or NotCarla Slovinsky2003Another CountryJane Crowe2006Indian Summer: The Oka CrisisDeborah 'Chicky' Etienne 2007Rabbit FallGabrielle2008New AmsterdamYoung Lenape Woman2010Making a SceneThe A.D.2012HeartlandApril2013CrackedKaya Grey2019Holly HobbieDr. Manning2019–2022CoronerAlison Trent2020RunBabe CloudUnsettledTara 2022–2024Outer RangeDeputy Sheriff Joy2022GhostsPsychiatrist Dr. LongReservation DogsTeenie2023Essex CountyJoyMonster HighCoach Thunderbird(voice)2024 The Legend of Vox MachinaUvenda(voice)2025MurderbotBharadwaj2025–2026Saint-PierreNatasha Bourge2026The BorderlineErica Ross
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