Sarah Podemski

Sarah Podemski (born 1983) is a First Nations actress, best known for her supporting role as Rita in the television series Reservation Dogs.^[1]

The sister of actresses Tamara Podemski and Jennifer Podemski, she is of mixed Saulteaux and Polish Jewish ancestry.^[2]

Her other noted performances have included the film Empire of Dirt, the television series Cashing In,^[3] and The Artshow, a theatrical tribute to artist Daphne Odjig in which she acted alongside Jani Lauzon, Lorne Cardinal, Sean Dixon and Gloria Eshkibok.^[4]

She was a winner of the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 American Indian Film Festival for her performance in the film Mekko.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2009	The Cry of the Owl	Nurse
2010	Crazytown
2010	Love Letter from an Open Grave	Nicole
2013	Empire of Dirt	Charmaine
2013	Wakening	Wesakechak
2015	Mekko	Tafv
2018	Tonight	Woman
2023	Warrior Strong	Jules

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Blauvogel	Malia	13 episodes
1996	Goosebumps	Andy	One episode
2005-06	Moccasin Flats	Tara	16 episodes
2008	The Border	Sally Doctor	Five episodes
2008	House Party	Megan	Six episodes
2009	Unstable	Markie	Television film
	The Family: Inside the Manson Cult	Catherine "Gypsy" Share	Television film
	Flashpoint	Tess	One episode
	Too Late to Say Goodbye	Marion Barnes	Television film
2009-14	Cashing In	Cheyenne Blueweed	25 episodes
2012	Murdoch Mysteries	Mrs. Shoucair	One episode
2012	Covert Affairs	Ilana	One episode
2013	The Listener	Agent Ledford	One episode
2014	Total Drama	Sky	Voice role
2014	Total Drama All-Stars	Sky	Voice role
2015-16	Between	Ellen	Five episodes
2017	Bull	Wera Harjo	One episode
2017-19	Tin Star	Denise Minahik	15 episodes
2018	Guilt Free Zone	Carmen Small	One episode
2019	Love Alaska	Maggie Richards	Television film
2021	Hudson & Rex	Lyn O'Connell	One episode
2021-22	Coroner	Kirima Rite	Six episodes
2021-22	Resident Alien	Kayla	11 episodes
2021-2023	Reservation Dogs	Rita
2023	Spirit Rangers	Otter Woman	Voice role One episode^[5]

References

^ Wilson Chapman, "‘Reservation Dogs’ Star Sarah Podemski Got Matching Tattoos With Her Co-Stars After Filming the Female-Led Standalone Episode". Variety, August 24, 2022.
^ Evelyn Frick, "For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist". The Jerusalem Post, October 12, 2021.
^ "Casino life spun in new Winnipeg-produced TV show". Winnipeg Free Press, October 24, 2008.
^ Waubgeshig Rice, "Play brings art to life". North Bay Nugget, April 24, 2004.
^ Joey Clift [@joeytainment] (May 3, 2023). "Spirit Rangers Season 2 comes out May 8th and we just announced a bunch of our voice cast!! It was so fun working with all of these Native and Indigenous superstars and I can't wait for ya'll to hear them in the new episodes! #SpiritRangers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

Sarah Podemski at IMDb

[1] Wilson Chapman, "‘Reservation Dogs’ Star Sarah Podemski Got Matching Tattoos With Her Co-Stars After Filming the Female-Led Standalone Episode". Variety, August 24, 2022.

[2] Evelyn Frick, "For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist". The Jerusalem Post, October 12, 2021.

[3] "Casino life spun in new Winnipeg-produced TV show". Winnipeg Free Press, October 24, 2008.

[4] Waubgeshig Rice, "Play brings art to life". North Bay Nugget, April 24, 2004.

[5] Joey Clift [@joeytainment] (May 3, 2023). "Spirit Rangers Season 2 comes out May 8th and we just announced a bunch of our voice cast!! It was so fun working with all of these Native and Indigenous superstars and I can't wait for ya'll to hear them in the new episodes! #SpiritRangers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2023 – via Twitter.

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