Tamara Podemski (born October 16, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actress and writer.[1] 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.[2]
Tamara Podemski | |
|---|---|
 Podemski in 2014 | |
| Born | October 16, 1977 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Jamie Thomas King |
| Relatives | Jennifer Podemski (sister) Sarah Podemski (sister) |
Early life
editPodemski was raised in Toronto where she attended Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.[3]
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.[4][5] Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after World War II.[6] Her sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series Reservation Dogs.[5][7]
Career
editPodemski 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.[1]
She won a special jury award for dramatic performance at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival,[8] and was an Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best Supporting Female at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards in 2007,[9] for her performance in the film Four Sheets to the Wind.
Personal life
editShe is married to British actor Jamie Thomas King, with whom she launched the Blackbird Productions studio.[10] The studio's first release, a short film titled The Light Before the Sun, premiered in 2024.[11]
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.[12] 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 fo the National Health Service, which is planned for future release through Blackbird.[13]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dance Me Outside | Little Margaret | |
| 2000 | Johnny Greyeyes | Rox | |
| 2007 | Four Sheets to the Wind | Miri Smallhill | |
| 2012 | The Lesser Blessed | Verna Sole | |
| 2018 | Never Saw It Coming | Detective Rona Wedmore | |
| 2019 | Guest of Honour | Detective Grove | |
| 2023 | Fancy Dance | Ricky | |
| 2024 | The Light Before the Sun | Amanda Wolf | Short film; also writer and producer |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Rez | Lucy Pegahmagabow | |
| 1996-97 | Ready or Not | Carla Slovinsky | |
| 2003 | Another Country | Jane Crowe | |
| 2006 | Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis | Deborah 'Chicky' Etienne | |
| 2007 | Rabbit Fall | Gabrielle | |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Young Lenape Woman | |
| 2010 | Making a Scene | The A.D. | |
| 2012 | Heartland | April | |
| 2013 | Cracked | Kaya Grey | |
| 2019 | Holly Hobbie | Dr. Manning | |
| 2019–2022 | Coroner | Alison Trent | |
| 2020 | Run | Babe Cloud | |
| Unsettled | Tara | ||
| 2022–2024 | Outer Range | Deputy Sheriff Joy | |
| 2022 | Ghosts | Psychiatrist Dr. Long | |
| Reservation Dogs | Teenie | ||
| 2023 | Essex County | Joy | |
| Monster High | Coach Thunderbird | (voice) | |
| 2024 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Uvenda | (voice) |
| TBA | Murderbot | Bharadwaj | [14] |
References
edit- ^ a b Rick Garrick, "Indigenous multidisciplinary artist to host 13th Annual Outside Looking In Gala in Toronto this Spring". Anishinabek News, March 9, 2020.
- ^ Zach Harper, "'Schitt's Creek' and 'Kim's Convenience' win big at 2021 Canadian Screen Awards". Hello! Canada, May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Tamara Podemski". CBC Media Center. CBC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "'The power to save lives': Jennifer Podemski's must-read call for Indigenous representation in media | CBC Arts".
- ^ a b ""Reservation Dogs" Actress Reflects on Indigenous and Jewish Roots, Humor and Healing". 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski: 'It's a miracle just to exist'". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kenneth Turan, "Latin roots supported at Sundance". Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2007.
- ^ Bob Tourtellotte, "Hollywood gets in award show Spirit". Calgary Herald, November 28, 2007.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "‘Mad Men’ Actor Adapting UK Baby Deaths Probe Book as Feature". The Hollywood Reporter, September 26, 2024.
- ^ Nicholas Sokic, "Blackbird Productions takes flight with Michael Greyeyes film". Playback, October 2, 2024.
- ^ Alys Gagnon, "Tragic death of Mad Men star Jamie King's son caused by delayed c-section". News.com.au, January 18, 2017.
- ^ Michelle Blade, "Mad Men actor adapting Morecambe Bay baby deaths book for the big screen". Lancaster Guardian, September 27, 2024.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (2024-03-07). "Apple TV+'s 'Murderbot' Rounds Out Cast With Sabrina Wu, Tattiawna Jones, Akshay Khanna & Tamara Podemski". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-07.