Tanaya Beatty
Tanaya Beatty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tanaya Beatty (1991年02月12日) February 12, 1991 (age 33) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Vancouver Film School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Tanaya Beatty (born February 12, 1991[1] ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Rachel Black in the movie adaptation of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as well as her starring roles as Jessica Finch in True Justice , Caitlin Janvier on the hit Canadian television series Arctic Air , and Sacagawea in the upcoming HBO miniseries Lewis and Clark.[2] In 2016, she was added to the cast of NBC's The Night Shift as Dr. Shannon Rivera. In 2018, she had the lead role as Annie in a film adaptation of Joseph Boyden's novel Through Black Spruce and as Avery in Yellowstone .
Early life
[edit ]Tanaya Beatty was born on February 12, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Beatty's mother is of Awaetlatla First Nations descent while her father is of Himalayan ancestry.[3] She was adopted and raised by a family of Italian descent.[3] Beatty spent her childhood living in the interior of British Columbia, including Midway, Nelson, and Grand Forks.[3]
Career
[edit ]In December 2010, Beatty graduated from the Vancouver Film School, successfully completing the full-time Essentials and Acting Program.[3] Prior to this, she earned a certificate from a social work program.[3]
Beatty has been included in the group of Native American actresses considered with "both the talent and the beauty to be an A-List",[4] and was cast in the role of Sacagawea for the planned HBO miniseries, Lewis and Clark,[2] [5] [6] [7] which has been in development hell since 2016.[8] [9] In 2017, she appeared opposite Christian Bale and Wes Studi in Hostiles .[10] She has the lead role in Through Black Spruce, an adaptation of Joseph Boyden's novel of the same name.[11]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Rachel Black | |
| 2013 | Words and Pictures | Tammy | |
| 2016 | The Last Hunt | Crystal | Short film |
| 2017 | Hochelaga, Land of Souls | Akwi | |
| Hostiles | Living Woman | ||
| 2018 | Through Black Spruce | Annie | |
| 2022 | Crimes of the Future | Berst | |
| God's Country | Gretchen | ||
| Murder at Yellowstone City | Violet Running Horse | ||
| 2024 | The Birds Who Fear Death | Constance | |
| TBA | In the Blink of an Eye | Post-production |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | True Justice [12] | Jessica Finch | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| Blackstone | Sandra | Episode: "Hitchin" | |
| 2012–2014 | Arctic Air | Caitlin Janvier | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2013 | Continuum | Rebecca | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The 100 [13] | Mel | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Night Shift | Dr. Shannon Rivera | Main role (Season 3–4); 23 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | Yellowstone | Avery | Guest role (season 1), Recurring role (season 2, 4); 8 episodes |
References
[edit ]- ^ Tanaya Beatty's bio at www.northernstars.ca
- ^ a b Moya-Smith, Simon (11 June 2015). "HBO Finds Their Sacagawea; Network Hires Cultural Advisor for 'Lewis and Clark' Miniseries". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Arctic Air Cast". CBC via web.archive.org . Archived from the original on 2015年09月23日. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Rondeau, Chantal (March 19, 2014). "Hollywood Wants To Cast Rooney Mara As A Native American, We Native Americans Want Hollywood To Give Us A Chance". xoJane . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ staff (May 27, 2014). "La miniserie de HBO 'Lewis and Clark' contrata a Tanaya Beatty, Aidan Kahn, Stephen Hill y Creed Garnick" (in Spanish). Pizquita. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Tiggett, Jai (June 1, 2015). "Stephen Hill and Tanaya Beatty Cast as York and Sacagawea in HBO's 'Lewis and Clark' Miniseries". Indiewire . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 27, 2015). "'Lewis And Clark' Miniseries Adds Four To Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Why Tom Hanks' Lewis And Clark Miniseries Is Shutting Down Production At HBO". 3 August 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "HBO Redeveloping 'Lewis & Clark' Miniseries with Michelle Ashford Rewriting". February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Cheshire, Godfrey (December 22, 2017). "Hostiles movie review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Schneller, Johanna (September 2, 2018). "TIFF 2018: Waiting for Tanaya Beatty's perfect world". globeandmail.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ Ferrar, Pietro (June 20, 2015). "Stasera in tv su Rete 4: "True Justice II - L'angelo della morte" con Steven Seagal" (in Italian). Blogo. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Donguines, Arvin (May 13, 2015). "'The 100' Season 3 News, Update: New Season New Territories to Explore, Which Characters Will Return?". Christian Post . Retrieved June 30, 2015.