Michelle Thrush

Michelle Thrush is a Canadian actress and First Nations activist. Thrush is best known for her leading role as Gail Stonee in Blackstone, for which she won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2011, and her recurring roles as Sylvia LeBret in North of 60 and Deanna Martin in Arctic Air.

Thrush starred in the Palme d'Or and Cesar award nominated film Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian.

Early life

Thrush, who is Cree, was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta,

Career

Thrush has had a very prolific career since starting her career in the 1980s, she portrayed numerous recurring and guest roles in the television series Madison, Northern Exposure, North of 60, Highlander, Forever Knight, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy, Moccasin Flats and Mixed Blessings.

She has starred in many notable films throughout her career, particularly in films that deal with issues about Indigenous peoples of the Americas whether they be Canadian Aboriginals to Native Americans/American Indians (U.S.), some of which are Isaac Littlefeathers, Unnatural & Accidental, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Skins, Dead Man, Dreamkeeper and Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	The Dark Wind	Shirley Topaha
1993	Madison	Charlene	Recurring Role: 4 episodes
1993-1997	North of 60	Sylvia LeBret	Recurring role: 10 episodes
1994	Northern Exposure	Pilot	Episode: Shofar, So Good
1994	Highlander	Sara Lightfoot/Little Deer	Recurring: 2 episodes, Two separate roles
1995	Children of the Dust	Rainbow woman	TV miniseries
1995	Forever Knight	Marian Blackwing	Episode: Blackwing
1997	Unwed Father	Holly	Made-for-TV movie
1997	Viper	Grey Hawk	Episode: Wilderness Run
1998	Ebenezer	Ghost of Christmas Past	Made-for-TV movie
1998	The Crow: Stairway to Heaven	Jane Cogo	Episode: Before I Wake
1999	Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy	Esther's Sister	Episode: Sex Lies and Narrow Escapes
2000	North of 60:Trial by Fire	Sylvia LeBret	Made-for-TV movie
2003	Dreamkeeper	Morning House	Made-for-TV movie
2003-2005	Moccasin Flats	Laura	Recurring role: 14 episodes
2007	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee	Four Robes	HBO Made-for-TV movie
2008-2010	Mixed Blessings	Kate	Recurring role: 15 episodes
2011-present	Blackstone	Gail Stonee	Main cast
2012	Christmas Rescue	Rhonda	Made-for-TV movie
2012-2014	Arctic Air	Deanna Martin	Recurring role: 8 episodes
2014	Fargo	Sue Roundtree

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Isaac Littlefeathers	Sally Littlefeathers	First Media role
1986	The Wake	N/A
1991	Showdown at Williams Creek	Olivia D'Lonais
1995	Dead Man	Nobody's Girlfriend	First Major Film role
2002	Skins	Stella
2005	Fugitives Run	N/A
2006	Unnatural & Accidental	Pink Girl
2007	Pathfinder	Indian Mother
2013	Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian	Gayle Picard

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2011	Gemini Award	Best Actress in a Drama series	Blackstone	Won
2014	Canadian Screen Award	Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Blackstone	Nominated

External links

• Michelle Thrush at the Internet Movie Database