Film & TV
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Wilma Pelly (March 5, 1937 – December 28, 2020) was an indigenous Canadian film and television actress, best known for her roles as Elsie Tsa'Che in the CBC Television drama North of 60 and as Kookum in Mixed Blessings. Born Wilma Episkenew, she was a member of the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation. She met her husband James Edward Pelly in the 1950s, and moved with him to Calgary, Alberta.…
Known for
- Parallel Minds — Kookum2020
- Land — Mary2018
- Consume — Wendigo2017
- Mixed Blessings — Kookum2007
- Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery — Elsie Tsa Che2005
- Fugitives Run — Dan John's Mother2005
- Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery — Elsie Tsa Che2003
- Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery — Elsie Tsa Che2001
- Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery — Elsie Tsa Che2000
- Gunslinger's Revenge — Indian grandmother1998
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilma
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Fort Qu'Appelle
- Place of death
- Calgary
- Occupation
- film actor
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- date of birth
- 1937-03-05
- date of death
- 2020-12-28
- ethnic group
- Saulteaux
- birth name
- Wilma Episkenew
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