Biography
Tamara Podemski (born October 16, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actress and writer. 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. Podemski was raised in Toronto where she attended Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts. 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. Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after World War II. Her sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series Reservation Dogs.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) — Uvenda (voice)
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Heartland (2007) — April
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Murderbot (2025) — Bharadwaj
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Ghosts (2021) — Dr. Long
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Outer Range (2022) — Deputy Sheriff Joy Hawk
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Reservation Dogs (2021) — Teenie
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Coroner (2019) — Alison Trent
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RUN (2020) — Babe Cloud
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New Amsterdam (2008) — Young Lenape Woman
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Fancy Dance (2024) — Ricky
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Monster High (2022) — Coach Thunderbird (voice)
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Dance Me Outside (1995) — Little Margaret
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Saint-Pierre (2025) — Natasha Bourge
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Guest of Honour (2020) — Detective Grove
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The Lesser Blessed (2012) — Verna Sole
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Four Sheets to the Wind (2007) — Miri Smallhill
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The Borderline (2026) — Erica Ross
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Youngblood (2026) — Ms. Mcgill
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Johnny Greyeyes (2000) — Rox
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Never Saw It Coming (2018) — Detective Rona Wedmore
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Essex County (2023) — Joy
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Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery (2003) — Jane Crowe
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Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis (2006) — Deborah 'Chicky' Etienne
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The Light Before the Sun (2024) — Amanda Wolf
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Blood Lines (2026) — Pehmee
- The Temple
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The Rez (1996) — Lucy Pegahmagabow
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Unsettled (2021) — Tara Wasnoday