Wilma Pelly
Birthday
1937/03/05
Day of death
2020/12/28 (83 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Also know as
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Biography
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. Pelly worked in factories until launching her acting career. While recovering from a workplace injury ...Read more
Acting
(2005) Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
(2000) Trial By Fire: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
(2005) Fugitives Run
as Dan John's Mother
(2003) Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
(2001) Dream Storm: A North of 60 Mystery
as Elsie Tsa Che
(2017) Consume
as Wendigo
(2018) Land
as Mary
(1998) Gunslinger's Revenge
as Indian grandmother
(1992) North of 60
as Elsie Tsa Che
(1995) Children of the Dust
as Nita
(2007) Mixed Blessings
as Kookum