Sarah Podemski

Sarah Podemski (born 1983) is a Canadian actress, best known for her supporting role as Rita in the television series Reservation Dogs , ^[1] as well as the voice of Sky in Total Drama .

The sister of actresses Tamara Podemski and Jennifer Podemski, she is of mixed Saulteaux and Polish Jewish ancestry. ^[2]

Her other noted performances have included the film Empire of Dirt , the television series Cashing In , ^[3] and The Artshow, a theatrical tribute to artist Daphne Odjig in which she acted alongside Jani Lauzon, Lorne Cardinal, Sean Dixon and Gloria Eshkibok. ^[4]

She was a winner of the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 American Indian Film Festival for her performance in the film Mekko .

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Cry of the Owl	Nurse
2010	Crazytown
	Love Letter from an Open Grave	Nicole
2013	Empire of Dirt	Charmaine
	Wakening	Wesakechak
2015	Mekko	Tafv
2018	Tonight	Woman
2023	Warrior Strong	Jules	[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Blauvogel	Malia	13 episodes
1996	Goosebumps	Andy	Episode: "Monster Blood"
2005–2006	Moccasin Flats	Tara	16 episodes
2008	The Border	Sally Doctor	5 episodes
	House Party	Megan	6 episodes
2009	Unstable	Markie	Television film
	The Family: Inside the Manson Cult	Catherine "Gypsy" Share	Television film
	Flashpoint	Tess	Episode: "You Think You Know Someone"
	Too Late to Say Goodbye	Marion Barnes	Television film
2009–2014	Cashing In	Cheyenne Blueweed	25 episodes
2012	Murdoch Mysteries	Mrs. Shoucair	Episode: "Murdoch in Toyland"
	Covert Affairs	Ilana	Episode: "This Is Not America"
2013	The Listener	Agent Ledford	Episode: "Fatal Vision"
2014	Total Drama: Pahkitew Island	Sky (voice)	Main cast
2015–2016	Between	Ellen	5 episodes
2017	Bull	Wera Harjo	Episode: "Play the Hand You're Dealt"
2017–2019	Tin Star	Denise Minahik	15 episodes
2018	Guilt Free Zone	Carmen Small	Episode: "Finding Derek Miller"
2019	Love Alaska	Maggie Richards	Television film
2021	Hudson & Rex	Lyn O'Connell	Episode: "Manhunt"
2021–2022	Coroner	Kirima Rite	6 episodes
2021–2025	Resident Alien	Kayla	20 episodes
2021–2023	Reservation Dogs	Rita	13 episodes [6]
2023–2024	Spirit Rangers	Otter Woman (voice)	Recurring role [7]
2025	Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent	Roxane	Episode: "Digital Lipstick"

References

1. Chapman, Wilson (August 25, 2022). "Reservation Dogs Star Sarah Podemski Got Matching Tattoos With Her Co-Stars After Filming the Female-Led Standalone Episode". Variety.
2. Frick, Evelyn (October 12, 2021). "For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it's a miracle just to exist". The Jerusalem Post.
3. "Casino life spun in new Winnipeg-produced TV show". Winnipeg Free Press , October 24, 2008.
4. Waubgeshig Rice, "Play brings art to life". North Bay Nugget , April 24, 2004.
5. Billington, Alex (September 4, 2023). "Warrior Strong Basketball Movie Trailer with Jordan Johnson-Hinds". firstshowing.net. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
6. Schulman, Sandra Hale (August 15, 2022). "Reservation Dogs fetches a sister act". ICT News. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
7. Joey Clift [@joeytainment] (May 3, 2023). "Spirit Rangers Season 2 comes out May 8th and we just announced a bunch of our voice cast!! It was so fun working with all of these Native and Indigenous superstars and I can't wait for ya'll to hear them in the new episodes! #SpiritRangers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2023– via Twitter.

External links

• Sarah Podemski at IMDb