Tanaya Beatty

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Tanaya Beatty
Born
Tanaya Beatty

(1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 33)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater Vancouver Film School
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Tanaya Beatty (born February 12, 1991 [1] ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Rachel Black in the movie adaptation of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as well as her starring roles as Jessica Finch in True Justice , Caitlin Janvier on the hit Canadian television series Arctic Air , and Sacagawea in the upcoming HBO miniseries Lewis and Clark. [2] In 2016, she was added to the cast of NBC's The Night Shift as Dr. Shannon Rivera. In 2018, she had the lead role as Annie in a film adaptation of Joseph Boyden's novel Through Black Spruce and as Avery in Yellowstone .

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Early life

Tanaya Beatty was born on February 12, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Beatty's mother is of Awaetlatla First Nations descent while her father is of Himalayan ancestry. [3] She was adopted and raised by a family of Italian descent. [3] Beatty spent her childhood living in the interior of British Columbia, including Midway, Nelson, and Grand Forks. [3]

Career

In December 2010, Beatty graduated from the Vancouver Film School, successfully completing the full-time Essentials and Acting Program. [3] Prior to this, she earned a certificate from a social work program. [3]

Beatty has been included in the group of Native American actresses considered with "both the talent and the beauty to be an A-List", [4] and was cast in the role of Sacagawea for the planned HBO miniseries, Lewis and Clark, [2] [5] [6] [7] which has been in development hell since 2016. [8] [9] In 2017, she appeared opposite Christian Bale and Wes Studi in Hostiles . [10] She has the lead role in Through Black Spruce, an adaptation of Joseph Boyden's novel of the same name. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Rachel Black
2013 Words and Pictures Tammy
2016The Last HuntCrystalShort film
2017 Hochelaga, Land of Souls Akwi
Hostiles Living Woman
2018 Through Black Spruce Annie
2022 Crimes of the Future Berst
God's Country Gretchen
Murder at Yellowstone City Violet Running Horse
2024 The Birds Who Fear Death Constance
TBA In the Blink of an Eye Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 True Justice [12] Jessica FinchRecurring role; 7 episodes
Blackstone SandraEpisode: "Hitchin"
2012–2014 Arctic Air Caitlin JanvierMain role; 18 episodes
2013 Continuum RebeccaRecurring role; 3 episodes
2014 The 100 [13] MelRecurring role; 2 episodes
2016–2017 The Night Shift Dr. Shannon RiveraMain role (Season 3–4); 23 episodes
2018–2022 Yellowstone AveryGuest role (season 1), Recurring role (season 2, 4); 8 episodes

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References

  1. ↑ Tanaya Beatty's bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. 1 2 Moya-Smith, Simon (11 June 2015). "HBO Finds Their Sacagawea; Network Hires Cultural Advisor for 'Lewis and Clark' Miniseries". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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  4. ↑ Rondeau, Chantal (March 19, 2014). "Hollywood Wants To Cast Rooney Mara As A Native American, We Native Americans Want Hollywood To Give Us A Chance". xoJane . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ staff (May 27, 2014). "La miniserie de HBO 'Lewis and Clark' contrata a Tanaya Beatty, Aidan Kahn, Stephen Hill y Creed Garnick" (in Spanish). Pizquita. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Tiggett, Jai (June 1, 2015). "Stephen Hill and Tanaya Beatty Cast as York and Sacagawea in HBO's 'Lewis and Clark' Miniseries". Indiewire . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (May 27, 2015). "'Lewis And Clark' Miniseries Adds Four To Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
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  9. ↑ "HBO Redeveloping 'Lewis & Clark' Miniseries with Michelle Ashford Rewriting". February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ Cheshire, Godfrey (December 22, 2017). "Hostiles movie review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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