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Born 1965 (Age 56), Manitoba, Canada Nationality Canadian Occupation Actress Movies & Series The X-Files (1994-1995), North of 60 (1992-1996), The Velvet Devil (2006), In Cold Blood (1996) Similar Tina Keeper, Michelle Thrush, Julie Stewart | ||
Renae Morriseau is a Canadian actress, theatre director, producer, writer, musician, and filmmaker. She’s best known for her roles in the television series North of 60 and The X-Files.
She has since partaken in numerous projects that showcase and shed light on Canada’s Indigenous communities and their stories.
Morriseau continues to work and create stories in the hope of cultivating and advancing the subjects of social justice, inclusiveness, and community building using the mediums of television, film, theatre, and song.
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Early and Personal Life
Morriseau was born in 1965 on the Peguis First Nations Reserve of Manitoba, Canada, to a Cree and Saulteaux heritage.
Growing up, she had the honor and privilege of receiving cultural teachings through the social and ceremonial songs and stories of the Okanagan, Ojibway, Maori, Anishnaabe, Secwepemc, Cree, and Nlaka’pamux peoples.
Her upbringing set her on the path of trying to maintain Indigenous cultures and languages. She hoped to accomplish so by teaching future generations these stories through the power of performance art.
Through her work, she became a member of multiple organizations, including Indigenous Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Tourism, Women in Communications and Technology, and Independent Theatre Artists and Producers, to name a few.
She studied in 2004 in the Banff Centre, taking a Women’s in the Director’s Chair program. She also partook in a continuing studies program belonging to the Entertainment administration at the University of British Columbia in 2007.
She was awarded the 2015 Mayor’s Arts Award for Community Engaged Arts. She has continued to reside in Vancouver’s Coast Salish shores for over 30 years, all the while fulfilling her role as a storyteller through collaborations with First Nation Knowledge Keepers, theatre companies, churches, public schools, businesses, and health organizations.
Career
In the ’80s, Morriseau became acquainted with show business while working at the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre in Winnipeg.
She played countless roles throughout her acting career in both films and television series across Canada and internationally.
Some of her works in television include North of 60 (1992-1996), Neon Rider (1994), The X-Files (1994-1995), Hawkeye (1995), Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1999-2000), Cold Squad (1998-2001), The Collector (2004), Da Vinci’s Inquest (2006), and Renegadepress.com (2007).
She also appeared in some TV mini-series as In Cold Blood (1996), Into the West (2005), and Live from the Hundred Years Café (2013).
Her filmography includes Backroads (2000), Skins (2002), On the Corner (2003), The Velvet Devil (2006), The Secret of Hidden Lake (2006), Raven Tales: The Movie (2014), and the short film The Great Lakusta (2018). She appeared as herself in the documentaries Before We Ruled the Earth (2003) and KaYaMenTa: Sharing Truths about Menopause (2020).
Renae worked as an associate producer in the movie Wolf Canyon (2009) and then became active as a director.
As a director, some of her most notable projects include the documentary Down2Earth (2010) and the 6-episode TV series Quest OutWest: Wild Food (2020).
Family
As of 2021, no information is yet available about Renae Morriseau‘s family.