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Wilma Pelly(1937-2020)

  • Actress
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Wilma Pelly
Wilma Pelly was born on 5 March 1937 in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for North of 60 (1992), The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010) and Into the West (2005). She was married to James Edward Pelly . She died on 28 December 2020 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
BornMarch 5, 1937
DiedDecember 28, 2020(83)
BornMarch 5, 1937
DiedDecember 28, 2020(83)
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Known for

North of 60 (1992)
North of 60
8.4
TV Series
  • Elsie Tsa Che
Kris Kristofferson and Lizzy Caplan in The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
4.1
  • Old Woman
  • 2010
Keri Russell and Matthew Settle in Into the West (2005)
Into the West
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Burnt by the Sun
DreamKeeper (2003)
DreamKeeper
7.5
  • Old Multnomah Columbia River Woman
  • 2003

Credits

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Actress

  • Brian Markinson and Jessica Matten in Tribal (2020)
    Tribal
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Elder
    • 2021
  • Sera-Lys McArthur, Julian Black Antelope, and Madison Walsh in Don't Say Its Name (2021)
    Don't Say Its Name
    4.5
    • Aggie
    • 2021
  • Greg Bryk and Tommie-Amber Pirie in Parallel Minds (2020)
    Parallel Minds
    3.6
    • Kookum
    • 2020
  • Chasing Tears (2018)
    Chasing Tears
    Short
    • Geraldine
    • 2018
  • Land (2018)
    Land
    6.6
    • Mary Yellow Eagle
    • 2018
  • Wilma Pelly and Julian Black Antelope in Consume (2017)
    Consume
    6.1
    Short
    • Wendigo
    • 2017
  • Martin Dubreuil, Gerald Auger, and Morris Birdyellowhead in Lost Face (2016)
    Lost Face
    7.5
    Short
    • Elder
    • 2016
  • Fargo (2014)
    Fargo
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Native American Housekeeper
    • 2015
  • Saints & Strangers (2015)
    Saints & Strangers
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Woman
    • 2015
  • Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in Documentary Now! (2015)
    Documentary Now!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Aglatki Qamaniq
    • 2015
  • Adam Beach and Pascale Hutton in Arctic Air (2012)
    Arctic Air
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Auntie Belle
    • 2014
  • Mixed Blessings (2007)
    Mixed Blessings
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Kookum
    • 2009–2010
  • Kris Kristofferson and Lizzy Caplan in The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)
    The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
    4.1
    • Old Woman
    • 2010
  • Elijah (2007)
    Elijah
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Very Old Native Woman
    • 2007
  • Keri Russell and Matthew Settle in Into the West (2005)
    Into the West
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Burnt by the Sun
    • 2005

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 5, 1937
    • Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Died
    • December 28, 2020
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Spouse
    • James Edward Pelly ? - 2020 (her death, 3 children)

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    After injuring her hand in an accident at her job in a factory, she took time off to recuperate. She answered an ad in the newspaper seeking extras for a samurai film called Between Heaven and Earth; she was hired, and that was her first acting experience. She had no prior dramatic training.

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