Tanaya Beatty
{{short description|Canadian actress (born 1991)}}
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| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Tanaya Beatty (born February 12, 1991[https://www.northernstars.ca/tanaya-beatty/ Tanaya Beatty's bio] at www.northernstars.ca) 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. 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.
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 South Asian. She was adopted and raised by a family of Italian descent.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arcticair/m_cast/tanaya-beatty |title=Arctic Air Cast |work=CBC via web.archive.org |first= |last= |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230836/http://www.cbc.ca/arcticair/m_cast/tanaya-beatty |accessdate=30 June 2015|archive-date=2015-09-23 }} Beatty spent her childhood living in the interior of British Columbia, including Midway, Nelson, and Grand Forks.
Career
In December 2010, Beatty graduated from the Vancouver Film School, successfully completing the full-time Essentials and Acting Program. Prior to this, she earned a certificate from a social work program.
Beatty has been included in the group of Native American actresses considered with "both the talent and the beauty to be an A-List",{{cite news|last1=Rondeau|first1=Chantal|title=Hollywood Wants To Cast Rooney Mara As A Native American, We Native Americans Want Hollywood To Give Us A Chance|url=http://www.xojane.com/issues/hollywood-/issues/hollywood-|accessdate=June 30, 2015|publisher=xoJane|date=March 19, 2014}} and was cast in the role of Sacagawea for the planned HBO miniseries, Lewis and Clark,{{cite web |url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/11/hbo-finds-their-sacagawea-network-hires-cultural-advisor-lewis-and-clark-miniseries |title= HBO Finds Their Sacagawea; Network Hires Cultural Advisor for 'Lewis and Clark' Miniseries |work=Indian Country Today Media Network |first=Simon |last=Moya-Smith |date=11 June 2015 |accessdate=30 June 2015}}{{cite news|last1=staff|title=La miniserie de HBO 'Lewis and Clark' contrata a Tanaya Beatty, Aidan Kahn, Stephen Hill y Creed Garnick|url=http://www.pizquita.com/noticiasusa/miniserie-lewis-and-clark-serie-hbo/|accessdate=June 30, 2015|language=Spanish|publisher=Pizquita|date=May 27, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Tiggett|first1=Jai|title=Stephen Hill and Tanaya Beatty Cast as York and Sacagawea in HBO's 'Lewis and Clark' Miniseries|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/stephen-hill-and-tanaya-beatty-cast-as-york-and-sacagawea-in-hbos-lewis-and-clark-miniseries-20150601|accessdate=June 30, 2015|publisher=Indiewire|date=June 1, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='Lewis And Clark' Miniseries Adds Four To Cast|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/lewis-and-clark-miniseries-cast-hbo-1201433306/|accessdate=June 30, 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 27, 2015}} which has been in development hell since 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Why-Tom-Hanks-Lewis-Clark-Miniseries-Shutting-Down-Production-HBO-75787.html |title=Why Tom Hanks' Lewis And Clark Miniseries Is Shutting Down Production At HBO |date=3 August 2015 |accessdate=April 11, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/lewis-and-clark-hbo-miniseries-michelle-ashford-writer-1201696410/ |title=HBO Redeveloping 'Lewis & Clark' Miniseries with Michelle Ashford Rewriting |date=February 3, 2016 |accessdate=April 11, 2018}} In 2017, she appeared opposite Christian Bale and Wes Studi in Hostiles.{{cite news|last1=Cheshire|first1=Godfrey|title=Hostiles movie review|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hostiles-2017|accessdate=December 27, 2020|publisher=RogerEbert.com|date=December 22, 2017}} She has the lead role in Through Black Spruce, an adaptation of Joseph Boyden's novel of the same name.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-tiff-2018-waiting-for-tanaya-beattys-perfect-world/ |title=TIFF 2018: Waiting for Tanaya Beatty's perfect world |last=Schneller |first=Johanna |date=September 2, 2018 |website=globeandmail.com |access-date=September 3, 2018}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2011
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, The" | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | |
| 2013
| Tammy | |
| 2016
| data-sort-value="Last Hunt, The" | The Last Hunt | Crystal | Short film |
| rowspan=2|2017
| Akwi | |
| Hostiles
| Living Woman | |
| 2018
| Annie | |
| rowspan=3|2022
| Berst | |
| God's Country
| Gretchen | |
| Murder at Yellowstone City
| Violet Running Horse | |
| 2024
| data-sort-value="Birds Who Fear Death, The" | The Birds Who Fear Death | Constance | |
| TBA
| | Post-production |
=Television=
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=4496161|name=Tanaya Beatty}}
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Category:21st-century First Nations people
Category:21st-century First Nations women
Category:Actresses from Vancouver
Category:Vancouver Film School alumni
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:21st-century Canadian actresses