Tina Louise Bomberry

Tina Louise Bomberry (c. 1966 – February 10, 2018) was a First Nations actress, who performed in film, television, and on stage. She was best known for her role as Rosie Deela in the series North of 60 and its three television films.

Career

A member of the Mohawk Nation, Bomberry trained as an actress at Toronto's Native Theatre School in 1986 and Ryerson University in 1988. Her first credited appearance was a minor role in the 1989 television film Where the Spirit Lives. She also appeared in the 1993 adaptation of the novel Medicine River. From 1992 to 1997, she portrayed Rosie Deela in North of 60 and its three follow-up films: In the Blue Ground

(1999), Another Country (2003), and Distant Drumming (2005).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tina-louise-bomberry-dead-north-60-star-was-52-1084022|title=Tina Louise Bomberry, 'North of 60' Star, Dies at 52|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=February 12, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 14, 2018}}

In 1995, her work as Rosie was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. She also performed with the De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

Personal life

In June 2015, Bomberry was involved in a single-vehicle accident that injured her and a child traveling with her. Bomberry was admitted in serious condition into the intensive care unit at McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton, where she eventually recovered.{{cite web |url=https://tworowtimes.com/news/sn-actor-tina-louise-bomberry-in-serious-condition/ |title='North of 60' actress in serious condition after crash |last=Windle |first=Jim |date=June 10, 2015 |work=Two Row Times|access-date=February 14, 2018}}

Bomberry died on February 10, 2018, aged 52, at her home on the Six Nations reserve in Ohsweken.{{cite web |title=Tina Bomberry |url=https://www.rhbandersonfuneralhomes.com/cms/index.php/obituaries/tina-bomberry/ |website=RHB Anderson Funeral Homes Ltd |access-date=April 2, 2022 |location=Hagersville ON |date=2018}} The cause of death has not been disclosed.{{cite web |url=https://tworowtimes.com/news/north-60-actress-tina-louise-bomberry-died |title='North of 60' actress Tina Louise Bomberry has died |last=Garlow |first=Nahnda |date=February 11, 2018|work=Two Row Times|access-date=February 14, 2018}}