Tonantzin Carmelo

Tonantzin Carmelo Biography

Tonantzn Carmelo is an American actress. Descending on her mother's side from Tongva and Kumeyaay Native Americans of Southern California, she grew up performing in a Native American dance troupe led by her mother, Virginia Carmelo. Branching out into acting during college, she has since appeared in theater productions and independent films. A graduate of UC Irvine. Her acclaimed stage roles include Anita in Exmagare, Christina Khalo/Paula in Frida Khalo, and multiple characters in Malinche. She is in national commercials and starred in the feature film King Rikki with Jon Seda and Mario Lpez. Carmelo is a traditional Aztec dancer and pre-Columbian musician, recording 3 CDs with Canyon Records. She is an Emerging Voice with the California Indian Storytellers Association and a mentor for the Native Voices Youth Playwright Project. She has recently provided her likeness and voice for the character Kendra Daniels in EA's survival horror video game Dead Space.

Awards and nominations

On January 5, 2006, she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for her performance in: Into the West.

Year	Film	Award
2006	Into the West	Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress Western Heritage Award shared with cast and crew
2007	Imprint	American Indian Film Festival Award for Best Actress

Partial filmography

Teen Wolf (2016) TV - Skinwalker
Z Nation (2015) TV - Kuruk
Shadowheart (2009) - Miakoda
Unearthed (2007) - Nodin
Imprint (2007) - Shayla Stonefeather
Into the West (2005) - Thunder Heart Woman
187 Shadow Lane (2003) - Christina
Dragnet (2003) TV - Erika Sanchez
The Street King (2002) - Anita

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