IRENE BEDARD
Name: Irene Bedard
Born: 22 July 1967 Anchorage, Alaska
Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an actress best known for her portrayal of
Native American characters in a variety of films. Bedard was born in Anchorage,
Alaska. Her heritage is Inupiat Eskimo and Métis.
Bedard's first role was as Mary Crow Dog in the television production Lakota
Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, which depicted the 1970s standoff between police
and Native Americans at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. While many of her films are
historically accurate, she is probably best known as the voice of the main
character in the Disney animated film Pocahontas. Bedard was also the physical
model for the character. She appeared in a different take of the story in the
2005 film The New World, as Pocahontas' mother.
In 2005 she was cast in the television mini-series Into the West, portraying the
half-Lakota, half-white adult Margaret "Light Shines" Wheeler.
Though physically small (she stands 5 feet ½ inch [153.67 cm]), Irene Bedard is
known for bringing a powerful emotional presence to her characters. She was
chosen as one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People for 1995.
Name: Irene Bedard
Born: 22 July 1967 Anchorage, Alaska
Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an actress best known for her portrayal of
Native American characters in a variety of films. Bedard was born in Anchorage,
Alaska. Her heritage is Inupiat Eskimo and Métis.
Bedard's first role was as Mary Crow Dog in the television production Lakota
Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, which depicted the 1970s standoff between police
and Native Americans at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. While many of her films are
historically accurate, she is probably best known as the voice of the main
character in the Disney animated film Pocahontas. Bedard was also the physical
model for the character. She appeared in a different take of the story in the
2005 film The New World, as Pocahontas' mother.
In 2005 she was cast in the television mini-series Into the West, portraying the
half-Lakota, half-white adult Margaret "Light Shines" Wheeler.
Though physically small (she stands 5 feet ½ inch [153.67 cm]), Irene Bedard is
known for bringing a powerful emotional presence to her characters. She was
chosen as one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People for 1995.