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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Acting
Born January 1, 1986 · Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Also known as Máijá Tailfeathers · 艾兒麥嘉泰兒菲瑟斯
Biography
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, also known as Máijá Tailfeathers, is a Blackfoot and Sami actor, producer, filmmaker and curatorial assistant from the Kainai First Nation. She divides her time between Vancouver, Canada, the Blood Reserve and the Sapmi territory in Norway.
Awards & recognition
- Canadian Screen Award — Best Actress · 2022
- Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award · 2021
- Skábmagovat Prize · 2020
Filmography11 titles
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
2021Additional Photography, Director, Producer, Sound Recordist, Writer
2021Additional Photography, Director, Producer, Sound Recordist, Writer
Until Branches Bend
2022Story Editor
2022Story Editor
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
2019as Áila
2019as Áila
Another Cinderella Story
2008as Amazonian Model Girl
2008as Amazonian Model Girl
Little Bird
2023Executive Producer
2023Executive Producer
Reaper
2007as Dog Walker (as Maija Tailfeathers)
2007as Dog Walker (as Maija Tailfeathers)
Sherlock & Daughter
2025Director
2025Director
Three Pines
2022as Isabelle Lacoste
2022as Isabelle Lacoste
Love in Paradise
2016as Jen
2016as Jen
Blood Quantum
2019as Joss
2019as Joss
Night Raiders
2021as Niska
2021as Niska