Tinsel Korey

• Name — Tinsel Korey • Born — 25 March 1980 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — * Actress • Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 2003–present • Website — tinselkorey.com

Prior to her move to Vancouver, Korey had already found work through her multiple appearances in commercial advertisements. She then decided in late 2002 to move to Hollywood, but was "stopped at the border because she couldn't prove she was going to come back to Canada. She couldn't go home though so she called her friend and got on a flight to Vancouver and she's been there ever since." In 2006, Korey was given a small role as a rape victim opposite Callum Keith Rennie in the film Unnatural & Accidental, which told the story of a series of murders of mostly First Nations women. The film's director, Carl Bessai, recalled: "It was one of her first gigs and it was harrowing. She was terrified and Callum is so method, so intense. It was one of those moments where you watch a young actor and you think, 'This will either really give them the power to act or it will just alienate them.'"

Korey performed as a singer at the 2008 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards. Academic Natalie Wilson wrote that Korey is East Indian, and had claimed to be Native American when cast to play Emily Young in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In 2015, Korey was cast in an episode of Z Nation where the protagonists meet a group of Native Americans. Her casting was criticized by Native American viewers. Scholar Léna Remy-Kovach writes that Korey is an Indo-Canadian actress who changed her name to conceal her identity, and adjusted her appearance to pass as Native American. She compares her to the Italian-American actor Iron Eyes Cody, saying Korey was accused of taking roles from Native American actors.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Tru Calling — Jen — Episode: "Murder in the Morgue" • Da Vinci's Inquest — Sheila — Episode: "A Man When He's Down" • 2005 — Into the West — Bluebird — Recurring Cast • 2006 — Godiva's — Chantal — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2007 — Tin Man — Airofday — Recurring Cast • Intelligence — Felicia — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2008 — Rabbit Fall — Zoe — Main Cast: Season 2 • The — Martine — Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 • 2011 — Sanctuary — Sioux — Episode: "One Night" • 2013 — Blackstone — Roberta — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 2014 — Killer Women — Diane — Episode: "Demons" • 2015-18 — Z Nation — Ayalla — Guest Cast: Season 2 & 5 • 2016 — Longmire — Tina — Episode: "The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of" • The — Evan — Episode: "Episode #1.11036" • 2018 — data-sort-value="Detour, The" | The Detour — Megwyn — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2018-19 — Yellowstone — Emily Sessions — Guest Cast: Season 1-2 • 2020 — Curious George — Kimi (voice) — Episode: "Episode #12.1" • 2021 — Shaman King — Lilirara (voice) — Episode: "And Hao!"