Roseanne Supernault is a

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film and television actress, best known for her roles as Natalie Stoney in the television series '' Blackstone'' and as the title character in the 2013 film ''

Maïna ''Maïna'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 2013.

''. Originally from East Prairie,

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, she is of Métis and Cree descent.

Career

Supernault won the Best Actress Award at the 2013 American Indian Film Festival for her performance in ''Maïna''. A graduate of the Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts in

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, she has also appeared in the films ''

Rhymes for Young Ghouls ''Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' is a 2013 Canadian independent drama film and the feature-film debut of writer-director Jeff Barnaby. Set in 1976 on the fictional Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, it takes place in the context of the Canadian residenti ...

'' and '' Through Black Spruce'', and the television series '' Rabbit Fall'', '' Into the West'' and '' Mixed Blessings''. Supernault runs acting workshops in

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for Indigenous youths and has been active in the

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movement.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Actresses from Alberta First Nations actresses Cree people Canadian Métis people Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-actor-stub