Tamara Podemski

Tamara Podemski (born October 16, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actress and writer. She is known for her supporting role as Alison Trent in the television series Coroner, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. Podemski was raised in Toronto where she attended Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.

Her father is an Israeli Jew from Kfar Saba, and her mother is an Anishinaabe from the Muscowpetung band of First Nations people in Saskatchewan. Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after World War II. Her sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series Reservation Dogs.

Known For

The Legend of Vox Machina Not in library

The Legend of Vox Machina

2022

Heartland Not in library

Heartland

2007

Murderbot Not in library

Murderbot

2025

Outer Range Not in library

Outer Range

2022

Ghosts Not in library

Ghosts

2021

Reservation Dogs Not in library

Reservation Dogs

2021

Coroner Not in library

Coroner

2019

New Amsterdam Not in library

New Amsterdam

2008

Fancy Dance Not in library

Fancy Dance

2024

Monster High Not in library

Monster High

2022

Acting

2026 Youngblood as Ms. Mcgill
2026 The Borderline as Erica Ross (6 episodes) In Library
2025 Blood Lines as Pehmee
2025 Murderbot as Bharadwaj (10 episodes)
2024 Fancy Dance as Ricky
2024 The Light Before the Sun as Amanda Wolf
2023 Essex County as Joy (1 episode)
2022 Monster High as Coach Thunderbird (voice) (2 episodes)
2022 Outer Range as Deputy Sheriff Joy Hawk (15 episodes)
2022 The Legend of Vox Machina as Uvenda (voice) (1 episode)
2021 Reservation Dogs as Teenie (1 episode)
2021 Ghosts as Dr. Long (1 episode)
2021 Unsettled as Tara Wasnoday (10 episodes)
2020 Guest of Honour as Detective Grove
2019 Coroner as Alison Trent (17 episodes)
2018 Never Saw It Coming as Detective Rona Wedmore
2012 The Lesser Blessed as Verna Sole
2008 New Amsterdam as Young Lenape Woman (1 episode)
2007 Four Sheets to the Wind as Miri Smallhill
2007 Heartland as April (1 episode)
2006 Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis as Deborah 'Chicky' Etienne (2 episodes)
2003 Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery as Jane Crowe
2000 Johnny Greyeyes as Rox
1996 The Rez as Lucy Pegahmagabow (13 episodes)
1995 Dance Me Outside as Little Margaret
The Temple

Writing

2024 The Light Before the Sun Story

Production

2024 The Light Before the Sun Producer