Irene Bedard

Date of Birth: 22 Jul 1967
Country: USA
Biography: Daughter of an Inupiat Eskimo and a French Canadian/Cree. She was the physical model for the Pocahontas character in the Disney films.
Was the voice of Pocahontas in the Disney animated film, and went on to play Pocahontas's mother in 2005's "The New World."
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
Total Credits at Criticker: 27 (Actor)
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Though Victor and Thomas have lived their entire young lives in the same tiny town, they couldn't have less in common! But when Victor is urgently called away, it's Thomas who comes up with the money to pay for his trip. There's just one thing Victor has to do: take Thomas along for the ride! (Miramax)
An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth-century Virginia.
Historically inaccurate chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620. (imdb)
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) - Direct-to-Video
Pocahontas sets of on a journey to England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy. Hearing rumors of John Smith's death, Pocahontas tries to prevent war and battle. (imdb)
God, Greed, and the American Dream. A tiny town in New Mexico is turned upside down when the face of Jesus Christ appears upon a tortilla. (Archangel Entertainment)
Into the West (2005) - TV Mini-Series
Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans. (imdb)
Turok: Son of Stone (2008) - Direct-to-Video
In this sci-fi tale, world-weary warrior Turok returns to his remote village after spending two decades living in exile and discovers that his family has been destroyed by the evil ruler Chichak. So, with sword in hand, he sets out to avenge his kin. Along the way, Turok must put his fighting skills to the test to battle dinosaurs, fantastical beasts and the cave-dwelling humans who stand in his way. (netflix.com)
Sometimes, the most wondrous miracles occur when you least expect them. A solid cast headlines this heartwarming, redemptive tale of two families that struggle to overcome prejudice and tragedy in 1888 Wyoming. Their efforts seem futile until the special titular Christmas miracle saves the life of a small boy.
Edge of America (2003) - TV Movie
English teacher Mr. Williams (James McDaniel) is something entirely new to the denizens of the Three Nations Reservation. For one, he's not a Native American; what's more, he's a black man. That means he faces a steep uphill battle for acceptance. It's a daunting prospect, until he agrees to coach the losing girls' high school basketball team. Based on a true story, the film draws heavily on a cast made up of talented Utah locals.
Denmark in the 70's. The teenager Christoffer's parents Nisse and Maria have decided to move into a commune because they want to try the alternative lifestyle. But Christoffer doesn't like it and has trouble adapting. In school the others tease him because he lives in a commune. As a plan from the elders in the commune he starts in a Maoist group to learn about the real ways of the society. (imdb)
Two for Texas (1998) - TV Movie
In 1836, two prisoners escape from a Louisiana chain gang run by a vicious strong boss. In the process of the escape, the strong boss is killed which sets his brother, the ex-warden on a chase of the men. However, the two join up with Sam Houston's army to fight the Mexicans which also sets them free from previous charges. The ex-warden then sells guns to the Mexicans which leads to the Alamo massacre and the death of their friend, Jim Bowie... (imdb)
Love's Long Journey (2005) - TV Movie
Missie's surprise pregnancy sets her on a new course that is both thrilling and terrifying. After all the planning and dreaming, she and her husband, Willie, have headed west in a covered wagon, leaving behind the prairie home of Missie's parents. Now, caught between the excitement of the new adventure and the pain of not knowing when she'll see her family again, Missie copes with the challenges,and cherishes the rewards, of her new homestead. (imdb)
Paris follows rookie detective Jason Bartok on his disturbing journey through the shadowy underworld of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, illuminated only by a sweet but short-lived romance with a strikingly beautiful, enigmatic woman. (imdb)
As Hiawatha rises from his nation's youngest war chief to the people's mightiest leader, his reputation spreads across the wilderness. But the winds of change are stirring through the forest. When a greedy fur trader and his priest travel to the village, eager to trade guns foer pelts, Hiawatha must confront his greatest foe in a tragic battle that will alter the face of the land and the fate of the people forever.
Crazy Horse (1996) - TV Movie
Biography of the famous Lakota Sioux war chief that tells his story without the usual bias found in other bio-pics.
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994) - TV Movie
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.
Grand Avenue (1996) - TV Movie
When Mollie's boyfriend Jack dies on the reservation, she is asked to leave the reservation by her boyfriend's sister for not being one of there own, aside from Mollie's son. Mollie is forced to pack up here belongings and her children and move to northern california, right into a gang infested neighborhood.
A police detective, who has to testify against a Las Vegas mobster's son who killed a cop, has to be hidden away for his safety until the hearing. Placed on an Indian reservation, he gets mixed up in a serial ritual killing being investigated by an Indian officer and falls in love with her half-sister, a half-breed whose father was an Englishman.
A mockumentary satire about American politics, religion, Hollywood, health food nuts... and reality shows! (ronandlauratakebackamerica.com)
High school senior Johnny is fixing to leave the Pine Ridge Reservation when the unexpected death of his rodeo-cowboy father complicates things. (sundance.org)
Three Native American sisters (Red-Horse, Bedard, Guerrero) decide to try to sell a line of cosmetics they call Naturally Native, based on old tribal remedies, only to have to fight an uphill battle with racist business people (imdb)
The Lost Child (2000) - TV Movie
An adopted woman tries to track down her family and ends up discovering that she was stolen from her birth mother on a reservation when she was just a little girl.
When a young rancher crosses paths with a Lakota girl from a nearby reservation, her mysterious disappearance sparks a search that uncovers a harrowing past and hints at a dire future. (imdb)
The Stand (2020) - TV Mini-Series
After the world is in ruins, due to a man-made plague, a battle of Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors. (imdb)
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline, in director Daniel Goldhaber’s taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Based on the controversial book by Andreas Malm. (tiff.net)
When a family moves their troubled daughter to a small town and their neighbors start mysteriously dying, they fear something evil has followed them. (imdb)