Tinsel Korey
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Life and career
Korey is a Canadian musician and actress known for playing Aboriginal roles. She portrayed the Makah Emily Young in the Twilight Saga films New MoonNew Moon (2009 film)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, commonly referred to as New Moon, is a 2009 American romance fantasy-vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel New Moon. It is the second film in The Twilight Saga film series and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight. Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in...
and Eclipse
Eclipse (2010 film)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, commonly referred to as Eclipse, is a 2010 American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2007 novel, Eclipse. It is the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008's Twilight and 2009's New Moon. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film...
. She is set to return as Emily Young in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. The films are to be released in November 2011 and November 2012.
Prior to moving to Vancouver, Korey had already appeared in some ads. 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
Callum Keith Rennie
Callum Keith Rennie is a British-born Canadian television and film actor. He started his career in Canadian film and television projects, where his portrayal of Stanley Raymond Kowalski in the TV series Due South was his first international success...
in the film Unnatural & Accidental
Unnatural & Accidental
Unnatural & Accidental is a 2006 award-winning Canadian film directed by Carl Bessai and adapted from a Marie Clements play The Unnatural and Accidental Women.- Plot :...
, which told the story of a series of murders of mostly Native American women. The film's director, Carl Bessai, recalls: "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.
Korey currently lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2005 | It Waits It Waits It Waits is a 2006 direct-to-DVD horror film directed by Steven R. Monroe. This motion picture was shot in British Columbia, Canada.-Plot:... |
Lark Rainwater | Straight-to-DVD |
2006 | Divided by Zero | Ashley | |
Unnatural & Accidental Unnatural & Accidental Unnatural & Accidental is a 2006 award-winning Canadian film directed by Carl Bessai and adapted from a Marie Clements play The Unnatural and Accidental Women.- Plot :... |
Blue Girl | Grossed $5,420 | |
2007 | The Lookout | Maura | Grossed $5,371,181 |
2008 | Mothers & Daughters | Cynthia | |
2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Emily Young | |
Fathers & Sons | |||
2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Emily Young | |
Manitouwabi | in development | ||
Stained | Isabelle | post-production | |
2011–2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn, is a 2011/2012 two-part romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. The two parts form the fourth and final installment in the The Twilight Saga series... |
Emily Young | |
Television
Year | TV | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Tru Calling Tru Calling Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled.... |
Jen (Bridesmaid) | Episode: Murder in the Morgue |
Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes.... |
Sheila | Episode: A Man When He's Down | |
2005 | Into the West Into the West Into the West may refer to:* Into the West , a 1992 film* "Into the West" , a 2003 song from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* Into the West , a 2005 mini-series on Turner Network Television... |
Blue Bird | TV Mini-Series |
2006 | Godiva's Godiva's Godiva's is an hour long Canadian television comedy-drama series, which debuted on Bravo! and Citytv in 2005. It completed a successful two-season run in 2006, but though the show received rave reviews, it was cancelled by CHUM broadcasting... |
Chantal | 3 episodes |
2007 | Hybrid | Lydia | TV movie |
Luna: Spirit of the Whale | Annie | TV movie | |
I Know What I Saw | Alicia | TV movie | |
Intelligence Intelligence Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving.... |
Felicia | 2 episodes | |
Tin Man Tin Man Tin Man may refer to:* Tin Woodman, a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum* Ted McMinn, a footballer nicknamed The Tin Man* Tinman, a British electronic musician-Film and television:... |
Airofday | TV Mini-Series | |
2008 | The Quality of Life | Anna Navarez | TV movie |
The Guard | Martine | 4 episodes 2007-2008 | |
Rabbit Fall | Zoe | 7 episodes | |
2009 | Wyvern Wyvern A wyvern or wivern is a legendary winged reptilian creature with a dragon's head, two legs , and a barbed tail. The wyvern is found in heraldry. There exists a purely sea-dwelling variant, termed the Sea-Wyvern which has a fish tail in place of a barbed dragon's tail... |
Hampton | TV movie |