Isabel Deroy-Olson
Isabel Deroy-Olson | |
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| Born | 2005 (age 20–21) |
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| Years active | 2022–present |
Isabel Deroy-Olson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Kara Two-Rivers in the mystery series Three Pines and Billie Tsosie in the thriller series Dark Winds.
Early life
Deroy-Olson is from Vancouver, Canada. She is ethnically part of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation. Growing up she was a member of a dance studio.[1]
Career
One of her first big roles came playing Kara Two-Rivers in the mystery series Three Pines.[2] She portrayed Roki, one of the two lead characters in the drama film Fancy Dance alongside Lily Gladstone.[3][4] Gladstone was so impressed that she recommended Olson played her younger self in the drama miniseres Under the Bridge.[5] Her biggest role so far has been playing Billie Tsosie in season 4 of the thriller series Dark Winds.[6]
In 2026 she was announced as starring in a drama film called Tombs alongside other indigenous actors such as Amber Midthunder and Cara Jade Myers for director Marie Clements;[7] the film is slated to premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival under the release title How We Stand.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fancy Dance | Roki | |
| 2023 | Hairy Beast | Maria | Short |
| 2026 | How We Stand |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Shadow of the Rougarou | Young sakowew | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | 16 Hudson | Girl | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Three Pines | Kara Two-Rivers | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Under the Bridge | Young Cam | Episode: "In Water They Sink as the Same" |
| 2025 | It: Welcome to Derry | Kino | Episode: "The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function" |
| 2026 | Marshals | Hayley Charlo | 2 episodes |
| 2026 | Dark Winds | Billie Tsosie | 8 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Fancy Dance Star Isabel Deroy-Olson Talks Lily Gladstone & Big Screen Debut". teenvogue.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "'Fancy Dance' Newcomer Isabel Deroy-Olson on the Importance of Indigenous Storytelling". wwd.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Killers of the Flower Moon's Lily Gladstone: 'Awards are just heavy little statues, and I've got plenty of 'em'". independent.co.uk. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Isabel Deroy-Olson stars alongside Lily Gladstone in her 1st feature film". cbc.ca. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "'Fancy Dance:' Isabel Deroy-Olson proud to be part of new wave of Native storytelling". upi.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "'Dark Winds' Casts Isabel DeRoy-Olson & Luke Barnett For Season 4". deadline.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Amber Midthunder, Cara Jade Myers & Alyssa Wapanatâhk Lead 'Tombs'; Myriad Launches Ahead Of AFM". deadline.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Films from Ron Murphy, Marie Clements programmed at TIFF". Lethbridge Herald, August 4, 2026.
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