And in 2006, her performance in "Into the West" garnered her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her "outstanding performance" in a TV miniseries. And it was the first time an American Indian actress had been so honored by the Screen Actors Guild.
"She was the first Native female to be nominated for a SAG award," a SAG spokeswoman confirmed.
And in 2006, her performance in "Into the West" garnered her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her "outstanding performance" in a TV miniseries. And it was the first time a Native American was nominated.
The cast of El palacio de Tonantzin - 1986 includes: Virginia Sendel as Narrator
The cast of Carmelo - 2000 includes: Sandra Equihua as Carmelo
The cast of To None - 2011 includes: Carmelo Pampillioni as Carmelo
The cast of The Girl from the Lake - 2014 includes: John Cariani as Ollie Tonantzin Carmelo as Kaya Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Katie Thomas Hildreth as John Johnson Ted Levine as Chief Edwards Emma Myles as Dana Edwards James Parks as Graham Jeffrey von Meyer as Dan
The cast of The Activist - 2013 includes: Christine Barger as Sue Mariah Bonner as Secretary Victoria Tonanzin Carmelo as Anna Ward Tonantzin Carmelo as Anna Ward Gichi Gamba as Sherman Sue Gisser as Christine Henry LeBlanc as The Senator Amber Marie Bollinger as Terry Miles Fernando Mark Paiz as The Spy King Orba as Brando Anthony Palermo as James Carson Alena von Stroheim as Claire Chapman
Tonantzin Carmelo has: Played Awashunk in "The American Experience" in 1988. Played Adrienne Veston in "CSI: Miami" in 2002. Played Anita in "King Rikki" in 2002. Played Christina in "187 Shadow Lane" in 2003. Played Erika Sanchez in "Dragnet" in 2003. Played Thunder Heart Woman in "Into the West" in 2005. Played herself in "12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in 2006. Played Nodin in "Unearthed" in 2007. Played Kendra Daniels in "Dead Space" in 2008. Played Woman in "Freedom Riders" in 2009. Played Miakoda in "Shadowheart" in 2009. Played Gina in "Dark Blue" in 2009. Played Caitlyn in "Shouting Secrets" in 2011. Played Anna Ward in "The Activist" in 2013. Played Kaya in "The Girl from the Lake" in 2014.
The cast of Carmelo Bene e la voce dei canti - 1998 includes: Carmelo Bene as himself Sonia Bergamasco as Piano Player
The cast of Dust - 1996 includes: Carmelo Fernandez
The cast of Macbeth horror suite di Carmelo Bene da William Shakespeare - 1997 includes: Carmelo Bene as Macbeth Silvia Pasello as Lady Macbeth
The cast of Otello di Carmelo Bene - 2002 includes: Carmelo Bene as Otello Rossella Bolmida as Emilia-Bianca Luca Bosisio Cosimo Cinieri as Jago Beatrice Giorgi as Roderigo Michela Martini as Desdemona
The cast of Expreso - 1982 includes: Mateo Bravo Carmelo Espinosa