Misty Upham

actress

Misty Upham is an actress and screen performer based in Seattle. Her Native American ancestral background influenced the early roles she selected; most of these film projects dealt explicitly with Native American issues. Upham first appeared onscreen in *Skins* and *Skinwalkers*, both 2002. In the 2008 *Frozen River*, Upham appears as a Mohawk Indian who supports herself by smuggling illegal immigrants over the border.