| Tinsel Korey | |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
Tinsel Korey (born March 25, 1980) is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for portraying Emily Young in The Twilight Saga film series.[1]
Prior to her move to Vancouver, Korey had already found work through her multiple appearances in commercial advertisements. 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."[2]
In 2006, Korey was given a small role as a rape victim opposite Callum Keith Rennie in the film Unnatural & Accidental, which told the story of a series of murders of mostly First Nations women. The film's director, Carl Bessai, recalled: "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.'"[3]
Korey performed as a singer at the 2008 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | It Waits | Lark Rainwater | ||
| 2006 | Divided by Zero | Ashley | Short | |
| Unnatural & Accidental | Blue Girl | |||
| 2007 | Maura | |||
| Luna: Spirit of the Whale | Annie | TV movie | ||
| I Know What I Saw | Alicia | TV movie | ||
| Hybrid | Lydia | TV movie | ||
| 2008 | Anna Navarez | TV movie | ||
| Mothers & Daughters | Cynthia | |||
| 2009 | Wyvern | Vinyl Hampton | TV movie | |
| Emily Young | ||||
| 2010 | Emily Young | |||
| Stained | Isabelle Clarke | |||
| 2011 | Emily Young | |||
| 2012 | Black Box | Kate | ||
| Black Forest | Karin | TV movie | ||
| 2014 | Bullet | Vanessa | ||
| 2015 | Fishing Naked | Jen | ||
| Rachel | Short | |||
| Single in South Beach | Sandra | |||
| 2016 | Guns of Purgatory | S.S. Abbey | Short | |
| 2018 | SuperGrid | Eagle |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Jen | Episode: "Murder in the Morgue" | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Sheila | Episode: "A Man When He's Down" | ||
| 2005 | Into the West | Bluebird | Recurring Cast | |
| 2006 | Godiva's | Chantal | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| 2007 | Tin Man | Airofday | Recurring Cast | |
| Intelligence | Felicia | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | ||
| 2008 | Rabbit Fall | Zoe | Main Cast: Season 2 | |
| Martine | Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 | |||
| 2011 | Sanctuary | Sioux | Episode: "One Night" | |
| 2013 | Blackstone | Roberta | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
| 2014 | Killer Women | Diane | Episode: "Demons" | |
| 2015-18 | Z Nation | Ayalla | Guest Cast: Season 2 & 5 | |
| 2016 | Longmire | Tina | Episode: "The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of" | |
| Evan | Episode: "Episode #1.11036" | |||
| 2018 | The Detour | Megwyn | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| 2018-19 | Yellowstone | Emily Sessions | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 | |
| 2020 | Curious George | Kimi (voice) | Episode: "Episode #12.1" | |
| 2021 | Shaman King | Lilirara (voice) | Episode: "And Hao!" |