MORNINGSTAR
ANGELINE
SAG-AFTRA ACTOR/FILMMAKER
Morningstar Angeline (she, her, they), born as Morningstar Angeline Wilson-Chippewa, was born in Santa Fe, NM, to Rita Rose Wilson and Ethan Shawn Chippewa. She was later adopted by Daniel Harold Freeland and raised in Gallup, NM. She is a queer Navajo, Chippewa Cree, Blackfeet, Shoshone, and Latinx woman.
Angeline began acting in theatre as a child and continued studying acting and writing throughout her schooling. In 2014 she made her feature debut as Nizhoni Smiles in Drunktown's Finest at the Sundance Film Festival. Since then, Angeline has starred in feature films such as 2021's Keyhole Garden, 2019's the Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw, and television series including Amazon's Outer Range, Paramount's Yellowstone, Netflix's Chambers, and HBO's This Much I Know Is True.
Morningstar's directing filmography includes short films Seeds, Can't Have It Both Ways, and Yá’át’ééh Abiní, as well as the upcoming feature documentary, Waveguides. In addition, she has worked in AD, camera, casting, and location departments and has received awards from the American Indian Film Festival, Institute of American Indian Arts and was honored by the New Mexico Film and TV Hall of Fame. In 2019, she co-produced and starred in Blackhorse Lowe's feature FUKRY and assisted Zack Snyder on his 2021 film Army of the Dead.
She is a 2018 Sundance Indigenous Lab and 2020 Native American Feature Writers Lab, and serves on the Board of Directors of the mixed-media company Tse'Nato'.
Morningstar is an actress, director, writer, producer, and music performer. She currently resides in Albuquerque, NM, and Los Angeles, CA.
FELLOWSHIPS
2020 Vision Maker Media Short Film Fellow
Seeds
2020 Native American Feature Writers Lab Fellow
Rowdy by Nature
2018 Sundance Institute Indigenous Lab Fellow
Yá’át’ééh Abiní
FILMOGRAPHY INCLUDES...
ACTING AWARDS &
NOMINATIONS
2020 Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
Best Leading Actress Nominee for 'The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw'
2019 American Indian Film Festival
Best Actress Nominee for 'The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw'
2018 New Mexico Film & TV Hall of Fame
‘Rising Star’ Honoree
2017 IAIA Cinema Showcase
Best Acting Performance for 'Raven'
2014 American Indian Film Festival
Best Supporting Actress for 'Drunktown’s Finest'
