Darla Contois
Darla Contois is a Cree-Saulteaux writer and actress from Misipawistik Cree Nation in Manitoba, Canada. She stars in the drama series Little Bird, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Drama Series in 2024. Her play The War Being Waged was shortlisted for a Governor General's Award.
Known for
- Little Bird (2023), Bezhig Little Bird / Esther Rosenblum. Her lead performance won a Canadian Screen Award in 2024.
- The War Being Waged, Writer. Her play was shortlisted for the 2023 Governor General’s Award for English-language drama.
- White Man’s Indian (2017), Writer and performer. Her solo show premiered at SummerWorks and won an Emerging Artist Award.
