
Tonantzin Carmelo
Biography
Tonantzín Carmelo is an American actress descending on her mother’s side from Tongva and Kumeyaay Native Americans of Southern California. She is known for her acting roles in film, TV and stage productions including in the Steven Spielberg miniseries, Into the West, for which she received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
Known For

TV
The Rookie
Detective Soledad Ramirez
2018

TV
American Dad!
Sooleawa'uha (voice)
2005

TV
CSI: Miami
Adrienne Veston
2002

TV
Teen Wolf
Dark Night
2011

TV
American Experience
Awashunk
1988

TV
Dark Winds
Eleanda Garza
2022

TV
Z Nation
Kuruk
2014

TV
NCIS: Origins
Tishmal 'Tish' Kwá'la
2024

TV
La Brea
Paara
2021

TV
The English
Touching Ground
2022

TV
Dark Blue
Gina
2009

TV
Undone
Tonantzin
2019

TV
Into the West
Thunder Heart Woman
2005

TV
The Chosen One
Dr. Lúcia Santiero
2019

Film
Mosquito
Mrs. Sault
2022

Film
Imprint
Shayla Stonefeather
2007

Film
Entertainment
Teresa
2015

Film
Child of Grace
Kaya
2015

Film
Unearthed
Nodin
2007

Film
Shadowheart
Miakoda
2009
Filmography
2024TVNCIS: Originsas Tishmal 'Tish' Kwá'la2024FilmThe Windigoas Claire2022TVThe Englishas Touching Ground2022TVDark Windsas Eleanda Garza2022FilmThe Sacrifice Zone2022FilmMosquitoas Mrs. Sault2021TVLa Breaas Paara2021FilmA Soldier's Revengeas Alpana2019TVUndoneas Tonantzin2019TVThe Chosen Oneas Dr. Lúcia Santiero2018TVThe Rookieas Detective Soledad Ramirez2015FilmChild of Graceas Kaya2015FilmEntertainmentas Teresa2014TVZ Nationas Kuruk2014FilmThe Activistas Anna Ward2011FilmShouting Secretsas Caitlyn2011TVTeen Wolfas Dark Night2009FilmShadowheartas Miakoda2009TVDark Blueas Gina2007FilmImprintas Shayla Stonefeather2007FilmUnearthedas Nodin2005TVInto the Westas Thunder Heart Woman2005TVAmerican Dad!as Sooleawa'uha (voice)2003Film187 Shadow Laneas Christina2002TVCSI: Miamias Adrienne Veston1988TVAmerican Experienceas Awashunk—FilmThe Legend of Hohokam