{"id":476795,"date":"2022-07-22T17:56:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paulina-alexis-is-reservation-dogs-breakout-star\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T17:56:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:56:29","slug":"paulina-alexis-is-reservation-dogs-breakout-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paulina-alexis-is-reservation-dogs-breakout-star\/","title":{"rendered":"#Paulina Alexis is Reservation Dogs&#8217; breakout star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d6821d2278\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d6821d2278\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paulina-alexis-is-reservation-dogs-breakout-star\/#%E2%80%9CPaulina_Alexis_is_Reservation_Dogs_breakout_star%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Paulina Alexis is Reservation Dogs&#8217; breakout star&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPaulina_Alexis_is_Reservation_Dogs_breakout_star%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Paulina Alexis is Reservation Dogs&#8217; breakout star&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            The 20-year-old actress from Alberta is upending Hollywood tradition while upholding her own\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        It didn\u2019t take long for Reservation Dogs to secure Hollywood\u2019s stamp of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval. In the year since its debut, the FX dramedy\u2014which is co-created by Oscar-winner Taika Waititi\u2014has clinched a Peabody, a Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Award for best ensemble cast. The team itself is an entertainment industry anomaly, though: every single one of the show\u2019s writers and actors is Indigenous\u2014including fan favourite Paulina Alexis.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>RELATED: I used to dress up as Ms. Marvel for Halloween. Now I play her on TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 20-year-old actress, who plays the tough-talking, tear-jerking character Willie Jack, hails from the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in Alberta. Her childhood was full of on-screen opportunities: Alexis\u2019s father, Robb, owned a small production company. \u201cI would play around with my brothers and make my own little skits,\u201d Alexis recalls. But it wasn\u2019t until she turned 18 that she went pro. Alexis\u2019s first big gig was a minor role in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which she snagged after sending director Jason Reitman into stitches during her Calgary audition.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1238239 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paulina-Alexis_Macleans_0001-PaulSwanson-e1658174177809.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2280\"\/><br \/>\nAlexis soon landed a role in Beans, an acclaimed 2020 drama from Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer. Six months later, she caught wind of an upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> about four teens on an Oklahoma reserve. Alexis initially auditioned for Elora Danan, the show\u2019s female lead, but the showrunners thought she was better suited to play the wily Willie Jack\u2014a role originally written for a male actor. In true Canadian form, she found out she got the part while watching a hockey <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. \u201cI started freaking out in the stands,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>MORE: I\u2019m a veteran ER doctor. I can\u2019t believe what I\u2019m seeing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s her fans who are freaking out. The show kicks off its second season on August 3 on Hulu, and the internet is already chockablock with memes of the eminently quotable Willie Jack, known for her wisecracks and backwards Urban Native Era hats. In real life, Alexis strikes a balance between her newfound fame and life back home, where she still plays centre on her hockey team when she\u2019s not filming.<\/p>\n<p>Occasionally, worlds collide: at last year\u2019s Emmys, Alexis wore a beaded eagle affixed to her braid and a long skirt to hide the leg bruises she incurred while racing horses in an Indian relay four days before. \u201cI\u2019ve got a ton of followers on Instagram, and I go to L.A. a lot for free, but not that much has changed,\u201d says Alexis, whose next role is on CBC\u2019s Bones of Crows. \u201cI put on new shoes here and there, but I\u2019m still wearing the same slides I wore on the rez.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>This article appears in print in the August 2022 issue of<\/em>\u00a0Maclean\u2019s\u00a0<em>magazine. 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