Irene Bedard

Inupiat / Cree / Métis · actors

Irene Bedard is an Inupiat, Cree, and Métis actress best known as the voice and physical model for Disney's "Pocahontas" (1995). She has over 90 credits including "Smoke Signals," "The New World," and "Westworld."

Bedard has been a strong advocate for Indigenous representation in animation and live-action entertainment, speaking about the responsibility of voicing Pocahontas and telling Indigenous stories with cultural accuracy.