Tanis is an actor/producer and member of the Métis Nation of Alberta (Cree).

Tanis Parenteau is a producer/actor and member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Tanis produced and stars in the APTN lumi digital original series ‘Jason’ recently launched Feb. 14th. Her debut short film, ‘A Big Black Space’ premiered on ARTÉ in Europe, won Best Canadian Short at Dreamspeakers International Indigenous Film Festival, the Royal Reel Award at the Canada International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Live Action Short at the 12th Red Nation Film Festival. Her most recent short, ‘Dating Indian’, was nominated for an Alberta Film & Television (Rosie) Award for Best Scripted Production Under 30 Minutes. Her projects have been funded by Indigenous Screen Office, Bell Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Media Fund, and Alberta Media Arts Alliance.

Tanis is a member of Canadian Media Producers Association, Alberta Media Production Industries Association, and Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association. She is an alum of Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media, NSI Art of Business Management – Indigenous Edition, ISO/Netflix Indigenous Production Apprenticeship, Whistler Film Festival Producers Lab, The Genre Lab, AMAAS One2One, Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices, AMPIA Bespoke Mentorship, Alberta Producer Accelerator, and Reelworld Amazon MGM Studios Line Producer Lab. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from The New School for Drama.