Alex Rice Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the First American Award from the First Americans in the Arts Committee for "A Thief in Time" in 2005
• Won the Motion Pictures Award from the American Indian Film Institute for Best Actress for "Coyote Waits" in 2003
• Trained to become a professional dancer as a child before discovering her love for acting when she appeared in one of her school's educational videos
• Quote: "Everything about acting and storytelling really became clear to me on that set [of On the Corner"] - it demanded so much and pushed us all․ Most of all, I learned that there is beauty even in the darkest of places․""
• Quote: "I became an actor because it was always my dream․ I always felt the presence of many stories inside of me, stories dying to get out and to be told through me․ If you give yourself one gift, give yourself the gift of your dream and CHASE IT․"
• Best known for her role as Sue Clearwater in "The Twilight Saga" franchise
• She is a Kanien'kehaka Mohawk and is an active member of the Mohawk Nation from her hometown of Kahnawake