‘True Detective: Night Country’ Star Kali Reis On Historic Emmy Nomination: “The Indigenous Community Are Going To Be Rolling Deep, I’m Real Proud Of That”

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World middleweight boxing champion Kali Reis can now add a new title to her belt. Reis made history during the 76th Annual Emmy nominations on Wednesday morning as Reis, nominated for Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for True Detective: Night Country, alongside Lily Gladstone for Supporting Actress in a Drama for Under the Bridge, became the first Indigenous actresses nominated for an Emmy.  “It means so much to have been nominated,” the actor said. “We have women of color and diversity in this category; two of them being Indigenous women.

And then on top of that we have different stories from Indigenous storytellers in the mix of it all. It means so much to be a part of this and also be a different face of being a mixed native Indigenous, two-spirit, woman.

And just being able to be a part of a story that did their best to show the Alaskan Iñupiat people authentically, that’s really huge for me personally in the indigenous community.”  Reis also went on to add, with a laugh, that maybe for the first time ever in the history of the show, “the natives in the Indigenous community are going to be rolling deep, and that means I’m real proud of that.”  RELATED: 76th Emmy Nominations: Deadline’s Full Coverage Here, with Deadline, the boxer-actor talks a little more about her harrowing breakout performance as Detective Evangline Navarro.  DEADLINE: You’ve talked a lot about the power of manifesting this role.

Can you now, looking back, reflect on your journey thus far to this moment of your nomination?  KALI REIS: I’ve had this type of attitude toward [acting] where if it’s meant for me, [roles] will find me from the very beginning of even getting into acting.