Elva Guerra
Acting
Biography
Elva Guerra (born 2004) is an American actress best known for their role as Jackie in Reservation Dogs (2021–2023). Other major roles have included Sally Growing Thunder in Dark Winds. They also gave voice to the lead character Anna Horn in the thriller Sisters of the Lost Nation, a book on tape written by Nick Medina. Born in Oklahoma, Guerra is of Mexican and Ponca descent. They identify as two-spirit. They were cast for their first acting role at age 16.
Known For
This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
Dark Winds
Four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.
Reservation Dogs
A small town in upstate New York is turned upside down when local legend and town namesake, Nathan Rutherford fights the moving of a historical statue.
Rutherford Falls
Set in the backwoods of rural Iowa, this is Regan and Addisyn's last summer after high school. Growing up next door to each other, the girls are as close as sisters. The two of them spend their summer detasseling corn at a local farm. Addisyn can't wait to leave their small hometown for college, while Regan has second thoughts. In between work, Addisyn is forced to manage her mother's recovery from opioid addiction while taking care of her little sister. Regan's feelings about leaving home are only made more complicated when she connects with Addisyn's attractive older brother, Ryder. As summer draws to a close, the girls must face their paths forward-for the first time--on their own.