Kaniehtiio Horn- Bio, Career, Relationship

Posted by Fernande Dalal on Saturday, May 4, 2024

Who is Kaniehtiio Horn?

Kaniehtiio Horn is a talented Canadian actress, writer, and director. She is famously known for her roles in Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis Leslie, My Name Is Evil, Letterkenny, 18 to Life, The Wild Hunt, etc.

The actress is also the youngest daughter of political activist Kahn-Tineta Horn. Moreover, she is also the younger half-sister of Olympic gold medal achiever Waneek Horn-Miller.

Along with many short films and movies, Kaniehtiio Horn has appeared in several TV shows like Supernatural, Web of Lies, Being Human, Ghost BFF, etc.

Moreover, she has also appeared in video games like Defiance and Assassin’s Creed III.

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Kaniehtiio Horn Quick Facts

Full NameKaniehtiio Alexandra Jessie Horn
Also Known AsTiio Horn
BirthdayNovember 8, 1986
Age 35 years old
Sun SignScorpio
TraitsPositive: Assertive, loyal, and honest
Negative: Jealous, cunning, and manipulative
BirthplaceOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Currently residingCanada
NationalityCanadian
EducationDegree in theatre arts from Dawson College in 2005
ParentsName Unknown (Father)
Kahn-Tineta Horn (Mother)
SiblingsWaneek Horn-Miller (Half-Sister)
Kahente Horn-Miller (Half-Sister)
Dr. Ojistah Horn (Sister)
Height5 feet 6 inches (1.73 m)
Weight55 kg (121 lbs)
HobbySwimming
Eye ColorBlue
Marital StatusIn a relationship
Spouse NameBradley LaRocque (Boyfriend) 
ChildrenName Unknown (Son)
Profession Actress, Director, Writer

Interesting Facts

  • Horn is a beautiful woman with dark hair and blue eyes.
  • She has an average height of 5 feet 6 inches.
  • She is featured in video games like Assassin’s Creed III and Defiance.
  • Horn began her career acting with short films like Might of the Starchaser, Montreal Stories: 1971, The Colony, Missing, etc.
  • Her sister, Waneek Horn-Miller, was a team member in Canadian’s Women water polo team. Moreover, she won the gold medal in the Olympics.
  • Horn’s mother, Kahn-Tineta Horn, is a political activist, model, and civil servant.
  • Kaniehtiio has three sisters, among which two are doctors, and one is an Olympic gold medalist.
  • Her father is of Scottish and German descent.
  • The actress is also known as Tiio Horn.

Kaniehtiio Horn Early Life & Childhood 

Kaniehtiio Alexandra Jessie Horn, also known as Kaniehtiio Horn, was born on November 8, 1986, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Specifically, she was born outside of Montreal near Kahnawake Mohawk.

She grew up with working parents alongside three sisters. When she was just four years old, she was on a newspaper’s front page with her older half-sister, Waneek. 

Waneek was stabbed by a soldier wielding a bayonet in the chest. She was holding, Kaneiehtiio in her arms at the time. She was then photographed for the local newspaper. The picture was later used as a symbol to represent the standoff between the Canadian government and Mohawks.

Even though Horn decided to take acting as her ultimate profession, she had other hobbies too. Being inspired by her older sister, she loved swimming and also learned water polo when she was a teenager. 

In 2005, Kaniehtioo Horn graduated from Dawson College by taking theater arts. After that, she began her acting career by appearing in short films.

Parents 

Name Unknown (Father)

Her birth father’s name is unknown. She also has a stepfather whose information is also not available.

As for her biological father, he is a lawyer. Moreover, he is a descent of German and Scottish ancestry.

Kahn-Tineta Horn (Mother)

Horn’s mother, Kahn-Tineta Horn, was born on 16 April 1940 in New York City. She is a Mohawk political activist. Moreover, she is also a model and a civil servant.

Kahn-Tineta belongs to the Mohawk Bear Clan of Kahnawake. Khan became famous due to her criticism regarding the anti-native racism of First nation people. She was involved in many protests and blockades, like in 1968, blocking off the International Bridge at Akwesasne.

Khan has also appeared in David Thompson’s short films: The Great Mapmaker and Artisans de Notre Histoire, Volume 2: Les Explorateurs. She also worked as the publisher of Mohawk Nation News.

Kaniehttio has a podcast dedicated to the life of her mother. The podcast is called ‘coffee with my ma’ where Horn herself is the host. She shares the challenges and difficulties that Kahn-Tineta, her mother, had to go through during her political career.

Siblings 

Waneek Horn-Miller (Sister)

Waneek is the oldest sister among the four and the most famous and successful too. She was born on November 30, 1975, in Canada. 

She won an Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1999 with her team. Due to this, she became the first woman of the Mohawk clan to do this. 

She began swimming at the age of seven and decided to pursue her career in this field. While studying political science at Carleton University, she switched to water polo and thus expanded her interest in this field.

Even though she is a good water polo player, her teammates often describe her as intimidating. Not all the team members felt comfortable being around her. 

Like her mother, Waneek has been involved in many protests and shown intense activism. Although, this involvement in the games of politics has sometimes managed to bring her into the dirt of ugly politics.

Kahente Horn-Miller (Sister)

Kahente is a mother of four daughters. Moreover, she also has a granddaughter from one of her daughters. 

She finished her doctorate in 2009 and currently works as an Associate Professor in the School of Indigenous.

Dr. Ojistah Horn (Sister)

Dr. Ojistah is actually the oldest daughter of Kahn-Tineta. Even though she left Kahnawake at the age of five, she returned after the Oka crisis.

Romantic Affairs and Relationship 

Bradley LaRocque (Boyfriend)

In January 2019, Kaniehtiio was rumored to be dating Bradley LaRocque. She posted several pictures with him and was rumored to be dating each other. 

Bradley is a writer, gardener, and artist. The couple travels together to different places. She posts about her boyfriend being a good father and a partner.

Children

In 2020, Horn revealed that she was pregnant. She gave birth to her son during the pandemic. However, his name isn’t made public yet. But you can still see the adorable child in Horn’s Instagram account.

Career path of Kaniehtiio Horn

As a young girl who loved swimming and water polo, Horn realized that she wanted more. She had her interest in the acting business for a while and thus graduated from Dawson College in 2005 by taking theaters arts as her major.

She began appearing in short films for a while. After that, her big break came in 2006 when she got a role in miniseries called Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis. Later in 2007, she did a drama film called The Colony. In 2008, she appeared in Moccasin Flats: Redemption, for which she was nominated for Gemini Award.

With this huge success, she continued showing her great acting skills in Web of Lies, The Wild Hunt, Leslie, My Name is Evil, etc. Her movie, The Wild Hunt made it to the top 10 films in Toronto International Film Festival in 2009.

In 2010, Horn played the role of Monica Bellow in 18 to Life. Along with this, she did many voices for By the Rapids. Soon she began appearing in short roles in Supernatural, The Wizard of Oz, Embrace of the Vampire, Gavin Crawford’s Wild West, etc.

In the year 2012, she played a video game character of Kaniehtí:io in Assassin’s Creed III. Moreover, in 2013, she is seen as another character named Rynn in another video game known as Defiance.

Net Worth 

The Canadian actress Kaniehtiio Horn has a total net worth of USD 250,000.

Social Media 

Kaniehtiio Horn is very active both on Instagram and Twitter. She has over 71k followers on Instagram while she has almost 35k followers on Twitter. 

FAQs

What ethnicity is Tanis from Letterkenny?

Kaniehtiio Horn played the role of Tanis in Letterkenny. Moreover, she belongs to the Mohawk Bear Clan of Kahnawake.

Who played Dorothy in supernatural? 

Canadian actress, Kaniehtiio Horn played the role of Dorothy in supernatural.

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