In the fifth season of the blockbuster Paramount drama Yellowstone, Q’orianka Kilcher will reprise her role as Angela Blue Thunder, the cutthroat attorney in the Yellowstone world. The actress was last seen in the third season of the program, which aired in 2020. Meanwhile, the actress was in the news for an entirely other reason. Kilcher has lately made headlines in connection with a fraud case hearing slated on September 7, 2022.
In California, the actor was embroiled in a serious incident concerning workers’ compensation insurance fraud. She was also charged with two felonies. Kilcher was accused of violating state law by claiming disability payments while working at Yellowstone National Park. Kilcher reportedly injured himself while shooting Dora and the Lost City of Gold and got disability payments from October 14, 2019, to September 9, 2021, while also working at Yellowstone National Park in 2020. Read on to learn more about Q’orianka Kilcher ahead of her comeback to the blockbuster drama series.
Who is Q’orianka Kilcher?
Q’orianka Kilcher is a singer and activist from the United States, well known for her part in Terrence Mallick’s The New World. She began her acting career at the age of six in Schweigmatt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. Kilcher was raised in Kapa’a, Hawaii. She developed a wide range of hobbies and interests at a young age. At the age of 14, she earned her big break in Terrence Mallick’s The New World, portraying Pocahontas alongside Colin Farrell and Christian Bale. She was highly considered one of the greatest young actors from then on. She followed up the triumph of The New World with Princess Kaiulani in 2009, in which she portrayed the title character. The same year, she featured as herself in The People Speak.
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Her previous film appearances include Pinti in Shouting Secrets, Alexa in The Power of Few, Gabrielle in Ben and Ara, and Missy in Sky, with her most recent being Inca Princess Kawillaka in Dora and the Lost City of Gold. Kilcher has appeared in television shows such as Neverland, Sons of Anarchy, The Killing, Longmire, and The Alienist. Aside from performing, Q’orianka Kilcher is a dedicated human rights and environmental activist who has used her voice to advocate for a variety of topics throughout the globe. She also performs as a singer, dancer, and poet and is a regular speaker at youth events, colleges, and universities. Kilcher’s On-Q project, a youth-led human rights and environmental organization, was also just founded.
Q’orianka Kilcher was charged with two crimes
Q’orianka Kilcher made news lately after being charged with two crimes for workers’ compensation insurance fraud totaling over $100,000 while working on Yellowstone season 3. According to sources, after suffering an accident on the set of Dora and the Lost City of Gold, the actress notified a doctor that she was unable to work and applied for disability benefits. The destiny of the actor will be determined during a hearing on September 7, 2022. According to Kilcher’s close friend:
“She was surprised, to say the least, by the allegations and is eager to get the truth out…She is now 10% crippled for the rest of her life as a consequence of a vehicle accident she was engaged in on the set of Dora. The first injury was a long journey to recovery, including great physical and emotional pain.”
