Alyssa Wapanatahk is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Tiger Lily in the fantasy film Peter Pan & Wendy and will play White Sun in the upcoming reboot Little House on the Prairie.
Wapanatahk was born in Fort McMurray, Alberta. She moved to Vancouver where she gained a diploma for acting from the New Image College. Growing up she had no interest in becoming an actress. It was only after her mothers friend, who is in the industry encouraged her to go for an audition.
Wapanatahk played Perseverance Spears in the drama film Bones of Crows. For her performance she was nominated for a Leo Award for best supporting performance by a female in a motion picture Her first big role came playing Tiger Lily in the fantasy film Peter Pan & Wendy. In May 2025 it was announced she would be cast as White Sun in the upcoming reboot Little House on the Prairie. She will appear in the upcoming drama film Tombs alongside fellow indigenous actresses Amber Midthunder and Cara Jade Myers.
In 2019 she gave birth to a daughter named Nitanis. She's a member of the Bistone Cree First Nation and her reservation is Wabasca.