A Native American actress with small roles in `` August : Osage County , '' `` Frozen River '' and other films has been missing since she left a suburban Seattle apartment more than a week ago , her family said . Misty Upham , 32 , was last seen October 5 walking from her sister 's apartment in Muckleshoot , Washington , according to a statement sent to media outlets by her father , Charles Upham . Nobody in her family has heard from her since , he said . In a statement posted Sunday to the actress ' Facebook page , Charles Upham said his daughter has bipolar disorder and bouts of anxiety and depression , but he does not believe she would harm herself . `` As her father I do not fear she committed suicide , '' he wrote . `` I think Misty may have walked into nearby woods and got hurt and ca n't reach help or I think she may have had an encounter with someone who may have caused her harm . I believe she would contact us if she could , '' he added . `` I feel that if she is found soon she may have a chance to survive . But time is slipping away . '' Upham 's family has been searching the neighborhood , hanging posters and checking with area shelters and hospitals , her father said . The actress is a member of the Blackfoot tribe . She had cut her hair short and was last seen wearing a purple sweater , black T-shirt , gray sweatpants and silver tennis shoes , her father said . She was carrying an ID and a white cell phone , he said . Police in nearby Auburn , Washington said Monday they 're searching for Upham and that she has been listed as a missing person in the Washington Crime Information Center ( WACIC ) database . Upham was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her supporting role in the 2008 drama `` Frozen River , '' about two women who earn money smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States from Canada . She played a housekeeper in `` August : Osage County , '' the 2013 family drama starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts . According to the Internet Movie Database , Upham also had an uncredited role in `` Django Unchained '' and a small part in the upcoming `` Cake , '' starring Jennifer Aniston . Upham 's family asks anyone with information about her disappearance that could be helpful to contact her father at charlesupham @ gmail.com or the Auburn , Washington , Police Department at ( 253 ) 288-2121 . CNN 's Lorenza Brascia also contributed to this story .
Actress disappeared from a suburban Seattle apartment more than a week ago . The woman was last seen leaving her home in the early morning hours of July 8 and has not been heard from since. Father : `` She may have had an encounter with someone who may have caused her harm '' Upham had roles in `` August : Osage County , '' `` Frozen River '' and other films .