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Shirley Cheechoo

Shirley Cheechoo CM (Cree: ᔒᓕᒋᒍ born 1952) is a Canadian Cree actress, writer, producer, director, and visual artist, best known for her solo-voice or monodrama play Path With No Moccasins, as well as her work with De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig theatre group. Her first break came in 1985 when she was cast on the CBC's first nations TV series Spirit Bay, and later, in 1997, she found a role on the CBC's TV series The Rez. She was named chancellor of Brock University in July 2015,[1] the institution's first female and first aboriginal chancellor.

Known for

Christmas in the Clouds
Christmas in the Clouds
2001 • Betty
Johnny Greyeyes
Johnny Greyeyes
2000 • Shirley
Backroads
Backroads
2000 • Ruby
Silent Tears
1997
Song of Hiawatha
Song of Hiawatha
1997 • 1st Old Woman
Place of the Boss: Utshimassits
Place of the Boss: Utshimassits
1996 • Narrator
Medicine River
Medicine River
1993 • Candy
The Wake
1986

Full filmography

Backroads
Backroads
2000 • Ruby
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Song of Hiawatha
Song of Hiawatha
1997 • 1st Old Woman
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Shirley Cheechoo – Biography, Known For & Filmography