Shirley Cheechoo
Birthday unknown (Age unknown) in Eastmain, Quebec, Canada
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
Medicine River
Candy
Johnny Greyeyes
Shirley
Backroads
Ruby
Song of Hiawatha
1st Old Woman
Christmas in the Clouds
Betty
Place of the Boss: Utshimassits
Narrator
Credits
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Betty★ 6.2
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Johnny Greyeyes 2000Shirley★ 0.8
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Backroads 2000Ruby★ NR
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Silent Tears 1997★ NR
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Song of Hiawatha 19971st Old Woman★ 6
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Narrator★ NR
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Medicine River 1993Candy★ 6
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The Wake 1986★ NR