Biography
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, the institution's first female and first aboriginal chancellor.
Filmography
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Movies 7
Director 3
Narrator 1
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Known ForDirecting
Birthday1952-06-18 (72 years old)
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsMember of the Order of Canada
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