Biography
Canadian-born American singer-songwriter, guitarist, political activist, and visual artist known especially for her use of music to promote awareness of issues affecting Native Americans. Orphaned as an infant in Canada when her mother, a Plains Cree, died in an auto accident, Sainte-Marie was adopted by an U.S. couple of Mi’kmaq ancestry and raised in Massachusetts & Maine. Her earliest days as a self-taught folk singer were spent shaking up the coffeehouses and consciousnesses in Greenwich Village and helping Joni Mitchell get discovered. Along with her lifelong commitment to and advocacy for Indigenous and Aboriginal people around the world, she has changed the education system from within, and maintained an unwavering passion for social justice, equality and the Earth mixed with her love of sound and songs. Her legacy is that of as an ever-curious, ever-evolving, and technologically pioneering musician, producer, composer and artist — despite her inability to read a note of music.
Filmography
all 33
Movies 22
self 18
TV Shows 11
Narrator 1
Voice 1
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On (2022)
Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education (2020)
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble (2020)
Bachman (2018)
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017)
The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code (2015)
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013)
Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (2010)
Buffy (2010)
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life (2006)
The Spirit of Annie Mae (2002)
Making A Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson (1999)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
The Broken Chain (1993)
Where the Spirit Lives (1990)
Uranium (1990)
Stripper (1985)
Broken Rainbow (1985)
Harold of Orange (1984)
The Great Spirit Within the Hole (1983)
Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
Austin City Limits (1975)
Dinah! (1974)
The Music Scene (1969)
Then Came Bronson (1969)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
Festival (1967)
Top of the Pops (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1941-02-20 (83 years old)
Birth NameBeverly Jean Santamaria
Birth PlaceStoneham, United States of America
RelationshipsJack Nitzsche (1982-03-19 - 2000-08-25)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Juno Humanitarian Award, Officer of the Order of Canada, Companion of the Order of Canada, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, BAFTA Award for Best Original Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Gemini Award, honorary doctorate, Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Original Song, honorary doctorate from the Western University, honorary doctorate from Carleton University, "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award, honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia
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