Shirley Cheechoo

Born: None

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.


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Christmas in the Clouds

as Betty
Released: 2001-01-21

A classic comedy of mistaken identity and romance set during the holiday season at a ski resort...

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Backroads

as Ruby
Released: 2000-01-19

A lawyer returns to her Cree reservation to defend her sister against murder charges.

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Place of the Boss: Utshimassits

as Narrator
Released: 1996-01-01

In the '60s, the Mushuau Innu had to abandon their 6,000-year nomadic culture and settle in...

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