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Shirley Cheechoo

Shirley Cheechoo

DirectingEastmain, Quebec, Canada

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,[1] the institution's first female and first aboriginal chancellor.

Acting History

2000
Johnny Greyeyes
as Shirley
Backroads
as Ruby
Backroads
Writer
Backroads
Producer
Backroads
Director
1997
Song of Hiawatha
as 1st Old Woman
1993

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Eastmain, Quebec, Canada