Shirley Cheechoo
Directing
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.
Filmography(8)
movieChristmas in the Clouds
as Betty · 2001 · 6.3
movieJohnny Greyeyes
as Shirley · 2000 · 2.9
movieBackroads
as Ruby · 2000 · 0.0
movieSilent Tears
as · 1997 · 8.0
movieSong of Hiawatha
as 1st Old Woman · 1997 · 7.0
moviePlace of the Boss: Utshimassits
as Narrator · 1996 · 7.0
movieMedicine River
as Candy · 1993 · 7.5
movieThe Wake
as · 1986 · 9.0