List of Native American actors
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This is a list of Native American actors.
- Cochise Anderson[1]
- Evan Adams[2]
- Irene Bedard[3]
- Tonantzin Carmelo[4]
- Johnny Depp
- Rodney A. Grant[5]
- Michael Greyeyes[6]
- Angie Harmon[7]
- Michael Horse[8]
- Jack Hoxie[9]
- Swil Kanim[10]
- Stephanie Kramer[11]
- Sean Wei Mah[12]
- Zahn McClarnon[13]
- Russell Means[14]
- Wayne Newton[15]
- Moses Brings Plenty[16]
- Samuel Gamboa Potter[17]
- Burt Reynolds[18]
- Alex Rice[19]
- Branscombe Richmond[20]
- Ned Romero (1925 - ) film and television actor (Chitimacha)[28]
- Will Sampson[21]
- Larry Sellers[22]
- Michael Spears[23]
- Wes Studi[24]
- Jay Tavare[25]
- Floyd Red Crow Westerman[26]
- Carmen Moore
- David Carradine (Cherokee descent)
- Patrick D. Shining Elk[27]
- [Cher]
- [Fred Ward]
- [Heather Locklear]
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- ^ [1] "Cochise Anderson, a Chickasaw and Mississippi Choctaw from Oklahoma..."
- ^ [2] "An accomplished traditional dancer and weaver, he is a member of the Sliammon First Nation and was raised near Powell River, British Columbia."
- ^ [3] "Born in Anchorage, Alaska to a full-blood Inupiat Eskimo mother and a half Cree/half French Canadian father... A manifestation of her love for her Native People is Irene's ongoing involvement in Aboriginal rights and her willingness to be outspoken on issues and at events."
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- ^ [5] "Rodney A. Grant is a well-known celebrity in the Native Community. A Native American actor who is in support of Native American issues and is always willing to speak for the Native American people."
- ^ [6] "Official website of Cree actor Michael Greyeyes..."
- ^ [7] "Angie Harmon: "It would be shaping my eyebrows. Being half Greek and half American Indian, I have the unibrow. So once I started working on them, I really did see a change. You create another kind of beauty."
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- ^ [9] "in an interview with LeRoy Sebastian in 1963, he said "Pastor, I am an Indian, and therefore I have lived these many years believing in the Red Man's God..."
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- ^ [11] "Stephanie Kramer also intends to resume her music career, preparing a new album. Meanwhile, she devotes herself to Indian children. "I'm half Cherokee. I'd like so much for these children, who are a bit mine, to continue their studies. Life is hard In their land ravaged by extreme poverty. Thanks to an official organization, we can help them." T he good-hearted actress has even taken a little girl from the Hopi tribe under her wing and she contributes a lot of money."
- ^ [12]Sean Wei Mah, also credited as Sean Mah, is a Cree actor and artist, born 14 December 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He portrayed "High Horse" in the 2003 TV-movie Dreamkeeper, "Heavy Shield" in the 2005 TV mini-series Into the West, and "Ben Wheelock" in the 2005 film It Waits (IMDB.com). Geocities webpage
- ^ [13] "Over the past 12 years Zahn McClarnon (Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux) has made dozens of appearances on TV, cable network movies and feature films."
- ^ [14] "The L.A. Times has described him as the most famous American Indian since Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse."
- ^ [15] "Wayne is very proud of his Native American heritage and had the distinguished honor of hosting the first ever “Native American Music Awards,” where he was voted the “Native American Entertainer of the Year.”"
- ^ [16] "Moses Brings Plenty is a Lakota born at Pine Ridge reservation. Young spiritual leader, he carries within him the voices of his ancestors and particularly Crazy Horse."
- ^ [17] "Native American Actor and TV Producer"
- ^ [18] "the half-Cherokee actor had..."
- ^ [19] "By birth, actress Alex Rice is a Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk)..."
- ^ [20] "Of Aleut Indian descent, Branscombe has said, "I am a Native American first, last and always.""
- ^ [21] "Will was a Muscogee Creek Indian born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, in 1934."
- ^ [22] "He drew on his heritage as an Osage/Cherokee/Lakota Indian to also become an educator, historian and historical consultant."
- ^ [23] "conversation with the Native American actor Michael Spears was a must-do assignment for me after I heard his incredible voice in Steven Spielberg's "Into the West,""
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- ^ [25] "Features an article about the Native American actor who broke stereotypes in high-profile films."
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- ^ [27] "Patrick D. Shining Elk is Eastern Shoshone from the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. He is an actor, stuntman and NDN Cowboy."
