Shirley Cheechoo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 18, 1952
- Birthplace
- 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
- Johnny Tootall
Johnny Tootall 2005
Director, Writer
In Shadow 2003
Director
- Pikutiskaau (Mother Earth)
Pikutiskaau (Mother Earth) 2003
Director
Christmas in the Clouds 2001
as Betty
Johnny Greyeyes 2000
as Shirley
Backroads 2000
as Ruby, Writer, Producer, Director
- Silent Tears
Silent Tears 1997
Actor, Director, Writer
Song of Hiawatha 1997
as 1st Old Woman
Place of the Boss: Utshimassits 1996
as Narrator
Medicine River 1993
as Candy
- The Wake
The Wake 1986
Actor
Credits from TMDB.