Sacheen Littlefeather
Birthday
1946/11/14
Day of death
2022/10/02 (75 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Salinas, California, USA
Also know as
Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather, Marie Louise Cruz
Biography
Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz; November 14, 1946 – October 2, 2022) was an American actress, model, and Native American civil rights activist. Littlefeather was born to a Native American (Apache and Yaqui) father and a European American mother. During the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz, she became involved in the Native American activist community. Littlefeather represented Marlon Brando at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973, where she—on Brando's behalf—declined the Best Actor a...Read more
Acting
(1975) Johnny Firecloud
as Nenya
(2010) Reel Injun
as Self
(1975) Winterhawk
as Pale Flower
(2022) Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) Brando
as Self
(1974) Freebie and the Bean
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1973) Counselor at Crime
as Maggie
(1974) The Trial of Billy Jack
as Patsy Littlejohn
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1978) Shoot the Sun Down
as Navajo Woman
(2019) Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
as Self
(2008) The Last Days of Marlon Brando
as Self (archive footage)