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Buffy Sainte-Marie

  • Actress
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie was born on 20 February 1941 in Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada. She is an actress and composer, known for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Hotel Artemis (2018).
BornFebruary 20, 1941
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BornFebruary 20, 1941
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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Buffy Sainte-Marie in Festival (1967)
Buffy Sainte-Marie in Festival (1967)
Buffy Sainte-Marie in Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017)
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Iskwe, Kathleen Merritt, Tim Hill, Rex Smallboy, Tanya Tagaq, Leela Gilday, Ian Campeau, and Nancy Mike in Way Up North: An Arctic Symphony (2017)

Known for:

Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Up Where We Belong", "Theme from 'An Officer and a Gentleman'")
  • 1982
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Moulin Rouge!
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Elephant Love Medley")
  • 2001
Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Day, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, and Sterling K. Brown in Hotel Artemis (2018)
Hotel Artemis
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Helpless")
  • 2018
Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
7.6
  • Soundtrack("The Circle Game")
  • 2019

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Actress

  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: The War Racket
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Darling, Don't Cry
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    • Magic Mirror (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • America's Music Legacy: Folk
    • Video
    • 1994
  • Pierce Brosnan and Eric Schweig in The Broken Chain (1993)
    The Broken Chain
    • Gesina 'Grandmother'
    • Seth's Wife
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Big Ones Get Away
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Fallen Angels
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Son of the Morning Star (1991)
    Son of the Morning Star
    • Kate Bighead (voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1991
  • Indian Time
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    • Buffy
    • TV Series
    • 1975–1985
  • Floating over Canada with Murray Mclauchlan (1985)
    Floating over Canada with Murray Mclauchlan
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • One in Ten a Singer and His Songs
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Michael Parks in Then Came Bronson (1969)
    Then Came Bronson
    • Tender Grass
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    • Nai'Be
    • TV Series
    • 1968

Music Department

  • Buffy
    • musician: organ
    • musician: vocalist
    • Short
    • 2010
  • The Spirit of Annie Mae (2002)
    The Spirit of Annie Mae
    • composer: incidental music (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Sandrine Holt, Miles O'Keeffe, and Gordon Tootoosis in Pocahontas: The Legend (1995)
    Pocahontas: The Legend
    • singer: vocals/chants
    • 1995
  • Spirit Bay (1984)
    Spirit Bay
    • theme song
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 1984–1986
  • Stripper (1985)
    Stripper
    • music
    • 1985
  • Heart Beat (1980)
    Heart Beat
    • songwriter
    • 1980
  • The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey
    • music
    • Short
    • 1977
  • Mick Jagger and James Fox in Performance (1970)
    Performance
    • music performer (as Buffy Ste. Marie)
    • 1970

Composer

  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong
    • Composer
    • TV Special
    • 1996
  • Where the Spirit Lives (1989)
    Where the Spirit Lives
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 1989

Personal details

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    • Buffy Sainte Marie
  • Height
    • 5′ 0½″ (1.54 m)
  • Born
    • February 20, 1941
    • Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Spouses
      Jack NitzscheMarch 19, 1982 - August 25, 2000 (his death)
  • Children
    • Dakota Cody Wolfchild
  • Other works
    Guested on the daytime television program "One O'Clock Club" also appearing on the show was actress Monique Van Vooren.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She is a Cree Indian.
  • Quotes
    I never expect engaging, really. I'm so happy to be a song-writer - I'm even surprised when I get to record anything. I consider it a considerable privilege and a blessing to have a medium of expression that has a place in the world.

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