Person

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Actor 1941-02-20

Canadian-born American singer-songwriter, guitarist, political activist, and visual artist known especially for her use of music to promote awareness of issues affecting Native Americans. Orphaned as an infant in Canada when her mother, a Plains Cree, died in an auto accident, Sainte-Marie was adopted by an U.S. couple of Mi’kmaq ancestry and raised in Massachusetts & Maine. Her earliest days as a self-taught folk singer were spent shaking up the coffeehouses and consciousnesses in Greenwich Village and helping Jon...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

1964 · Self

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 · Nai'Be

Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits

1975 · Self

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

2017 · Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

Festival

Festival

1967 · Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · The Spirit (voice)

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

2013 · Self

Broken Rainbow

Broken Rainbow

1985 · Translator's Voice (voice)

The Broken Chain

The Broken Chain

1993 · Gesina 'Grandmother' / Seth's Wife

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

1958 · Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969 · Self

Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969 · Tender Grass

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974 · Self

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

2020 · Self

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

2022 · Self

Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie

Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie

2010 · Self

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

1999 · Self - Cree (archive footage)

On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

2011 · Self