Sacheen Littlefeather Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sacheen Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz, November 14, 1946) is an Native American civil rights activist. She is best known for presenting a speech on behalf of actor Marlon Brando, for his performance in The Godfather, when he boycotted the 45th Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, 1973, in protest of the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry. She wore an Apache dress on the occasion.Littlefeather was born in Salinas, California. Her ancestry is Apache, Yaqui, Pueblo on her father's side and her mother is of French, German, and Dutch descent. On her official website, she states her father was from the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes from Arizona and that "Cruz" is her father's recognized tribe name.
She refused Marlon Brando's Oscar for The Godfather (1972) by proxy in 1973, citing Hollywood's misrepresentation of Native American Indians. Her birth name is Maria Cruz (Cruz is her father's tribal name); her mother is of French-German-Dutch ancestry and her father's ancestry is Apache, Yaqui and Pueblo.
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In 1969 she, along with other members of the activist group Indians of All Tribes, occupied Alcatraz Island as a protest against the U.S. government's resistance to native land claims.
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She is the Executive Director of the Kateri Prayer Circle in San Francisco. [2010]
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In 1970 she had won the Miss American Vampire contest.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shoot the Sun Down
1978
Navajo Woman
Winterhawk
1975
Pale Flower
Johnny Firecloud
1975
Nenya
The Trial of Billy Jack
1974
Patsy Littlejohn
Freebie and the Bean
1974
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Laughing Policeman
1973
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Counselor at Crime
1973
Maggie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Invisible Peak
2014
Documentary short
Herself
Reel Injun
2009
Documentary
Herself (as Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather)
Brando
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Biography
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
The 45th Annual Academy Awards
1973
TV Special
Herself - Refusing Best Actor Award for Marlon Brando
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Listen to Me Marlon
2015
Documentary
Herself (uncredited)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Stars of the Silver Screen
2011
TV Series
Herself
Known for movies
The Trial of Billy Jack (1974) as Patsy Littlejohn
$1.1 Million
