Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/14/1946
Place of Birth
Salinas, California, USA
Also Known As
Sacheen Cruz LittlefeatherMarie Louise Cruz
Sacheen Littlefeather
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 award that he won for his performance in The Godfather. The favorite to win, Brando boycotted the cer...
Known For
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
as Self (archive footage)
Reel Injun
as Self
Winterhawk
as Pale Flower
Freebie and the Bean
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Counselor at Crime
as Maggie
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Shoot the Sun Down
as Navajo Woman
Brando
as Self
The Trial of Billy Jack
as Patsy Littlejohn
Johnny Firecloud
as Nenya
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
as Self