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Buffy Sainte-Marie

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  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie was born on 20 February 1941 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA. 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
      • 10 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
    An Officer and a Gentleman
    7.1
    • 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(as Buffy St. Marie, "Helpless")
    • 2018
    Being There (1979)
    Being There
    7.9
    • Soundtrack("Different Ways")
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Buffy Sainte-Marie: The War Racket
      Music Video
      • Buffy Sainte-Marie
      • 2018
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Darling, Don't Cry
      Music Video
      • Buffy Sainte-Marie
      • 1996
    • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
      Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Magic Mirror (voice)
      • 1995
    • America's Music Legacy: Folk
      Video
      • 1994
    • Pierce Brosnan and Eric Schweig in The Broken Chain (1993)
      The Broken Chain
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Gesina 'Grandmother'
      • Seth's Wife
      • 1993
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Big Ones Get Away
      Music Video
      • Buffy Sainte-Marie
      • 1992
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Fallen Angels
      Music Video
      • Buffy Sainte-Marie
      • 1992
    • Benny Gibson in Son of the Morning Star (1991)
      Son of the Morning Star
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Kate Bighead (voice)
      • 1991
    • Indian Time
      TV Movie
      • 1989
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Buffy
      • 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
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Tender Grass
      • 1970
    • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
      The Virginian
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Nai'Be
      • 1968

    Music Department

    • Buffy Sainte-Marie in Buffy (2010)
      Buffy
      Short
      • musician: organ
      • musician: vocalist
      • 2010
    • The Spirit of Annie Mae (2002)
      The Spirit of Annie Mae
      8.9
      • composer: incidental music (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Pocahontas: The Legend (1995)
      Pocahontas: The Legend
      4.2
      • singer: vocals/chants
      • 1995
    • Spirit Bay (1983)
      Spirit Bay
      6.6
      TV Series
      • theme song
      • composer: theme music
      • 1984–1987
    • Stripper (1985)
      Stripper
      5.7
      • music
      • 1985
    • Heart Beat (1980)
      Heart Beat
      5.7
      • songwriter
      • 1980
    • The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey (1977)
      The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey
      6.7
      Short
      • music
      • 1977
    • Mick Jagger and James Fox in Performance (1970)
      Performance
      6.7
      • music performer (as Buffy Ste. Marie)
      • 1970

    Composer

    • Creative Native: We Are Circling (2021)
      Creative Native: We Are Circling
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong
      3.7
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 1996
    • Michelle St. John in Where the Spirit Lives (1989)
      Where the Spirit Lives
      7.5
      • Composer (music composed by)
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Buffy Sainte Marie
    • Height
      • 5′ 0½″ (1.54 m)
    • Born
      • February 20, 1941
      • Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA
    • 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
      Inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 1999.
    • 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.
    • Trademarks
        Long black hair.

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