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Sacheen Littlefeather

1946 - 2022

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Maria Louise Cruz (November 14, 1946 – October 2, 2022), better known as Sacheen Littlefeather, was an American-born actress and activist for Native American civil rights. After her death, she was accused by family members and journalists of falsely claiming Native American heritage. Littlefeather represented Marlon Brando at the 45th Academy Awards (the Oscars) 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 ceremony as a protest against Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans and to draw attention to the standoff at Wounded Knee. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sacheen Littlefeather is the 3,393rd most popular actor (up from 3,529th in 2019), the 5,631st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,277th in 2019) and the 1,593rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 3,393 out of 13,578. Before her are Donnie Wahlberg, Puneeth Rajkumar, Nina Grebeshkova, Can Yaman, Justin Theroux, and Johan Leysen. After her are Stana Katic, K Callan, Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Paz Vega, and Louise Dresser.

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Among people born in 1946, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 405. Before her are Józef Oleksy, Nicola Piovani, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Valentina Tolkunova, Hayley Mills, and Sher Bahadur Deuba. After her are Stephen McHattie, Ladislav Petráš, Daniela Hodrová, George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, and Dadá Maravilha. Among people deceased in 2022, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 285. Before her are Christopher Alexander, Hilary Mantel, Vittorio Adorni, Greg Bear, Máté Fenyvesi, and Yoko Shimada. After her are Loretta Lynn, Harrison Birtwistle, Joe E. Tata, Gerben Karstens, Joaquim Carvalho, and İsmail Ogan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 5,631 out of 20,380. Before her are Donnie Wahlberg (1969), James Edward Keeler (1857), JJ Redick (1984), Justin Theroux (1971), Valerie Thomas (1943), and Paul Kantner (1941). After her are Jim Rathmann (1928), K Callan (1936), Bobby Jones (1951), Sally Hemings (1773), James J. Corbett (1866), and Sharon Jones (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sacheen Littlefeather ranks 1,593. Before her are Rockmond Dunbar (1974), Barbara Hale (1922), Joel McCrea (1905), Tom Mix (1880), Donnie Wahlberg (1969), and Justin Theroux (1971). After her are K Callan (1936), Anthony Mackie (1978), Elizabeth Olsen (1989), Louise Dresser (1878), Kenny Ortega (1950), and Kelly Hu (1968).

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