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Cherokee Nation artists
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The list Cherokee Nation artists includes
Thomas Sleeper.
The list consists of 48 members
and 2 sublists.
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Cherokee Nation
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Lou Diamond Phillips
Filipino-American actor and film director (born 1962)
Overview: Louis Diamond Phillips (né Upchurch; born February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba ...Date of birth: 17 February 1962Age: 63Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm)Partner: Yvonne Boismier Phillips (Married)
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Wes Studi
Cherokee actor and film producer (born 1947)
Overview: Wesley Studi (Cherokee: ᏪᏌ ᏍᏚᏗ; born December 17, 1947) is a Cherokee American actor and film producer who has won critical acclaim and awards, particularly for his portrayal of Native Americans in film ...Date of birth: 17 December 1947Age: 77Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm)Partner: Maura Dhu Studi (Married) 0
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Clu Gulager
American actor
Overview: William Martin "Clu" Gulager (November 16, 1928 – August 6, 2022) was an American television and film actor and director born in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He first became known for his work in television ...Date of birth: 16 November 1928Date of death: 6 August 2022Age: 93 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 11" (180 cm) 0
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Will Rogers
American humorist and entertainer
Overview: William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. He ...Date of birth: 4 November 1879Date of death: 15 August 1935Age: 55 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 11" (180 cm) 0
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Litefoot
American actor and rapper
Overview: Gary Paul Davis (born September 11, 1968), better known professionally as Litefoot, is an American business professional, actor, musician, and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He is the Executive Director ...Date of birth: 1 March 1969Age: 56Nationality: AmericanOccupation: RapperGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Evelyn Varden
American actor
Overview: Evelyn Varden (born Mae Evelyn Hall June 12, 1893, Adair, Oklahoma – July 11, 1958, Manhattan, New York City) was an American character actress.Date of birth: 12 June 1893Date of death: 11 July 1958Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: Female 0
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Delanna Studi
American, Actress
Overview: DeLanna Studi is a Cherokee actress who appears in DreamKeeper (2003), Edge of America (2003) and Shameless (2011).Date of birth: 4 June 1976Age: 48Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Lucien Ballard
American cinematographer (1908–1988)
Overview: Lucien Ballard, A.S.C. (6 May 1908 – 1 October 1988) was an American cinematographer. He worked on more than 130 films during his 50-year career, collaborating multiple times with directors including Josef ...Date of birth: 6 May 1908Date of death: 1 October 1988Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: CinematographerGender: Male 0
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Tommy Allsup
American musician
Overview: Thomas Douglas Allsup (November 24, 1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American rockabilly and swing musician.Date of birth: 24 November 1931Date of death: 11 January 2017Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: GuitaristGender: Male 0
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Olive Mix
American actress
Overview: Olive Stokes Mix (April 10, 1887 – November 1, 1972) was an American actress.Date of birth: 10 April 1887Date of death: 1 November 1972Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActressGender: Female 0
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Mayes McLain
American football player and professional wrestler
Overview: Mayes Watt McLain (April 16, 1905 – March 6, 1983), also known as Watt Mayes McLain, was an American football player and professional wrestler. He played college football for the Haskell Institute from ...Date of birth: 16 April 1905Date of death: 6 March 1983Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WrestlingGender: Male 0
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Cecil Dick
Cherokee painter and Studio artist from OklahomaOverview: Cecil Dick, or Degadoga (1915–1992) was a well-known Cherokee artist often referred to as "the Father of Cherokee Traditional Art".Date of birth: 1915Date of death: 1992Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ArtistGender: Male 0
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Mavis Doering
American artist
Overview: Mavis Doering (1929–2007) was a Cherokee Nation basketmaker from Oklahoma.Date of birth: 31 August 1929Date of death: 2007Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Artist 0
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Lynn Riggs
American writerOverview: Rollie Lynn Riggs (August 31, 1899 – June 30, 1954) was an American author, poet, playwright and screenwriter. His 1931 play Green Grow The Lilacs was adapted into the landmark 1943 musical Oklahoma!.Date of birth: 31 August 1899Date of death: 30 June 1954Age: 54 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Sheri Foster
American actress
Overview: Sheri Foster (born October 19, 1957) is a Native American Cherokee actress from Texas. Her theatre experiences include The Independence of Eddie Rose, Death of a Miner, God of Vengeance, and touring with ... 0
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Nokie Edwards
American musician
Overview: Nole Floyd "Nokie" Edwards (May 9, 1935 – March 12, 2018) was an American musician and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was primarily a guitarist, best known for his work with The Ventures ...Date of birth: 9 May 1935Date of death: 12 March 2018Age: 82 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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Kim Shuck
American poet
Overview: Kim Shuck is a Tsalagi (Cherokee)/Euro-American poet, author, weaver, and bead work artist who draws from Southeastern Native American culture and tradition as well as contemporary urban Indian life ...Nationality: AmericanOccupation: WriterGender: Female 0
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Jennie Ross Cobb
Cherokee curator and photographer (1881–1959)
Overview: Jennie Ross Cobb (Cherokee, 1881–1959) is the first known Native American woman photographer in the United States, who began taking pictures of her Cherokee community in the late 19th century. The Oklahoma ...Date of birth: 26 December 1881Date of death: 19 January 1959Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Curator 0
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Donald Vann
Native American painter
Overview: Donald Vann is a Cherokee artist from Oklahoma known for painting detailed landscapes with Native American subjects. Vann conveys the traditions and culture of his tribe through soft lines and colors ...Occupation: Painter 0
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Sharon Irla
Cherokee painter from OklahomaOverview: Sharon Irla (born 1957) is an award-winning, Cherokee artist, enrolled in the Cherokee Nation. A self-taught artist, Irla began entering competitive art shows in 2003. Her collective body of works span ... 0
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