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Wes Studi

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Wes Studi
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Studi in 2019
Born
Wesley Studie

(1947-12-17) December 17, 1947 (age 78)
CitizenshipCherokee Nation and American
EducationTulsa Community College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1972–present
Spouse(s)Rebecca Graves
(m. 1974; div. 1982)
Maura Dhu Studi
(m. 1986)
Children3
RelativesJack Albertson (father-in-law)
Nancy Ward (sixth great-grandmother)
Websitewesleystudi.com

Wesley Studi (born December 17, 1947) is a Cherokee American actor and movie producer. He was born in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. He is known for his roles of Native Americans in movies.[1][2]

He has appeared in Academy Award-winning movies, such as Dances with Wolves (1990) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and in the Academy Award-nominated movies Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) and The New World (2005).

He is also known for playing Sagat in Street Fighter (1994). In 2019, he won an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the first Native American actor to receive an Oscar.

References

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  1. Galbraith, Jane (1993-12-14). "Q&a with Wes Studi: 'I Came Into the Business at the Right Time'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  2. Kevin Carter (22 December 1993). "Actor Champions Indian Heritage". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

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