Irene Bedard
At a glance:
- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Acting, Actors, Films, Movies, Motion Pictures
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History, Women's history
Article abstract: Significance: After winning fame as the voice of Pocahontas in Disney's 1995 animated film about the Powhatan princess, the multitalented Irene Bedard went on to become one of the most successful female Native American actors in film history. By 2004, she had appeared in two dozen films and a number of television programs.
Irene Bedard has an ethnic heritage almost as diverse as the Native American characters whom she has played on screen. Born in Alaska, she is the oldest of four children of an Inupiat Eskimo mother and a father who was half...
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