Wes Studi | |
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Studi in 2019 | |
| Born | Wesley Studie December 17, 1947 Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Cherokee Nation and American |
| Education | Tulsa Community College |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Graves (m. 1974; div. 1982) Maura Dhu Studi (m. 1986) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Jack Albertson (father-in-law) Nancy Ward (sixth great-grandmother) |
| Website | wesleystudi |
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.
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.