Celebrities of Native American Heritage

Following is a list of well known celebrities that are known to have Native North, Central, or South American, Alaskan, or Hawaiian ancestry. There are many others that could be added to this list, but the following provides an overview of the diversity of tribal members currently active in the field of entertainment:

Burt Reynolds -Cherokee actor

Cher - Cherokee singer and actress

Kim Bassigner - Cherokee actress

Jessica Biel - Choctaw actress

Benjamin Bratt - Quechua actor (Peruvian Tribe)

Rita Coolidge - Cherokee singer and actress

Cameron Diaz - Cherokee Actress

Shannon Elizabeth - Cherokee Actress

Ava Gardner - Tuscarora Actress

Val Kilmer - Cherokee Actor

Della Reese - Cherokee actress and singer

Maria Tallchief - Osage ballerina

Tina Turner - Navajo and Cherokee singer and actress

Johnny Depp - Cherokee actor

Keanu Reeves - Hawaiian actor

Tommy Lee Jones - Cherokee actor

Heather Locklear - Lumbee actor

Chuck Norris - Cherokee actor

Demi Moore - Cherokee actress

Elvis Presley - Cherokee

Della Reese - Cherokee

Quinten Tarrantino - Cherokee Actor - Film producer

Billy Bob Thornton - Choctaw actor

Carmen Electra - Cherokee actress

Buffy Sainte-Marie - Cree singer

James Earl Jones - Cherokee actor

Wayne Newton - Cherokee singer

Mykelti Williamson - Blackfeet Actor