Lili Francks
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Lili Red Eagle Francks is a Canadian
actress and dancer who is of Cree
and Afro-Canadian ancestry; she is also a member of the Plains Cree First Nation. Her most recent role was the character of Theresa in the 2006 film Away From Her
, based on the short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro
. She is the wife of entertainer Don "Iron Buffalo" Francks
and is the mother of Cree Summer
and Rainbow Sun Francks
, also actors.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress and dancer who is of Cree
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
and Afro-Canadian ancestry; she is also a member of the Plains Cree First Nation. Her most recent role was the character of Theresa in the 2006 film Away From Her
Away From Her
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian film which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and also played in the Premier category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival...
, based on the short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian short-story writer, the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction, and a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize...
. She is the wife of entertainer Don "Iron Buffalo" Francks
Don Francks
Donald Harvey Francks or Iron Buffalo is a Canadian actor, vocalist and jazz musician.- Life and work :Francks was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a drummer, poet, native nations champion, motorcyclist, author and peace activist...
and is the mother of Cree Summer
Cree Summer
Cree Summer Francks , best known as Cree Summer, is a Canadian actress, musician and voice actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as college student Winifred "Freddie" Brooks on the NBC sitcom A Different World...
and Rainbow Sun Francks
Rainbow Sun Francks
Rainbow Sun Francks is an actor and songwriter. He is the son of actor/musician Don Francks and dancer Lili Francks, a member of the Plains Cree First Nation. He is also the brother of Cree Summer. For a brief time, he was an on-air personality at MuchMusic, a Canadian music video and variety...
, also actors.