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'''Geraldine Keams''' (born August 19, 1951 in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in numerous television series often playing a motherly role. She is a member of the [[Navajo Nation]]<ref name="aaanativearts">{{cite web |url=http://www.aaanativearts.com/native-actors-movies-tv/native-american-actors-actress/427-navajo-actress-has-last-laugh-on-dharma-and-greg.html |title=Navajo actress has last laugh on Dharma and Greg |first=Raven |last=SiJohn |website=AAA Native Arts |accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> She guest starred in the television series, ''[[Dharma and Greg]]'' as a sweat-lodge medicine woman.<ref name="aaanativearts"/>
'''Geraldine Keams''' (born August 19, 1951 in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in numerous television series, often playing a motherly role. She is a member of the [[Navajo Nation]]<ref name="aaanativearts">{{cite web |url=http://www.aaanativearts.com/native-actors-movies-tv/native-american-actors-actress/427-navajo-actress-has-last-laugh-on-dharma-and-greg.html |title=Navajo actress has last laugh on Dharma and Greg |first=Raven |last=SiJohn |website=AAA Native Arts |accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref>.


==Biography==
==Biography==
She was born on August 19, 1951 in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]] and made her debut in the 1976 [[Clint Eastwood]] western ''[[The Outlaw Josey Wales]]'' as Little Moonlight.
Keams was born on August 19, 1951 in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]. She made her film debut in the 1976 [[Clint Eastwood]] western ''[[The Outlaw Josey Wales]]'' as Little Moonlight.


Keams guest starred in the television series ''[[Dharma and Greg]]'' as a sweat-lodge medicine woman.<ref name="aaanativearts" />
In recent years, she is also a successful stage actress and storyteller, taking part in children's plays about [[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian legends]]

She is also a successful stage actress and storyteller, often staging children's plays about [[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian legends]].


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[The Outlaw Josey Wales]]'' (1976) .... Little Moonlight
|+
*''[[The Car]]'' (1977) .... Donna
!Year
*''[[Born to the Wind]]'' (1982, TV Series) .... Wind Woman
!Title
*''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1991, TV Series) .... Irene Littlehorse
!Role
*''[[Northern Exposure]]'' (1991, TV Series) .... Great Aunt
!Notes
*''[[Shadowhunter]]'' (1993, TV Movie) .... Doctor
|-
*''[[The Secret of Lizard Woman]]'' (1996, TV Series) .... Lizard Woman
|1976
*''[[Dharma & Greg]]'' (2001, TV Series) .... Meditation leader
*''[[The Slaughter Rule]]'' (2002) .... Gretchen Two Dogs
|''[[The Outlaw Josey Wales]]''
|Little Moonlight
*''[[Angels Don't Sleep Here]]'' (2002) .... Arlene Grey Eagle
|film
*''[[Skinwalkers (2002 film)|Skinwalkers]]'' (2002, TV Movie) .... Gina
|-
*''[[Dreamkeeper|DreamKeeper]]'' (2003, TV Movie) .... Iktome's Wife
|1977
*''[[Edge of America]]'' (2003, TV Movie) .... Mother Tsosie
*''[[Scrambled]]'' (2003) .... Dora
|''[[The Car]]''
|Donna
*''[[A Thousand Roads]]'' (2005, Short)
|television series
*''[[Buffalo Dreams]]'' (2005, TV Movie) .... Abuela Rose
|-
*''[[Comanche Moon (TV miniseries)|Comanche Moon]]'' (2008, TV Mini-Series) .... Hema
|1982
*''Pickin' & Grinnin''' (2010) .... Hopi Woman
|''[[Born to the Wind]]''
*''[[Faster (2010 film)|Faster]]'' (2010) .... Preacher's Wife
|Wind Woman
*''[[Arcadia (film)|Arcadia]]'' (2012) .... Security Guard (final film role)
|television series
|-
|1991
|''[[Twin Peaks]]''
|Irene Littlehorse
|television series
|-
|1991
|''[[Northern Exposure]]''
|Great Aunt
|television series
|-
|1993
|''Shadowhunter''
|Doctor
|TV movie
|-
|1996
|''The Secret of Lizard Woman''
|Lizard Woman
|television series
|-
|2001
|''[[Dharma & Greg]]''
|Meditation Leader
|television series
|-
|2002
|''[[The Slaughter Rule]]''
|Gretchen Two Dogs
|film
|-
|2002
|''Angels Don't Sleep Here''
|Arlene Grey Eagle
|film
|-
|2002
|''[[Skinwalkers (2002 film)|Skinwalkers]]''
|Gina
|TV movie
|-
|2003
|''[[Dreamkeeper|DreamKeeper]]''
|Iktome's Wife
|TV movie
|-
|2003
|''Edge of America''
|Mother Tsosie
|TV movie
|-
|2003
|''Scrambled''
|Dora
|film
|-
|2005
|''A Thousand Roads''
|
|short film
|-
|2005
|''[[Buffalo Dreams]]''
|Abuela Rose
|TV movie
|-
|2008
|''[[Comanche Moon (miniseries)|Comanche Moon]]''
|Hema
|mini-series
|-
|2010
|''Pickin' and Grinnin'''
|Hopi Woman
|film
|-
|2010
|''[[Faster (2010 film)|Faster]]''
|Preacher's Wife
|film
|-
|2012
|''[[Arcadia (film)|Arcadia]]''
|Security Guard
|film
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:15, 3 April 2018

Geraldine Keams
Born (1951-08-19) August 19, 1951 (age 73)
Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Other namesGerry Keams, Geri Keams
Years active1976–present

Geraldine Keams (born August 19, 1951 in Flagstaff, Arizona) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in numerous television series, often playing a motherly role. She is a member of the Navajo Nation[1].

Biography

Keams was born on August 19, 1951 in Flagstaff, Arizona. She made her film debut in the 1976 Clint Eastwood western The Outlaw Josey Wales as Little Moonlight.

Keams guest starred in the television series Dharma and Greg as a sweat-lodge medicine woman.[1]

She is also a successful stage actress and storyteller, often staging children's plays about Indian legends.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales Little Moonlight film
1977 The Car Donna television series
1982 Born to the Wind Wind Woman television series
1991 Twin Peaks Irene Littlehorse television series
1991 Northern Exposure Great Aunt television series
1993 Shadowhunter Doctor TV movie
1996 The Secret of Lizard Woman Lizard Woman television series
2001 Dharma & Greg Meditation Leader television series
2002 The Slaughter Rule Gretchen Two Dogs film
2002 Angels Don't Sleep Here Arlene Grey Eagle film
2002 Skinwalkers Gina TV movie
2003 DreamKeeper Iktome's Wife TV movie
2003 Edge of America Mother Tsosie TV movie
2003 Scrambled Dora film
2005 A Thousand Roads short film
2005 Buffalo Dreams Abuela Rose TV movie
2008 Comanche Moon Hema mini-series
2010 Pickin' and Grinnin' Hopi Woman film
2010 Faster Preacher's Wife film
2012 Arcadia Security Guard film

References

  1. ^ a b SiJohn, Raven. "Navajo actress has last laugh on Dharma and Greg". AAA Native Arts. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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