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Jocelyne Bredin LaGarde (24 April 1924 – 12 September 1979) was a Native Tahitian actress who became famous for her first and only acting role in the 1966 motion picture, Hawaii, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Jocelyne LaGarde was a native Tahitian woman who played Queen Malama Kanakoa in the film "Hawaii" (1966). She was the first and only Indigenous person ever nominated for an Academy Award for her only film appearance.
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Jocelyne LaGarde was a native Tahitian actress who starred in the film "Hawaii" (1966) as Queen Malama Kanakoa. She was the first Indigenous person nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for her role.
- April 24, 1924
- September 12, 1979
Apr 24, 2024 · Jocelyne LaGarde was her name, and today marks a century since her birth. The film that earned such honor was one of those 1960s overblown epics, the historical farrago of Hawaii by George Roy Hill, whose future work would stray away from such stodginess.
Jan 19, 2024 · In 1966, Jocelyne LaGarde became the first indigenous person ever to be Oscar-nominated (Merle Oberon, an actress of Sri Lankan and Māori descent but passed as white for her entire career, was nominated for Best actress in 1935 for her performance in The Dark Angel.)
Jocelyne LaGarde. Jump to Academy Awards, USA (1) Golden Globes, USA (1) 1 win & 1 nomination.
Jocelyne LaGarde was a native Tahitian woman, who had a single acting role in the historical drama film "Hawaii" (1966). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
