{{short description|American actress}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Sheri Foster | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1980&ndash;present | spouse = John Blake | website = }}

'''Sheri Foster''' is an American actress and registered member of the Cherokee nation from Texas. Her theatre experiences include ''The Independence of Eddie Rose'', ''Death of a Miner'', ''God of Vengeance'', and touring with the Native American Theater group ''Mystic Voices''. Her film work includes ''U-Turn'' (for which she was honored with a Best Supporting Actress Award from First Americans in the Arts),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sheri Foster Blake {{!}} SAG-AFTRA |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/news-events/all-events/stop-hate/seasoned-performers/sheri-foster-blake |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.sagaftra.org}}</ref> ''Naturally Native'', ''Secondhand Heart'', and ''Shouting Secrets''. TV credits include ''House'', ''Crazy Horse'', ''Coyote Waits'', and ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''.<ref>{{cite news|title= Native Voices Artists Ensemble|work= The Autry Museum|date= 2014-01-01|url= https://www.autry-museum.com/whats-here/native-voices-artists-ensemble|accessdate= 2015-07-23|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150724070159/https://www.autry-museum.com/whats-here/native-voices-artists-ensemble|archivedate= 2015-07-24}}</ref>

==Personal life== Born in Texas in 1951, Foster is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://laskinsfest.com/event/native-american-actors-virtual-panel/ |title=Native American Actors Virtual Panel – Recap |publisher=LA Skins Fest |accessdate=2021-10-12}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 1997 || ''U-Turn'' || Grace's Mother || |- | 1998 || ''Yellow Wooden Ring'' (Short) || Aunt Eunice || |- | 2002 || ''Strong Medicine'' || Mary Muskegon || episode: Precautions |- | 2003 || ''Coyote Waits'' || Blue Lady || |- | 2009 || ''House'' || Cashier || episode: The Social Contract |- | 2017 || ''Mohawk'' || Wentahawi || |- | 2015–2017 || ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' || Fern White || 7 episodes |- | 2023 || ''Spirit Rangers'' || Tuk'e'm / Grandma Rattlesnake / Cat Rescue Volunteer|| Voice; 3 episodes<ref name="BTVA">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Sheri-Foster-Blake/|title=Sheri Foster Blake (visual voices guide)|work=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=January 17, 2024|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref> |- | 2024 || ''Strange Darling'' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sheri Foster |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/sheri-foster/?filter=movies |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}</ref>|| The Driver || |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0288046}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150724070159/https://www.autry-museum.com/whats-here/native-voices-artists-ensemble "Native Voices"], ''Native Voices Artists Ensemble'', Autry National Center *[https://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/03/11/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-has-two-native-american-actors-it-needed-three-159559 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Has Two Native American Actors]

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