Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey
American explorer, anthropologist and actress
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Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey (born April 17, 1956) is an actor, filmmaker and anthropologist.[1][2][3] As an anthropologist, she works "to find, preserve and share the knowledge and traditions of indigenous populations before they disappear."[4] She is also the first female National Geographic fellow and the first Polynesian explorer at the National Geographic Society.[5][6]
April 17, 1956
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| Born | Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey April 17, 1956 Oahu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Occupations | Explorer, anthropologist, actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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Her work recognizes Pius "Mau" Piailug (Mau Piailug) of Micronesia, her mentor with whom she studied ethnonavigation.[7]
Filmmaker
Lindsey directed and produced Then There Were None, a 1996 documentary film that chronicles the plight of native Hawaiians.[8][9][10] It received the CINE Golden Eagle Award.[11]
Actor
Lindsey has also worked as an actor, perhaps most prominently in the recurring role of the nurse Mai on China Beach. Her guest roles include appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Home Soil"), The Byrds of Paradise,[12] Magnum, P.I.,[13] and a number of other television shows and movies.
Awards and recognition
- CINE Golden Eagle Award (1996) (for Then There Were None)[11]
- "Woman of the Year" for The Big Island of Hawai'i (2004)[5][14]
- National Geographic Fellow (2008)[5]
- United Nations Visionary Award (2010)[6]
Personal life
She was crowned Miss Hawaii in 1978.
Lindsey was married to John W. A. "Doc" Buyers, former chairman and chief executive officer of C. Brewer & Co., from 1999 until his death in 2006.[15][16]
Lindsey married George D. Crowley, III in 2018.[17]
