A Cree Indian, this folk singer won a 1982 Oscar for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman"
... to write songs, and "Up Where We Belong," co-written with Will 
Jennings and ... used in the 1982 film "An Officer and a Gentleman," bringing 
Sainte-Marie an... [DOC] [TLE] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Appleseed Recordings [PAR] Her co-written Up Where We Belong, the theme from the 1982 movie An Officer 
and a Gentleman, won her an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.