Tantoo Cardinal
Biography
Tantoo Cardinal CM is a Canadian actress of Cree and Métis heritage. With over 130 credits in 50 years, she's received numerous awards, including the Earle Grey Award, and in 2009, she was made a member of the Order of Canada "for her contributions to the growth and development of Aboriginal performing arts in Canada, as a screen and stage actress, and as a founding member of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company." She starred in Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," and her upcoming projects include the Marvel Series "Echo" and the animated feature "Wendell and Wild." Known for her work in Stumptown and 3 Pines, she has a rich history in films like "Legends of the Fall," "Dances with Wolves," and "Wind River," and TV shows such as "SEE," "Westworld," and "Frontier." Tantoo Cardinal has multiple honorary doctorates.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
122
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-07-20 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Acting
2025
Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood as Not available2024
Echo as Chula Battiest2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo as Self - Chula2024
Inkwo for When the Starving Return as Auntie (voice)2024
An Ode for Leviticus as Luna2023
Killers of the Flower Moon as Lizzie Q2023
The American Buffalo as (voice)2022
ONI: Thunder God's Tale as Principal (voice)2022
Three Pines as Bea Mayer2022
Spirit Rangers as Moon (voice)2022
Wendell & Wild as Ms. Hunter (voice)2022
The Last Manhunt as Ticup2021
Back Home Again as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)2020
The Corruption of Divine Providence as Juniper Fairweather2019
See as The Dreamer2019
Stumptown as Sue Lynn Blackbird2019
The Grizzlies as Janace2019
Through Black Spruce as Mary-Lou2019
Red Snow as Grandmother Ruth2018
New Amsterdam as Jane Munsee2018
Corner Gas Animated as Real Estate Agent (voice)2018
Hold the Dark as Illanaq2018
Falls Around Her as Mary Birchbark2017
Cardinal as Nookomis2017
Godless as Iyovi2017
Wind River as Alice Crowheart2017
The Great Northern Candy Drop as Narrator / Louisa (voice)2016
Westworld as Ehawee2016
Bull as Chief Tsosie2016
Frontier as Kamenna2016
ARQ as The Pope2016
On the Farm as Ada Taylor2015
Hope Bridge as Lana2014
Outlander as Adawehi2014
Penny Dreadful as Old Native American Woman2014
Strange Empire as Pichette2014
Mohawk Girls as Zoe’s Mom2014
Rez Carz as (voice)2014
Chasing Shakespeare as Older Venus2014
Down Here as Stella Mitchell2013
Eden as The Nurse2013
Maïna as Tekahera2012
Longmire as Marilyn Yarlott2012
Arctic Air as Aunt Mary2011
The Killing as Hooker2011
Blackstone as Wilma Stoney2011
Shouting Secrets as June2010
Shattered as Carol2010
Fathers & Sons as Gordon’s Sister2010
Every Emotion Costs as Aunt Marcy2009
Changing Climates, Changing Times as Grace Lajoie2008
The Guard as Ursula2008
The Englishman's Boy as Little Soldier's Wife2008
Older Than America as Auntie Apple2008
Mom, Dad and Her as Heather2008
Dear Prudence as Ruth Vigil2008
Mothers & Daughters as Celine2007
Luna: Spirit of the Whale as Gloria Maquinna2006
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis as Iba Beauvais2006
The Road to Christmas as Sioux Woman2006
Unnatural & Accidental as Aunt Shadie / Rita2004
H2O as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire2004
H2O as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire2004
A Thief Of Time as Irene Musket2003
Moccasin Flats as Betty2003
Dreamkeeper as Old Pawnee Woman2003
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic as Self2002
Tom Stone as Judge Crowfoot2002
Edge of Madness as Ruth2002
How the Fiddle Flows as Narrator (voice)2001
MythQuest as Walloha2001
Dodson's Journey as Waitress2001
In the Light of Reverence as Narrator (voice)2000
Canada: A People's History as Plains Storyteller2000
The Lost Child as Aunt Mary2000
Navigating the Heart as Mary2000
The Hi-Line as Singing Bird2000
Postmark Paradise as Reenie1999
Family Law as Mrs. Grant1999
A Stranger in the Kingdom as Heaven Fontaine1998
Cold Squad as Theresa Sandiman1998
Smoke Signals as Arlene Joseph1998
Big Bear as Running Second1998
Heartwood as Violet Boucher1998
Honey Moccasin as Honey Moccasin1997
The Education of Little Tree as Nonna1996
Grand Avenue as Nellie1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years as Gabe LaRoche’s Mother1995
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior as Turtle Mother1995
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West as Sarah Winnemucca1995
Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges as Alive1994
Legends of the Fall as Pet1994
Sioux City as Dawn Rainfeather1994
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee as Mary's Mother1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Snow Bird1993
Harts of the West as Helen1993
Silent Tongue as Silent Tongue1993
Where the Rivers Flow North as BangorNaN
Wildwood as (voice)1993
Spirit Rider as Marilyn St. Claire1993
Mustard Bath as Sister Amantha1992
North of 60 as Betty Moses1991
Black Robe as Chomina's Wife1991
The Lightning Incident as Vivian1990
Dances with Wolves as Black Shawl1990
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' as Herself1990
Divided Loyalties as Molly Brant1988
Candy Mountain as Annie1988
War Party as Sonny's Mother1987
Street Legal as Renee Stonehouse1987
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge as Little Doe1987
Loyalties as Rosanne Ladouceur1986
The Campbells as Maria Brant1986
Places Not Our Own as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)1983
Running Brave as Caroline (as Tantoo Martin)1981
Death Hunt as Indian Woman (as Tantoo Martin)1978
Marie Ann as Tantou, Indian princess (as Tantoo Martin)1977
For The Record as Not available1953
The Oscars as Self1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Aunt MaryNaN
Tantoo Cardinal as selfCrew
2020
Sisters Rising Executive Producer