Tantoo Cardinal
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jul 20, 1950 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Tantoo Cardinal CM is a Native-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
| 2026 | Wildwood(voice) | |
| 2025 | Bearing Witness Native American Voices in HollywoodSelf | |
| 2025 | The American Revolution(voice) | |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of EchoSelf - Chula | |
| 2024 | Inkwo for When the Starving ReturnAuntie (voice) | |
| 2024 | An Ode for LeviticusLuna | |
| 2024 | EchoChula Battiest | |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower MoonLizzie Q | |
| 2023 | The American Buffalo(voice) | |
| 2022 | Wendell & WildMs. Hunter (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Last ManhuntTicup | |
| 2022 | Three PinesBea Mayer | |
| 2022 | Spirit RangersMoon (voice) | |
| 2022 | ONI: Thunder God's TalePrincipal (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Boss Baby: Back in the CribMarie Chalifoux (voice) | |
| 2021 | Back Home AgainMrs. Grey Horns (voice) | |
| 2021 | Tantoo Cardinalself | |
| 2020 | The Corruption of Divine ProvidenceJuniper Fairweather | |
| 2019 | Through Black SpruceMary-Lou | |
| 2019 | The GrizzliesJanace | |
| 2019 | Red SnowGrandmother Ruth | |
| 2019 | StumptownSue Lynn Blackbird | |
| 2019 | SeeThe Dreamer | |
| 2018 | Falls Around HerMary Birchbark | |
| 2018 | Hold the DarkIllanaq | |
| 2018 | Corner Gas AnimatedReal Estate Agent (voice) | |
| 2018 | New AmsterdamJane Munsee | |
| 2017 | Wind RiverAlice Crowheart | |
| 2017 | The Great Northern Candy DropNarrator / Louisa (voice) | |
| 2017 | CardinalNookomis | |
| 2017 | GodlessIyovi | |
| 2016 | On the FarmAda Taylor | |
| 2016 | ARQThe Pope | |
| 2016 | FrontierKamenna | |
| 2016 | WestworldEhawee | |
| 2016 | BullChief Tsosie | |
| 2015 | Hope BridgeLana | |
| 2014 | Rez Carz(voice) | |
| 2014 | Chasing ShakespeareOlder Venus | |
| 2014 | Down HereStella Mitchell | |
| 2014 | Mohawk GirlsZoe’s Mom | |
| 2014 | Strange EmpirePichette | |
| 2014 | Penny DreadfulOld Native American Woman | |
| 2014 | OutlanderAdawehi | |
| 2013 | EdenThe Nurse | |
| 2013 | MaïnaTekahera | |
| 2012 | Arctic AirAunt Mary | |
| 2012 | LongmireMarilyn Yarlott | |
| 2011 | Shouting SecretsJune | |
| 2011 | The KillingHooker | |
| 2011 | BlackstoneWilma Stoney | |
| 2010 | Fathers & SonsGordon’s Sister | |
| 2010 | Every Emotion CostsAunt Marcy | |
| 2010 | ShatteredCarol | |
| 2009 | Changing Climates, Changing TimesGrace Lajoie | |
| 2008 | Older Than AmericaAuntie Apple | |
| 2008 | Mom, Dad and HerHeather | |
| 2008 | Dear PrudenceRuth Vigil | |
| 2008 | Mothers & DaughtersCeline | |
| 2008 | The GuardUrsula | |
| 2008 | The Englishman's BoyLittle Soldier's Wife | |
| 2007 | Luna: Spirit of the WhaleGloria Maquinna | |
| 2006 | Unnatural & AccidentalAunt Shadie / Rita | |
| 2006 | The Road to ChristmasSioux Woman | |
| 2006 | Indian Summer: The Oka CrisisIba Beauvais | |
| 2004 | A Thief Of TimeIrene Musket | |
| 2004 | H2OGrand Chief Katie Blackfire | |
| 2004 | H2OGrand Chief Katie Blackfire | |
| 2003 | DreamkeeperOld Pawnee Woman | |
| 2003 | Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicSelf | |
| 2003 | Moccasin FlatsBetty | |
| 2003 | DreamkeeperOld Pawnee Woman | |
| 2002 | Edge of MadnessRuth | |
| 2002 | How the Fiddle FlowsNarrator (voice) | |
| 2002 | Tom StoneJudge Crowfoot | |
| 2001 | Dodson's JourneyWaitress | |
| 2001 | In the Light of ReverenceNarrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | MythQuestWalloha | |
| 2000 | The Hi-LineSinging Bird | |
| 2000 | The Lost ChildAunt Mary | |
| 2000 | Navigating the HeartMary | |
| 2000 | Postmark ParadiseReenie | |
| 2000 | Canada: A People's HistoryPlains Storyteller | |
| 1999 | A Stranger in the KingdomHeaven Fontaine | |
| 1999 | Family LawMrs. Grant | |
| 1998 | Smoke SignalsArlene Joseph | |
| 1998 | HeartwoodViolet Boucher | |
| 1998 | Big BearRunning Second | |
| 1998 | Honey MoccasinHoney Moccasin | |
| 1998 | Cold SquadTheresa Sandiman | |
| 1997 | The Education of Little TreeNonna | |
| 1996 | Grand AvenueNellie | |
| 1995 | Tecumseh: The Last WarriorTurtle Mother | |
| 1995 | Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the WestSarah Winnemucca | |
| 1995 | Prophecy, Milestones & ChallengesAlive | |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsGabe LaRoche’s Mother | |
| 1994 | Legends of the FallPet | |
| 1994 | Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded KneeMary's Mother | |
| 1994 | Sioux CityDawn Rainfeather | |
| 1993 | Silent TongueSilent Tongue | |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow NorthBangor | |
| 1993 | Spirit RiderMarilyn St. Claire | |
| 1993 | Mustard BathSister Amantha | |
| 1993 | Harts of the WestHelen | |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSnow Bird | |
| 1992 | North of 60Betty Moses | |
| 1991 | Black RobeChomina's Wife | |
| 1991 | The Lightning IncidentVivian | |
| 1990 | Dances with WolvesBlack Shawl | |
| 1990 | Divided LoyaltiesMolly Brant | |
| 1990 | The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'Herself | |
| 1988 | War PartySonny's Mother | |
| 1988 | Candy MountainAnnie | |
| 1987 | Gunsmoke: Return to DodgeLittle Doe | |
| 1987 | LoyaltiesRosanne Ladouceur | |
| 1987 | Street LegalRenee Stonehouse | |
| 1986 | Places Not Our OwnRose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal) | |
| 1986 | The CampbellsMaria Brant | |
| 1983 | Running BraveCaroline | |
| 1981 | Death HuntIndian Woman | |
| 1978 | Marie AnnTantou, Indian princess | |
| 1976 | For the Record | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameAunt Mary |
| 2020 | Sisters RisingExecutive Producer |