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Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

Acting July 20, 1950 (76 years old) 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.

Movies 82

Wildwood 8.5

Wildwood

as Iphigenia (voice)

2026
Killers of the Flower Moon 7.4

Killers of the Flower Moon

as Lizzie Q

2023
Dances with Wolves 7.8

Dances with Wolves

as Black Shawl

1990
Legends of the Fall 7.4

Legends of the Fall

as Pet

1994
Wind River 7.4

Wind River

as Alice Crowheart

2017
Wendell & Wild 6.6

Wendell & Wild

as Ms. Hunter (voice)

2022
Death Hunt 6.7

Death Hunt

as Indian Woman

1981
Hold the Dark 5.4

Hold the Dark

as Illanaq

2018
ARQ 6.1

ARQ

as The Pope

2016
Eden 6.5

Eden

as The Nurse

2013
The Last Manhunt 5.8

The Last Manhunt

as Ticup

2022
Black Robe 6.5

Black Robe

as Chomina's Wife

1991
Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood 7.5

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood

as Self

2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo 5.8

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

as Self - Chula

2024
Stories That Made Us with George Stroumboulopoulos

Stories That Made Us with George Stroumboulopoulos

as Self

2026
Smoke Signals 6.8

Smoke Signals

as Arlene Joseph

1998
Dreamkeeper 6.7

Dreamkeeper

as Old Pawnee Woman

2003
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee 6.7

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

as Mary's Mother

1994
The Education of Little Tree 6.6

The Education of Little Tree

as Nonna

1997
Mom, Dad and Her 4.5

Mom, Dad and Her

as Heather

2008
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge 6.5

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

as Little Doe

1987
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior 6.5

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

as Turtle Mother

1995
Maïna 6.5

Maïna

as Tekahera

2013
Older Than America 4.4

Older Than America

as Auntie Apple

2008
The Road to Christmas 5.7

The Road to Christmas

as Sioux Woman

2006
Navigating the Heart 7.0

Navigating the Heart

as Mary

2000
War Party 6.4

War Party

as Sonny's Mother

1988
A Thief Of Time 6.0

A Thief Of Time

as Irene Musket

2004
The Corruption of Divine Providence 7.0

The Corruption of Divine Providence

as Juniper Fairweather

2020
The Grizzlies 7.2

The Grizzlies

as Janace

2019
Sioux City 5.1

Sioux City

as Dawn Rainfeather

1994
Where the Rivers Flow North 6.4

Where the Rivers Flow North

as Bangor

1993
Silent Tongue 4.7

Silent Tongue

as Silent Tongue

1994
Luna: Spirit of the Whale 6.2

Luna: Spirit of the Whale

as Gloria Maquinna

2007
Through Black Spruce 5.2

Through Black Spruce

as Mary-Lou

2019
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic 8.0

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

as Self

2003
A Stranger in the Kingdom 3.5

A Stranger in the Kingdom

as Heaven Fontaine

1999
Dear Prudence 6.5

Dear Prudence

as Ruth Vigil

2008
Back Home Again 7.0

Back Home Again

as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)

2021
Inkwo for When the Starving Return 4.0

Inkwo for When the Starving Return

as Auntie (voice)

2024
Candy Mountain 5.9

Candy Mountain

as Annie

1988
Fathers & Sons 2.7

Fathers & Sons

as Gordon’s Sister

2010
In the Light of Reverence

In the Light of Reverence

as Narrator (voice)

2001
Grand Avenue 8.0

Grand Avenue

as Nellie

1996
Changing Climates, Changing Times 6.4

Changing Climates, Changing Times

as Grace Lajoie

2009
Divided Loyalties 8.0

Divided Loyalties

as Molly Brant

1990
Heartwood 3.8

Heartwood

as Violet Boucher

1998
Down Here 5.2

Down Here

as Stella Mitchell

2014
Running Brave 4.3

Running Brave

as Caroline

1983
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' 7.0

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

as Herself

1990
The Lightning Incident 5.5

The Lightning Incident

as Vivian

1991
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle 6.0

Abandoned: Angelique's Isle

as Green Thunderbird Woman

2018
H2O 5.2

H2O

as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire

2004
Loyalties 6.7

Loyalties

as Rosanne Ladouceur

1987
Edge of Madness 5.6

Edge of Madness

as Ruth

2002
The Lost Child 7.1

The Lost Child

as Aunt Mary

2000
Marie Ann 8.0

Marie Ann

as Tantou, Indian princess

1978
Rez Carz

Rez Carz

as (voice)

2014
Red Snow 5.3

Red Snow

as Grandmother Ruth

2019
Places Not Our Own 6.0

Places Not Our Own

as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)

1986
Mustard Bath 7.0

Mustard Bath

as Sister Amantha

1993
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West 9.0

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

as Sarah Winnemucca

1995
The Hi-Line 5.5

The Hi-Line

as Singing Bird

2000
However Wide the Sky: Places of Power

However Wide the Sky: Places of Power

as Self - Narrator

2021
The Great Northern Candy Drop 6.0

The Great Northern Candy Drop

as Narrator / Louisa (voice)

2017
Mothers & Daughters 1.0

Mothers & Daughters

as Celine

2008
On the Farm 5.0

On the Farm

as Ada Taylor

2016
Big Bear 9.0

Big Bear

as Running Second

1998
Unnatural & Accidental 4.4

Unnatural & Accidental

as Aunt Shadie / Rita

2006
Shouting Secrets 9.0

Shouting Secrets

as June

2011
Spirit Rider 7.0

Spirit Rider

as Marilyn St. Claire

1993
Chasing Shakespeare 3.1

Chasing Shakespeare

as Older Venus

2014
Falls Around Her 7.5

Falls Around Her

as Mary Birchbark

2018
Honey Moccasin 4.0

Honey Moccasin

as Honey Moccasin

1998
An Ode for Leviticus

An Ode for Leviticus

as Luna

2024
Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

as self

2021
Hope Bridge 4.9

Hope Bridge

as Lana

2015
Every Emotion Costs

Every Emotion Costs

as Aunt Marcy

2010
Dodson's Journey 4.6

Dodson's Journey

as Waitress

2001
How the Fiddle Flows 10.0

How the Fiddle Flows

as Narrator (voice)

2002
Postmark Paradise 9.0

Postmark Paradise

as Reenie

2000
Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

as Alive

1995

TV Shows 46

Outlander 8.2

Outlander

as Adawehi

2014
Westworld 8.0

Westworld

as Ehawee

2016
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 7.6

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Snow Bird

1993
Bull 7.1

Bull

as Chief Tsosie

2016
New Amsterdam 8.3

New Amsterdam

as Jane Munsee

2018
See 8.1

See

as The Dreamer

2019
Longmire 7.7

Longmire

as Marilyn Yarlott

2012
Below 7.1

Below

as Anik

2026
The Killing 7.8

The Killing

as Hooker

2011
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Family Law 8.1

Family Law

as Mrs. Grant

1999
Penny Dreadful 7.8

Penny Dreadful

as Old Native American Woman

2014
Cold Squad 7.1

Cold Squad

as Theresa Sandiman

1998
Street Legal 7.3

Street Legal

as Renee Stonehouse

1987
Frontier 6.8

Frontier

as Kamenna

2016
Cardinal 6.9

Cardinal

as Nookomis

2017
Stumptown 7.2

Stumptown

as Sue Lynn Blackbird

2019
Echo 6.0

Echo

as Chula Battiest

2024
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib 7.4

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

as Marie Chalifoux (voice)

2022
North of 60 6.0

North of 60

as Betty Moses

1992
Corner Gas Animated 7.0

Corner Gas Animated

as Real Estate Agent (voice)

2018
Godless 7.7

Godless

as Iyovi

2017
The Campbells 6.0

The Campbells

as Maria Brant

1986
Three Pines 6.5

Three Pines

as Bea Mayer

2022
Arctic Air 6.3

Arctic Air

as Aunt Mary

2012
Spirit Rangers 6.8

Spirit Rangers

as Moon (voice)

2022
The American Revolution 6.1

The American Revolution

as (voice)

2025
For the Record 9.0

For the Record

1976
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years 6.1

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

as Gabe LaRoche’s Mother

1995
MythQuest 7.2

MythQuest

as Walloha

2001
The Guard 7.7

The Guard

as Ursula

2008
ONI: Thunder God's Tale 7.5

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

as Principal (voice)

2022
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Aunt Mary

1951
Harts of the West 6.8

Harts of the West

as Helen

1993
Tom Stone 8.0

Tom Stone

as Judge Crowfoot

2002
Blackstone 7.0

Blackstone

as Wilma Stoney

2011
Mohawk Girls 4.8

Mohawk Girls

as Zoe’s Mom

2014
Shattered 5.2

Shattered

as Carol

2010
The American Buffalo 7.4

The American Buffalo

as (voice)

2023
Strange Empire 5.0

Strange Empire

as Pichette

2014
H2O 9.0

H2O

as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire

2004
Canada: A People's History 8.8

Canada: A People's History

as Plains Storyteller

2000
The Englishman's Boy 3.2

The Englishman's Boy

as Little Soldier's Wife

2008
Moccasin Flats 10.0

Moccasin Flats

as Betty

2003
Dreamkeeper 7.5

Dreamkeeper

as Old Pawnee Woman

2003
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis 7.0

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

as Iba Beauvais

2006

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