Person
Tantoo Cardinal
Acting · Born 1950-07-20 · 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
Outlander
Adawehi
Westworld
Ehawee
New Amsterdam
Jane Munsee
See
The Dreamer
Bull
Chief Tsosie
Longmire
Marilyn Yarlott
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Snow Bird
The Killing
Hooker
The Oscars
Self
Penny Dreadful
Old Native American Woman
Filmography
- 2026Wildwood(voice)
- 2025The American Revolution(voice)
- 2025Bearing Witness Native American Voices in HollywoodSelf
- 2024Inkwo for When the Starving ReturnAuntie (voice)
- 2024An Ode for LeviticusLuna
- 2024Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of EchoSelf - Chula
- 2024EchoChula Battiest
- 2023Killers of the Flower MoonLizzie Q
- 2023The American Buffalo(voice)
- 2022Three PinesBea Mayer
- 2022The Last ManhuntTicup
- 2022Wendell & WildMs. Hunter (voice)
- 2022ONI: Thunder God's TalePrincipal (voice)
- 2022Spirit RangersMoon (voice)
- 2022The Boss Baby: Back in the CribMarie Chalifoux (voice)
- 2021However Wide the Sky: Places of PowerSelf - Narrator
- 2021Back Home AgainMrs. Grey Horns (voice)
- 2021Tantoo Cardinalself
- 2020The Corruption of Divine ProvidenceJuniper Fairweather
- 2020Sisters RisingExecutive Producer
- 2019SeeThe Dreamer
- 2019Red SnowGrandmother Ruth
- 2019StumptownSue Lynn Blackbird
- 2019The GrizzliesJanace
- 2019Through Black SpruceMary-Lou
- 2018Abandoned: Angelique's IsleGreen Thunderbird Woman
- 2018New AmsterdamJane Munsee
- 2018Hold the DarkIllanaq
- 2018Falls Around HerMary Birchbark
- 2018Corner Gas AnimatedReal Estate Agent (voice)
- 2017The Great Northern Candy DropNarrator / Louisa (voice)
- 2017GodlessIyovi
- 2017Wind RiverAlice Crowheart
- 2017CardinalNookomis
- 2016FrontierKamenna
- 2016WestworldEhawee
- 2016BullChief Tsosie
- 2016ARQThe Pope
- 2016On the FarmAda Taylor
- 2015Hope BridgeLana
- 2014Mohawk GirlsZoe’s Mom
- 2014Strange EmpirePichette
- 2014OutlanderAdawehi
- 2014Penny DreadfulOld Native American Woman
- 2014Rez Carz(voice)
- 2014Chasing ShakespeareOlder Venus
- 2014Down HereStella Mitchell
- 2013MaïnaTekahera
- 2013EdenThe Nurse
- 2012LongmireMarilyn Yarlott
- 2012Arctic AirAunt Mary
- 2011Shouting SecretsJune
- 2011The KillingHooker
- 2011BlackstoneWilma Stoney
- 2010Fathers & SonsGordon’s Sister
- 2010ShatteredCarol
- 2010Every Emotion CostsAunt Marcy
- 2009Changing Climates, Changing TimesGrace Lajoie
- 2008Mothers & DaughtersCeline
- 2008Dear PrudenceRuth Vigil
- 2008Mom, Dad and HerHeather
- 2008Older Than AmericaAuntie Apple
- 2008The Englishman's BoyLittle Soldier's Wife
- 2008The GuardUrsula
- 2007Luna: Spirit of the WhaleGloria Maquinna
- 2006The Road to ChristmasSioux Woman
- 2006Indian Summer: The Oka CrisisIba Beauvais
- 2006Unnatural & AccidentalAunt Shadie / Rita
- 2004H2OGrand Chief Katie Blackfire
- 2004H2OGrand Chief Katie Blackfire
- 2004A Thief Of TimeIrene Musket
- 2003DreamkeeperOld Pawnee Woman
- 2003DreamkeeperOld Pawnee Woman
- 2003Moccasin FlatsBetty
- 2003Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicSelf
- 2002How the Fiddle FlowsNarrator (voice)
- 2002Edge of MadnessRuth
- 2002Tom StoneJudge Crowfoot
- 2001MythQuestWalloha
- 2001In the Light of ReverenceNarrator (voice)
- 2001Dodson's JourneyWaitress
- 2000The Lost ChildAunt Mary
- 2000Canada: A People's HistoryPlains Storyteller
- 2000The Hi-LineSinging Bird
- 2000Postmark ParadiseReenie
- 2000Navigating the HeartMary
- 1999A Stranger in the KingdomHeaven Fontaine
- 1999Family LawMrs. Grant
- 1998Smoke SignalsArlene Joseph
- 1998HeartwoodViolet Boucher
- 1998Big BearRunning Second
- 1998Cold SquadTheresa Sandiman
- 1998Honey MoccasinHoney Moccasin
- 1997The Education of Little TreeNonna
- 1996Grand AvenueNellie
- 1995Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsGabe LaRoche’s Mother
- 1995Tecumseh: The Last WarriorTurtle Mother
- 1995Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the WestSarah Winnemucca
- 1995Prophecy, Milestones & ChallengesAlive
- 1994Legends of the FallPet
- 1994Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded KneeMary's Mother
- 1994Sioux CityDawn Rainfeather
- 1994Silent TongueSilent Tongue
- 1993Harts of the WestHelen
- 1993Spirit RiderMarilyn St. Claire
- 1993Where the Rivers Flow NorthBangor
- 1993Mustard BathSister Amantha
- 1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSnow Bird
- 1992North of 60Betty Moses
- 1991Black RobeChomina's Wife
- 1991The Lightning IncidentVivian
- 1990The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'Herself
- 1990Dances with WolvesBlack Shawl
- 1990Divided LoyaltiesMolly Brant
- 1988War PartySonny's Mother
- 1988Candy MountainAnnie
- 1987LoyaltiesRosanne Ladouceur
- 1987Gunsmoke: Return to DodgeLittle Doe
- 1987Street LegalRenee Stonehouse
- 1986The CampbellsMaria Brant
- 1986Places Not Our OwnRose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
- 1983Running BraveCaroline
- 1981Death HuntIndian Woman
- 1978Marie AnnTantou, Indian princess
- 1976For the Record
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameAunt Mary
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