
Tantoo Cardinal
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1950-07-20 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as
- Tantoo Martin · Tantoo Martin-Cardinal · تانتو کاردینال · Tantoo Caroline Rose Cardinal
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
TV Shows (45)

Outlander
2014
as Adawehi

Westworld
2016
as Ehawee

New Amsterdam
2018
as Jane Munsee

Bull
2016
as Chief Tsosie

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Snow Bird

Longmire
2012
as Marilyn Yarlott

See
2019
as The Dreamer

The Killing
2011
as Hooker

Family Law
1999
as Mrs. Grant

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Penny Dreadful
2014
as Old Native American Woman

Cold Squad
1998
as Theresa Sandiman

Echo
2024
as Chula Battiest

Godless
2017
as Iyovi

Cardinal
2017
as Nookomis

Frontier
2016
as Kamenna

Stumptown
2019
as Sue Lynn Blackbird

Street Legal
1987
as Renee Stonehouse

The American Revolution
2025
as (voice)

North of 60
1992
as Betty Moses

The Campbells
1986
as Maria Brant

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
as Marie Chalifoux (voice)

Arctic Air
2012
as Aunt Mary

Corner Gas Animated
2018
as Real Estate Agent (voice)

The Guard
2008
as Ursula

Three Pines
2022
as Bea Mayer

MythQuest
2001
as Walloha

ONI: Thunder God's Tale
2022
as Principal (voice)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Aunt Mary
Tom Stone
2002
as Judge Crowfoot

For the Record
1976

Blackstone
2011
as Wilma Stoney

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
as Gabe LaRoche’s Mother

Spirit Rangers
2022
as Moon (voice)

Harts of the West
1993
as Helen

Shattered
2010
as Carol

The American Buffalo
2023
as (voice)

Mohawk Girls
2014
as Zoe’s Mom

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
2006
as Iba Beauvais

H2O
2004
as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire

Strange Empire
2014
as Pichette

Canada: A People's History
2000
as Plains Storyteller

The Englishman's Boy
2008
as Little Soldier's Wife

Dreamkeeper
2003
as Old Pawnee Woman
Moccasin Flats
2003
as Betty
Movies (80)

Legends of the Fall
1994
as Pet

Dances with Wolves
1990
as Black Shawl

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Lizzie Q

Wind River
2017
as Alice Crowheart

Death Hunt
1981
as Indian Woman

Wendell & Wild
2022
as Ms. Hunter (voice)

Eden
2013
as The Nurse

Wildwood
2026
as (voice)

ARQ
2016
as The Pope

Hold the Dark
2018
as Illanaq

The Last Manhunt
2022
as Ticup

Heartwood
1998
as Violet Boucher

Black Robe
1991
as Chomina's Wife

Candy Mountain
1988
as Annie

Divided Loyalties
1990
as Molly Brant

The Education of Little Tree
1997
as Nonna

Luna: Spirit of the Whale
2007
as Gloria Maquinna

Mom, Dad and Her
2008
as Heather

Down Here
2014
as Stella Mitchell

Through Black Spruce
2019
as Mary-Lou

Smoke Signals
1998
as Arlene Joseph

Dreamkeeper
2003
as Old Pawnee Woman

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
2024
as Self - Chula

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994
as Mary's Mother

Sioux City
1994
as Dawn Rainfeather

A Thief Of Time
2004
as Irene Musket

Running Brave
1983
as Caroline

Older Than America
2008
as Auntie Apple

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987
as Little Doe

The Grizzlies
2019
as Janace

Spirit Rider
1993
as Marilyn St. Claire

Edge of Madness
2002
as Ruth

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995
as Turtle Mother

Silent Tongue
1994
as Silent Tongue

H2O
2004
as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003
as Self

Maïna
2013
as Tekahera

Where the Rivers Flow North
1993
as Bangor

Dear Prudence
2008
as Ruth Vigil

War Party
1988
as Sonny's Mother

The Lost Child
2000
as Aunt Mary

A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999
as Heaven Fontaine

Mothers & Daughters
2008
as Celine

Hope Bridge
2015
as Lana

The Road to Christmas
2006
as Sioux Woman

Fathers & Sons
2010
as Gordon’s Sister

Back Home Again
2021
as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)

Chasing Shakespeare
2014
as Older Venus

The Hi-Line
2000
as Singing Bird

Changing Climates, Changing Times
2009
as Grace Lajoie

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
2025
as Self
Shouting Secrets
2011
as June

Tantoo Cardinal
2021
as self

Unnatural & Accidental
2006
as Aunt Shadie / Rita

The Lightning Incident
1991
as Vivian
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
1995
as Sarah Winnemucca

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990
as Herself

Navigating the Heart
2000
as Mary
Dodson's Journey
2001
as Waitress
How the Fiddle Flows
2002
as Narrator (voice)

Grand Avenue
1996
as Nellie

Loyalties
1987
as Rosanne Ladouceur
Postmark Paradise
2000
as Reenie

The Corruption of Divine Providence
2020
as Juniper Fairweather

In the Light of Reverence
2001
as Narrator (voice)

On the Farm
2016
as Ada Taylor

Red Snow
2019
as Grandmother Ruth

Inkwo for When the Starving Return
2024
as Auntie (voice)

An Ode for Leviticus
2024
as Luna

Mustard Bath
1993
as Sister Amantha
Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges
1995
as Alive

The Great Northern Candy Drop
2017
as Narrator / Louisa (voice)

Falls Around Her
2018
as Mary Birchbark

Rez Carz
2014
as (voice)

Marie Ann
1978
as Tantou, Indian princess
Every Emotion Costs
2010
as Aunt Marcy

Big Bear
1998
as Running Second

Honey Moccasin
1998
as Honey Moccasin

Places Not Our Own
1986
as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)

However Wide the Sky: Places of Power
2021
as Self - Narrator
About Tantoo Cardinal
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 th… With 125 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Tantoo Cardinal has appeared in 80 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tantoo Cardinal Movies
- Legends of the Fall (1994) — as Pet
- Dances with Wolves (1990) — as Black Shawl
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — as Lizzie Q
- Wind River (2017) — as Alice Crowheart
- Death Hunt (1981) — as Indian Woman
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