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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