Tantoo Cardinal

Birthday: 1950-07-20
Birthplace: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

Tantoo Cardinal CM is a 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.

Credits

Year Title Character
Tantoo Cardinal self
Wildwood (voice)
2024-09-26 Inkwo For When the Starving Return (Auntie)
2024-02-10 An Ode for Leviticus Luna
2023-10-18 Killers of the Flower Moon Lizzie Q
2022-11-18 The Last Manhunt Ticup
2022-10-21 Wendell & Wild Ms. Hunter (voice)
2021-10-28 Back Home Again Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
2020-05-25 The Corruption of Divine Providence Juniper Fairweather
2019-10-02 Red Snow Grandmother Ruth
2019-04-19 The Grizzlies Janace
2019-03-29 Through Black Spruce Mary-Lou
2018-09-22 Hold the Dark Illanaq
2018-09-08 Falls Around Her Mary Birchbark
2017-08-03 Wind River Alice Crowheart
2016-09-16 ARQ The Pope
2016-07-26 On the Farm Ada Taylor
2015-05-08 Hope Bridge Lana
2014-04-12 Rez Carz (voice)
2014-02-03 Chasing Shakespeare Older Venus
2014-01-01 Down Here Stella Mitchell
2013-09-12 Maïna Tekahera
2013-03-20 Eden The Nurse
2011-11-10 Shouting Secrets June
2010-10-01 Fathers & Sons Gordon’s Sister
2010-01-01 Every Emotion Costs Aunt Marcy
2009-02-04 Changing Climates, Changing Times Grace Lajoie
2008-09-08 Mothers & Daughters Celine
2008-08-23 Dear Prudence Ruth Vigil
2008-05-10 Mom, Dad and Her Heather
2008-03-08 Older Than America Auntie Apple
2007-05-13 Luna: Spirit of the Whale Gloria Maquinna
2006-12-17 The Road to Christmas Sioux Woman
2006-07-07 Unnatural & Accidental Aunt Shadie / Rita
2004-10-31 H2O Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
2004-07-11 A Thief Of Time Irene Musket
2003-12-28 Dreamkeeper Old Pawnee Woman
2002-02-18 Edge of Madness Ruth
2001-01-10 Dodson's Journey Waitress
2000-11-19 The Lost Child Aunt Mary
2000-05-05 The Hi-Line Singing Bird
2000-03-03 Postmark Paradise Reenie
2000-02-14 Navigating the Heart Mary
1999-11-23 A Stranger in the Kingdom Heaven Fontaine
1998-06-26 Smoke Signals Arlene Joseph
1998-04-19 Heartwood Violet Boucher
1998-02-09 Big Bear Running Second
1998-01-01 Honey Moccasin Honey Moccasin
1997-12-25 The Education of Little Tree Nonna
1996-06-30 Grand Avenue Nellie
1995-06-04 Tecumseh: The Last Warrior Turtle Mother
1995-05-10 Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West Sarah Winnemucca
1995-01-01 Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges Alive
1994-12-23 Legends of the Fall Pet
1994-10-16 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee Mary's Mother
1994-04-01 Sioux City Dawn Rainfeather
1993-08-23 Spirit Rider Marilyn St. Claire
1993-06-14 Where the Rivers Flow North Bangor
1993-01-28 Silent Tongue Silent Tongue
1993-01-01 Mustard Bath Sister Amantha
1991-10-04 Black Robe Chomina's Wife
1991-09-12 The Lightning Incident Vivian
1990-03-30 Dances with Wolves Black Shawl
1990-02-13 Divided Loyalties Molly Brant
1988-09-15 War Party Sonny's Mother
1988-01-20 Candy Mountain Annie
1987-11-20 Loyalties Rosanne Ladouceur
1987-09-27 Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge Little Doe
1986-01-01 Places Not Our Own Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
1983-11-04 Running Brave Caroline (as Tantoo Martin)
1981-04-15 Death Hunt Indian Woman (as Tantoo Martin)
1978-08-02 Marie Ann Tantou, Indian princess (as Tantoo Martin)