Tantoo Cardinal
Known for Acting · 126 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 (46)
Outlander
2014
as Adawehi
Westworld
2016
as Ehawee
Bull
2016
as Chief Tsosie
New Amsterdam
2018
as Jane Munsee
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Snow Bird
See
2019
as The Dreamer
Longmire
2012
as Marilyn Yarlott
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
Street Legal
1987
as Renee Stonehouse
Frontier
2016
as Kamenna
Stumptown
2019
as Sue Lynn Blackbird
Cardinal
2017
as Nookomis
Godless
2017
as Iyovi
The American Revolution
2025
as (voice)
The Campbells
1986
as Maria Brant
North of 60
1992
as Betty Moses
Corner Gas Animated
2018
as Real Estate Agent (voice)
Arctic Air
2012
as Aunt Mary
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
2022
as Principal (voice)
The Guard
2008
as Ursula
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022
as Marie Chalifoux (voice)
Three Pines
2022
as Bea Mayer
Tom Stone
2002
as Judge Crowfoot
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Aunt Mary
MythQuest
2001
as Walloha
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
as Gabe LaRoche’s Mother
For the Record
1976
Harts of the West
1993
as Helen
Blackstone
2011
as Wilma Stoney
Spirit Rangers
2022
as Moon (voice)
Shattered
2010
as Carol
The American Buffalo
2023
as (voice)
Mohawk Girls
2014
as Zoe’s Mom
H2O
2004
as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
Canada: A People's History
2000
as Plains Storyteller
Strange Empire
2014
as Pichette
The Englishman's Boy
2008
as Little Soldier's Wife
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
2006
as Iba Beauvais
Untitled The X-Files Reboot
Dreamkeeper
2003
as Old Pawnee Woman
Moccasin Flats
2003
as Betty
Movies (80)
Legends of the Fall
1994
as Pet
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Lizzie Q
Dances with Wolves
1990
as Black Shawl
Wind River
2017
as Alice Crowheart
Wendell & Wild
2022
as Ms. Hunter (voice)
Eden
2013
as The Nurse
Hold the Dark
2018
as Illanaq
Wildwood
2026
as (voice)
Death Hunt
1981
as Indian Woman
The Last Manhunt
2022
as Ticup
Black Robe
1991
as Chomina's Wife
ARQ
2016
as The Pope
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
2024
as Self - Chula
Candy Mountain
1988
as Annie
Luna: Spirit of the Whale
2007
as Gloria Maquinna
Sioux City
1994
as Dawn Rainfeather
Dreamkeeper
2003
as Old Pawnee Woman
The Education of Little Tree
1997
as Nonna
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994
as Mary's Mother
Smoke Signals
1998
as Arlene Joseph
Edge of Madness
2002
as Ruth
Spirit Rider
1993
as Marilyn St. Claire
Silent Tongue
1994
as Silent Tongue
Older Than America
2008
as Auntie Apple
Heartwood
1998
as Violet Boucher
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995
as Turtle Mother
Divided Loyalties
1990
as Molly Brant
Running Brave
1983
as Caroline
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993
as Bangor
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987
as Little Doe
Through Black Spruce
2019
as Mary-Lou
Mom, Dad and Her
2008
as Heather
Grand Avenue
1996
as Nellie
A Thief Of Time
2004
as Irene Musket
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003
as Self
War Party
1988
as Sonny's Mother
The Road to Christmas
2006
as Sioux Woman
Fathers & Sons
2010
as Gordon’s Sister
Back Home Again
2021
as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
Mothers & Daughters
2008
as Celine
The Grizzlies
2019
as Janace
The Hi-Line
2000
as Singing Bird
Hope Bridge
2015
as Lana
Maïna
2013
as Tekahera
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
1995
as Sarah Winnemucca
The Lost Child
2000
as Aunt Mary
A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999
as Heaven Fontaine
Navigating the Heart
2000
as Mary
H2O
2004
as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990
as Herself
Chasing Shakespeare
2014
as Older Venus
Dodson's Journey
2001
as Waitress
Unnatural & Accidental
2006
as Aunt Shadie / Rita
Dear Prudence
2008
as Ruth Vigil
Shouting Secrets
2011
as June
Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
2025
as Self
The Corruption of Divine Providence
2020
as Juniper Fairweather
Changing Climates, Changing Times
2009
as Grace Lajoie
Red Snow
2019
as Grandmother Ruth
The Lightning Incident
1991
as Vivian
The Great Northern Candy Drop
2017
as Narrator / Louisa (voice)
Loyalties
1987
as Rosanne Ladouceur
Down Here
2014
as Stella Mitchell
In the Light of Reverence
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Big Bear
1998
as Running Second
Falls Around Her
2018
as Mary Birchbark
An Ode for Leviticus
2024
as Luna
Postmark Paradise
2000
as Reenie
On the Farm
2016
as Ada Taylor
How the Fiddle Flows
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges
1995
as Alive
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
2024
as Auntie (voice)
Mustard Bath
1993
as Sister Amantha
Rez Carz
2014
as (voice)
Honey Moccasin
1998
as Honey Moccasin
Tantoo Cardinal
2021
as self
Every Emotion Costs
2010
as Aunt Marcy
Marie Ann
1978
as Tantou, Indian princess
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 126 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Tantoo Cardinal has appeared in 80 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tantoo Cardinal Movies
- Legends of the Fall (1994) — as Pet
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — as Lizzie Q
- Dances with Wolves (1990) — as Black Shawl
- Wind River (2017) — as Alice Crowheart
- Wendell & Wild (2022) — as Ms. Hunter (voice)
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