Tantoo Cardinal
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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
Credits
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
as Lizzie Q
Dances with Wolves (1990)
as Black Shawl
Wind River (2017)
as Alice Crowheart
Legends of the Fall (1994)
as Pet
Wildwood (2026)
as (voice)
Death Hunt (1981)
as Indian Woman
ARQ (2016)
as The Pope
Hope Bridge (2015)
as Lana
Hold the Dark (2018)
as Illanaq
Wendell & Wild (2022)
as Ms. Hunter (voice)
Eden (2013)
as The Nurse
Black Robe (1991)
as Chomina's Wife
Mom, Dad and Her (2008)
as Heather
Mothers & Daughters (2008)
as Celine
The Last Manhunt (2022)
as Ticup
Rez Carz (2014)
as (voice)
Dreamkeeper (2003)
as Old Pawnee Woman
H2O (2004)
as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007)
as Gloria Maquinna
Marie Ann (1978)
as Tantou, Indian princess
Honey Moccasin (1998)
as Honey Moccasin
Down Here (2014)
as Stella Mitchell
Postmark Paradise (2000)
as Reenie
War Party (1988)
as Sonny's Mother
An Ode for Leviticus (2024)
as Luna
On the Farm (2016)
as Ada Taylor
The Road to Christmas (2006)
as Sioux Woman
Tantoo Cardinal (2021)
as self
Fathers & Sons (2010)
as Gordon’s Sister
Older Than America (2008)
as Auntie Apple
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995)
as Turtle Mother
Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)
as Bangor
The Education of Little Tree (1997)
as Nonna
Navigating the Heart (2000)
as Mary
Running Brave (1983)
as Caroline
Chasing Shakespeare (2014)
as Older Venus
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
as Little Doe
The Hi-Line (2000)
as Singing Bird
Smoke Signals (1998)
as Arlene Joseph
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003)
as Self
Maïna (2013)
as Tekahera
Candy Mountain (1988)
as Annie
The Lost Child (2000)
as Aunt Mary
Unnatural & Accidental (2006)
as Aunt Shadie / Rita
Through Black Spruce (2019)
as Mary-Lou
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo (2024)
as Self - Chula
Loyalties (1987)
as Rosanne Ladouceur
A Thief Of Time (2004)
as Irene Musket
The Lightning Incident (1991)
as Vivian
Mustard Bath (1993)
as Sister Amantha
Back Home Again (2021)
as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
In the Light of Reverence (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994)
as Mary's Mother
Changing Climates, Changing Times (2009)
as Grace Lajoie
Sioux City (1994)
as Dawn Rainfeather
Falls Around Her (2018)
as Mary Birchbark
A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
as Heaven Fontaine
The Grizzlies (2019)
as Janace
Dodson's Journey (2001)
as Waitress
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (1990)
as Herself
The Corruption of Divine Providence (2020)
as Juniper Fairweather
Dear Prudence (2008)
as Ruth Vigil
Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood (2025)
as Self
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle (2018)
as Green Thunderbird Woman
Edge of Madness (2002)
as Ruth
Divided Loyalties (1990)
as Molly Brant
Shouting Secrets (2011)
as June
Grand Avenue (1996)
as Nellie
Places Not Our Own (1986)
as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
The Great Northern Candy Drop (2017)
as Narrator / Louisa (voice)
Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges (1995)
as Alive
Every Emotion Costs (2010)
as Aunt Marcy
Red Snow (2019)
as Grandmother Ruth
How the Fiddle Flows (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Spirit Rider (1993)
as Marilyn St. Claire
Heartwood (1998)
as Violet Boucher
However Wide the Sky: Places of Power (2021)
as Self - Narrator
Inkwo for When the Starving Return (2024)
as Auntie (voice)
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995)
as Sarah Winnemucca
Big Bear (1998)
as Running Second
Silent Tongue (1994)
as Silent Tongue