Known For
Acting
Known Credits
126
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 20, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
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.
| 2026 | Wildwoodas (voice) | |
| 2025 | The American Revolutionas (voice) | |
| 2025 | Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywoodas Self | |
| 2024 | Inkwo for When the Starving Returnas Auntie (voice) | |
| 2024 | An Ode for Leviticusas Luna | |
| 2024 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echoas Self - Chula | |
| 2024 | Echoas Chula Battiest | |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moonas Lizzie Q | |
| 2023 | The American Buffaloas (voice) | |
| 2022 | Three Pinesas Bea Mayer | |
| 2022 | The Last Manhuntas Ticup | |
| 2022 | Wendell & Wildas Ms. Hunter (voice) | |
| 2022 | ONI: Thunder God's Taleas Principal (voice) | |
| 2022 | Spirit Rangersas Moon (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Boss Baby: Back in the Cribas Marie Chalifoux (voice) | |
| 2021 | However Wide the Sky: Places of Poweras Self - Narrator | |
| 2021 | Back Home Againas Mrs. Grey Horns (voice) | |
| 2021 | Tantoo Cardinalas self | |
| 2020 | The Corruption of Divine Providenceas Juniper Fairweather | |
| 2019 | Seeas The Dreamer | |
| 2019 | Red Snowas Grandmother Ruth | |
| 2019 | Stumptownas Sue Lynn Blackbird | |
| 2019 | The Grizzliesas Janace | |
| 2019 | Through Black Spruceas Mary-Lou | |
| 2018 | Abandoned: Angelique's Isleas Green Thunderbird Woman | |
| 2018 | New Amsterdamas Jane Munsee | |
| 2018 | Hold the Darkas Illanaq | |
| 2018 | Falls Around Heras Mary Birchbark | |
| 2018 | Corner Gas Animatedas Real Estate Agent (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Great Northern Candy Dropas Narrator / Louisa (voice) | |
| 2017 | Godlessas Iyovi | |
| 2017 | Wind Riveras Alice Crowheart | |
| 2017 | Cardinalas Nookomis | |
| 2016 | Frontieras Kamenna | |
| 2016 | Westworldas Ehawee | |
| 2016 | Bullas Chief Tsosie | |
| 2016 | ARQas The Pope | |
| 2016 | On the Farmas Ada Taylor | |
| 2015 | Hope Bridgeas Lana | |
| 2014 | Mohawk Girlsas Zoe’s Mom | |
| 2014 | Strange Empireas Pichette | |
| 2014 | Outlanderas Adawehi | |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadfulas Old Native American Woman | |
| 2014 | Rez Carzas (voice) | |
| 2014 | Chasing Shakespeareas Older Venus | |
| 2014 | Down Hereas Stella Mitchell | |
| 2013 | Maïnaas Tekahera | |
| 2013 | Edenas The Nurse | |
| 2012 | Longmireas Marilyn Yarlott | |
| 2012 | Arctic Airas Aunt Mary | |
| 2011 | Shouting Secretsas June | |
| 2011 | The Killingas Hooker | |
| 2011 | Blackstoneas Wilma Stoney | |
| 2010 | Fathers & Sonsas Gordon’s Sister | |
| 2010 | Shatteredas Carol | |
| 2010 | Every Emotion Costsas Aunt Marcy | |
| 2009 | Changing Climates, Changing Timesas Grace Lajoie | |
| 2008 | Mothers & Daughtersas Celine | |
| 2008 | Dear Prudenceas Ruth Vigil | |
| 2008 | Mom, Dad and Heras Heather | |
| 2008 | Older Than Americaas Auntie Apple | |
| 2008 | The Englishman's Boyas Little Soldier's Wife | |
| 2008 | The Guardas Ursula | |
| 2007 | Luna: Spirit of the Whaleas Gloria Maquinna | |
| 2006 | The Road to Christmasas Sioux Woman | |
| 2006 | Indian Summer: The Oka Crisisas Iba Beauvais | |
| 2006 | Unnatural & Accidentalas Aunt Shadie / Rita | |
| 2004 | H2Oas Grand Chief Katie Blackfire | |
| 2004 | H2Oas Grand Chief Katie Blackfire | |
| 2004 | A Thief Of Timeas Irene Musket | |
| 2003 | Dreamkeeperas Old Pawnee Woman | |
| 2003 | Dreamkeeperas Old Pawnee Woman | |
| 2003 | Moccasin Flatsas Betty | |
| 2003 | Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epicas Self | |
| 2002 | How the Fiddle Flowsas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2002 | Edge of Madnessas Ruth | |
| 2002 | Tom Stoneas Judge Crowfoot | |
| 2001 | MythQuestas Walloha | |
| 2001 | In the Light of Reverenceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Dodson's Journeyas Waitress | |
| 2000 | The Lost Childas Aunt Mary | |
| 2000 | Canada: A People's Historyas Plains Storyteller | |
| 2000 | The Hi-Lineas Singing Bird | |
| 2000 | Postmark Paradiseas Reenie | |
| 2000 | Navigating the Heartas Mary | |
| 1999 | A Stranger in the Kingdomas Heaven Fontaine | |
| 1999 | Family Lawas Mrs. Grant | |
| 1998 | Smoke Signalsas Arlene Joseph | |
| 1998 | Heartwoodas Violet Boucher | |
| 1998 | Big Bearas Running Second | |
| 1998 | Cold Squadas Theresa Sandiman | |
| 1998 | Honey Moccasinas Honey Moccasin | |
| 1997 | The Education of Little Treeas Nonna | |
| 1996 | Grand Avenueas Nellie | |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Yearsas Gabe LaRoche’s Mother | |
| 1995 | Tecumseh: The Last Warrioras Turtle Mother | |
| 1995 | Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the Westas Sarah Winnemucca | |
| 1995 | Prophecy, Milestones & Challengesas Alive | |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fallas Pet | |
| 1994 | Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Kneeas Mary's Mother | |
| 1994 | Sioux Cityas Dawn Rainfeather | |
| 1994 | Silent Tongueas Silent Tongue | |
| 1993 | Harts of the Westas Helen | |
| 1993 | Spirit Rideras Marilyn St. Claire | |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow Northas Bangor | |
| 1993 | Mustard Bathas Sister Amantha | |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Womanas Snow Bird | |
| 1992 | North of 60as Betty Moses | |
| 1991 | Black Robeas Chomina's Wife | |
| 1991 | The Lightning Incidentas Vivian | |
| 1990 | The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'as Herself | |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolvesas Black Shawl | |
| 1990 | Divided Loyaltiesas Molly Brant | |
| 1988 | War Partyas Sonny's Mother | |
| 1988 | Candy Mountainas Annie | |
| 1987 | Loyaltiesas Rosanne Ladouceur | |
| 1987 | Gunsmoke: Return to Dodgeas Little Doe | |
| 1987 | Street Legalas Renee Stonehouse | |
| 1986 | The Campbellsas Maria Brant | |
| 1986 | Places Not Our Ownas Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal) | |
| 1983 | Running Braveas Caroline | |
| 1981 | Death Huntas Indian Woman | |
| 1978 | Marie Annas Tantou, Indian princess | |
| 1976 | For the Recordas | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Aunt Mary |
| 2020 | Sisters Rising...Executive Producer |
