Tantoo Cardinal

Acting

Tantoo Cardinal

Born July 20, 1950Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada125 credits

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

Filmography

Wildwood
2026Wildwood
as (voice)Movie
Echo
2024Echo
as Chula BattiestTV
Three Pines
2022Three Pines
as Bea MayerTV
Wendell & Wild
2022Wendell & Wild
as Ms. Hunter (voice)Movie
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
2022ONI: Thunder God's Tale
as Principal (voice)TV
Spirit Rangers
2022Spirit Rangers
as Moon (voice)TV
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
as Marie Chalifoux (voice)TV
Back Home Again
2021Back Home Again
as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)Movie
The Corruption of Divine Providence
2020The Corruption of Divine Providence
as Juniper FairweatherMovie
S
2020Sisters Rising
Executive ProducerMovie
See
2019See
as The DreamerTV
Red Snow
2019Red Snow
as Grandmother RuthMovie
Stumptown
2019Stumptown
as Sue Lynn BlackbirdTV
The Grizzlies
2019The Grizzlies
as JanaceMovie
Through Black Spruce
2019Through Black Spruce
as Mary-LouMovie
New Amsterdam
2018New Amsterdam
as Jane MunseeTV
Hold the Dark
2018Hold the Dark
as IllanaqMovie
Falls Around Her
2018Falls Around Her
as Mary BirchbarkMovie
Corner Gas Animated
2018Corner Gas Animated
as Real Estate Agent (voice)TV
The Great Northern Candy Drop
2017The Great Northern Candy Drop
as Narrator / Louisa (voice)Movie
Godless
2017Godless
as IyoviTV
Wind River
2017Wind River
as Alice CrowheartMovie
Cardinal
2017Cardinal
as NookomisTV
Frontier
2016Frontier
as KamennaTV
Westworld
2016Westworld
as EhaweeTV
Bull
2016Bull
as Chief TsosieTV
ARQ
2016ARQ
as The PopeMovie
On the Farm
2016On the Farm
as Ada TaylorMovie
Hope Bridge
2015Hope Bridge
as LanaMovie
Mohawk Girls
2014Mohawk Girls
as Zoe’s MomTV
Strange Empire
2014Strange Empire
as PichetteTV
Outlander
2014Outlander
as AdawehiTV
Penny Dreadful
2014Penny Dreadful
as Old Native American WomanTV
Rez Carz
2014Rez Carz
as (voice)Movie
Chasing Shakespeare
2014Chasing Shakespeare
as Older VenusMovie
Down Here
2014Down Here
as Stella MitchellMovie
Maïna
2013Maïna
as TekaheraMovie
Eden
2013Eden
as The NurseMovie
Longmire
2012Longmire
as Marilyn YarlottTV
Arctic Air
2012Arctic Air
as Aunt MaryTV
The Killing
2011The Killing
as HookerTV
Blackstone
2011Blackstone
as Wilma StoneyTV
Fathers & Sons
2010Fathers & Sons
as Gordon’s SisterMovie
Shattered
2010Shattered
as CarolTV
E
2010Every Emotion Costs
as Aunt MarcyMovie
Dear Prudence
2008Dear Prudence
as Ruth VigilMovie
Mom, Dad and Her
2008Mom, Dad and Her
as HeatherMovie
Older Than America
2008Older Than America
as Auntie AppleMovie
The Englishman's Boy
2008The Englishman's Boy
as Little Soldier's WifeTV
The Guard
2008The Guard
as UrsulaTV
Luna: Spirit of the Whale
2007Luna: Spirit of the Whale
as Gloria MaquinnaMovie
The Road to Christmas
2006The Road to Christmas
as Sioux WomanMovie
Unnatural & Accidental
2006Unnatural & Accidental
as Aunt Shadie / RitaMovie
H2O
2004H2O
as Grand Chief Katie BlackfireMovie
H2O
2004H2O
as Grand Chief Katie BlackfireTV
A Thief Of Time
2004A Thief Of Time
as Irene MusketMovie
Dreamkeeper
2003Dreamkeeper
as Old Pawnee WomanMovie
Dreamkeeper
2003Dreamkeeper
as Old Pawnee WomanTV
H
2002How the Fiddle Flows
as Narrator (voice)Movie
T
2002Tom Stone
as Judge CrowfootTV
MythQuest
2001MythQuest
as WallohaTV
In the Light of Reverence
2001In the Light of Reverence
as Narrator (voice)Movie
D
2001Dodson's Journey
as WaitressMovie
The Lost Child
2000The Lost Child
as Aunt MaryMovie
Canada: A People's History
2000Canada: A People's History
as Plains StorytellerTV
The Hi-Line
2000The Hi-Line
as Singing BirdMovie
A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999A Stranger in the Kingdom
as Heaven FontaineMovie
Family Law
1999Family Law
as Mrs. GrantTV
Smoke Signals
1998Smoke Signals
as Arlene JosephMovie
Heartwood
1998Heartwood
as Violet BoucherMovie
Big Bear
1998Big Bear
as Running SecondMovie
Cold Squad
1998Cold Squad
as Theresa SandimanTV
Honey Moccasin
1998Honey Moccasin
as Honey MoccasinMovie
Grand Avenue
1996Grand Avenue
as NellieMovie
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
as Gabe LaRoche’s MotherTV
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
as Turtle MotherMovie
Sioux City
1994Sioux City
as Dawn RainfeatherMovie
Spirit Rider
1993Spirit Rider
as Marilyn St. ClaireMovie
Mustard Bath
1993Mustard Bath
as Sister AmanthaMovie
Silent Tongue
1993Silent Tongue
as Silent TongueMovie
North of 60
1992North of 60
as Betty MosesTV
Black Robe
1991Black Robe
as Chomina's WifeMovie
Dances with Wolves
1990Dances with Wolves
as Black ShawlMovie
Divided Loyalties
1990Divided Loyalties
as Molly BrantMovie
War Party
1988War Party
as Sonny's MotherMovie
Candy Mountain
1988Candy Mountain
as AnnieMovie
Loyalties
1987Loyalties
as Rosanne LadouceurMovie
Street Legal
1987Street Legal
as Renee StonehouseTV
The Campbells
1986The Campbells
as Maria BrantTV
Places Not Our Own
1986Places Not Our Own
as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)Movie
Running Brave
1983Running Brave
as CarolineMovie
Death Hunt
1981Death Hunt
as Indian WomanMovie
Marie Ann
1978Marie Ann
as Tantou, Indian princessMovie