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