TANTOO CARDINAL

Tantoo Cardinal
Tantoo Cardinal
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 20, 1950
Place of Birth: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Biography

Tantoo Cardinal CM is a 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.

Filmography

Starring

2024·
Echo
Chula Battiest
Principal (voice)
Moon (voice)
Bea Mayer
Juniper Fairweather
2019·
See
The Dreamer
2019·
Stumptown
Sue Lynn Blackbird
2019·
Red Snow
Grandmother Ruth
Jane Munsee
Real Estate Agent (voice)
Illanaq
2017·
Godless
Iyovi
2017·
Cardinal
Nookomis
Narrator / Louisa (voice)
2016·
Bull
Chief Tsosie
2016·
Westworld
Ehawee
2016·
Frontier
Kamenna
2016·
ARQ
The Pope
2014·
Outlander
Adawehi
Zoe’s Mom
Old Native American Woman
Pichette
2012·
Longmire
Marilyn Yarlott
Aunt Mary
Wilma Stoney
Hooker
2010·
Shattered
Carol
Little Soldier's Wife
2008·
The Guard
Ursula
2004·
H2O
Grand Chief Katie Blackfire, Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
Betty
2002·
Tom Stone
Judge Crowfoot
Narrator (voice)
2001·
MythQuest
Walloha
Plains Storyteller
Reenie
Mrs. Grant
Theresa Sandiman
Honey Moccasin
1998·
Big Bear
Running Second
Gabe LaRoche’s Mother
Betty Moses
Renee Stonehouse
Maria Brant
Indian Woman
Self
Aunt Mary
(voice)
Ticup
Ms. Hunter (voice)
self
Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
Janace
Mary-Lou
Mary Birchbark
Alice Crowheart
Ada Taylor
Lana
2014·
Down Here
Stella Mitchell
Older Venus
2014·
Rez Carz
(voice)
2013·
Maïna
Tekahera
2013·
Eden
The Nurse
Aunt Marcy
Gordon’s Sister
Ruth Vigil
Heather
Auntie Apple
Gloria Maquinna
Sioux Woman
Aunt Shadie / Rita
Irene Musket
Old Pawnee Woman
Ruth
Narrator (voice)
Waitress
Aunt Mary
Singing Bird
Heaven Fontaine
1998·
Heartwood
Violet Boucher
Arlene Joseph
Nellie
Turtle Mother
Dawn Rainfeather
Sister Amantha
Marilyn St. Claire
Silent Tongue
Chomina's Wife
Molly Brant
Black Shawl
Annie
1988·
War Party
Sonny's Mother
1987·
Loyalties
Rosanne Ladouceur
Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
Caroline
1978·
Marie Ann
Tantou, Indian princess

Production

Executive Producer