Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

🎂 20th July 1950 (75 yrs) 📍 Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Known For

Dances with Wolves

Biography

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.

Tantoo Cardinal

Movies Featuring Tantoo Cardinal

Wildwood

Wildwood (2026)

as (voice)
Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood (2025)

as Self
Inkwo for When the Starving Return

Inkwo for When the Starving Return (2024)

as Auntie (voice)
An Ode for Leviticus

An Ode for Leviticus (2024)

as Luna
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo (2024)

as Self - Chula
Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

as Lizzie Q
The Last Manhunt

The Last Manhunt (2022)

as Ticup
Wendell & Wild

Wendell & Wild (2022)

as Ms. Hunter (voice)
Back Home Again

Back Home Again (2021)

as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal (2021)

as self
The Corruption of Divine Providence

The Corruption of Divine Providence (2020)

as Juniper Fairweather
Red Snow

Red Snow (2019)

as Grandmother Ruth
The Grizzlies

The Grizzlies (2019)

as Janace
Through Black Spruce

Through Black Spruce (2019)

as Mary-Lou
Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark (2018)

as Illanaq
Falls Around Her

Falls Around Her (2018)

as Mary Birchbark
The Great Northern Candy Drop

The Great Northern Candy Drop (2017)

as Narrator / Louisa (voice)
Wind River

Wind River (2017)

as Alice Crowheart
ARQ

ARQ (2016)

as The Pope
On the Farm

On the Farm (2016)

as Ada Taylor
Hope Bridge

Hope Bridge (2015)

as Lana
Rez Carz

Rez Carz (2014)

as (voice)
Chasing Shakespeare

Chasing Shakespeare (2014)

as Older Venus
Down Here

Down Here (2014)

as Stella Mitchell
Maïna

Maïna (2013)

as Tekahera
Eden

Eden (2013)

as The Nurse
No Image

Shouting Secrets (2011)

as June
Fathers & Sons

Fathers & Sons (2010)

as Gordon’s Sister
No Image

Every Emotion Costs (2010)

as Aunt Marcy
Changing Climates, Changing Times

Changing Climates, Changing Times (2009)

as Grace Lajoie
Mothers & Daughters

Mothers & Daughters (2008)

as Celine
Dear Prudence

Dear Prudence (2008)

as Ruth Vigil
Mom, Dad and Her

Mom, Dad and Her (2008)

as Heather
Older Than America

Older Than America (2008)

as Auntie Apple
Luna: Spirit of the Whale

Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007)

as Gloria Maquinna
The Road to Christmas

The Road to Christmas (2006)

as Sioux Woman
Unnatural & Accidental

Unnatural & Accidental (2006)

as Aunt Shadie / Rita
H2O

H2O (2004)

as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
A Thief Of Time

A Thief Of Time (2004)

as Irene Musket
Dreamkeeper

Dreamkeeper (2003)

as Old Pawnee Woman
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003)

as Self
No Image

How the Fiddle Flows (2002)

as Narrator (voice)
Edge of Madness

Edge of Madness (2002)

as Ruth
In the Light of Reverence

In the Light of Reverence (2001)

as Narrator (voice)
No Image

Dodson's Journey (2001)

as Waitress
The Lost Child

The Lost Child (2000)

as Aunt Mary
The Hi-Line

The Hi-Line (2000)

as Singing Bird
No Image

Postmark Paradise (2000)

as Reenie
Navigating the Heart

Navigating the Heart (2000)

as Mary
A Stranger in the Kingdom

A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)

as Heaven Fontaine
Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals (1998)

as Arlene Joseph
Heartwood

Heartwood (1998)

as Violet Boucher
Big Bear

Big Bear (1998)

as Running Second
Honey Moccasin

Honey Moccasin (1998)

as Honey Moccasin
The Education of Little Tree

The Education of Little Tree (1997)

as Nonna
Grand Avenue

Grand Avenue (1996)

as Nellie
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995)

as Turtle Mother
No Image

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995)

as Sarah Winnemucca
No Image

Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges (1995)

as Alive
Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall (1994)

as Pet
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994)

as Mary's Mother
Sioux City

Sioux City (1994)

as Dawn Rainfeather
Spirit Rider

Spirit Rider (1993)

as Marilyn St. Claire
Where the Rivers Flow North

Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)

as Bangor
Mustard Bath

Mustard Bath (1993)

as Sister Amantha
Silent Tongue

Silent Tongue (1993)

as Silent Tongue
Black Robe

Black Robe (1991)

as Chomina's Wife
The Lightning Incident

The Lightning Incident (1991)

as Vivian
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (1990)

as Herself
Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves (1990)

as Black Shawl
Divided Loyalties

Divided Loyalties (1990)

as Molly Brant
War Party

War Party (1988)

as Sonny's Mother
Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain (1988)

as Annie
Loyalties

Loyalties (1987)

as Rosanne Ladouceur
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)

as Little Doe
Places Not Our Own

Places Not Our Own (1986)

as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
Running Brave

Running Brave (1983)

as Caroline
Death Hunt

Death Hunt (1981)

as Indian Woman
Marie Ann

Marie Ann (1978)

as Tantou, Indian princess