Tantoo Cardinal
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Outlander
Adawehi
2014
Series
Westworld
Ehawee
2016
Series
New Amsterdam
Jane Munsee
2018
Series
Bull
Chief Tsosie
2016
Series
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Snow Bird
1993
Series
See
The Dreamer
2019
Series
Longmire
Marilyn Yarlott
2012
Series
The Killing
Hooker
2011
Series
Family Law
Mrs. Grant
1999
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Penny Dreadful
Old Native American Woman
2014
Series
Cold Squad
Theresa Sandiman
1998
Film
Legends of the Fall
Pet
1994
Film
Dances with Wolves
Black Shawl
1990
Series
Echo
Chula Battiest
2024
Series
Frontier
Kamenna
2016
Film
Killers of the Flower Moon
Lizzie Q
2023
Series
Cardinal
Nookomis
2017
Series
Stumptown
Sue Lynn Blackbird
2019
Series
Godless
Iyovi
2017
Series
Street Legal
Renee Stonehouse
1987
Film
Wind River
Alice Crowheart
2017
Series
The American Revolution
(voice)
2025
Series
North of 60
Betty Moses
1992
Series
The Campbells
Maria Brant
1986
Series
Corner Gas Animated
Real Estate Agent (voice)
2018
Series
The Guard
Ursula
2008
Series
Arctic Air
Aunt Mary
2012
Series
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Marie Chalifoux (voice)
2022
Series
Three Pines
Bea Mayer
2022
Series
MythQuest
Walloha
2001
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Aunt Mary
1951
Series
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
Principal (voice)
2022
Tom Stone
Judge Crowfoot
2002
Series
For the Record
1976
Film
Death Hunt
Indian Woman
1981
Series
Spirit Rangers
Moon (voice)
2022
Series
Blackstone
Wilma Stoney
2011
Series
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Gabe LaRoche’s Mother
1995
Film
Eden
The Nurse
2013
Series
Shattered
Carol
2010
Film
Wildwood
(voice)
2026
Series
Harts of the West
Helen
1993
Film
Wendell & Wild
Ms. Hunter (voice)
2022
Series
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
Iba Beauvais
2006
Series
The American Buffalo
(voice)
2023
Series
H2O
Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
2004
Series
Strange Empire
Pichette
2014
Series
Mohawk Girls
Zoe’s Mom
2014
Series
Canada: A People's History
Plains Storyteller
2000
Film
ARQ
The Pope
2016
Film
Hold the Dark
Illanaq
2018
Film
The Last Manhunt
Ticup
2022
Film
Heartwood
Violet Boucher
1998
Series
The Englishman's Boy
Little Soldier's Wife
2008
Film
Black Robe
Chomina's Wife
1991
Film
Divided Loyalties
Molly Brant
1990
Film
Down Here
Stella Mitchell
2014
Film
Sioux City
Dawn Rainfeather
1994
Film
Candy Mountain
Annie
1988
Film
Mom, Dad and Her
Heather
2008
Film
The Education of Little Tree
Nonna
1997
Film
Through Black Spruce
Mary-Lou
2019
Film
Where the Rivers Flow North
Bangor
1993
Film
Luna: Spirit of the Whale
Gloria Maquinna
2007
Film
H2O
Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
2004
Film
Older Than America
Auntie Apple
2008
Series
Dreamkeeper
Old Pawnee Woman
2003
Film
Dreamkeeper
Old Pawnee Woman
2003
Film
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Mary's Mother
1994
Film
Smoke Signals
Arlene Joseph
1998
Film
Running Brave
Caroline
1983
Film
Maïna
Tekahera
2013
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
Self - Chula
2024
Film
The Grizzlies
Janace
2019
Film
Edge of Madness
Ruth
2002
Film
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Little Doe
1987
Film
Silent Tongue
Silent Tongue
1994
Film
War Party
Sonny's Mother
1988
Film
Spirit Rider
Marilyn St. Claire
1993
Moccasin Flats
Betty
2003
Film
Mothers & Daughters
Celine
2008
Film
A Thief Of Time
Irene Musket
2004
Film
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Turtle Mother
1995
Film
Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
Self
2025
Film
Dear Prudence
Ruth Vigil
2008
Film
A Stranger in the Kingdom
Heaven Fontaine
1999
Film
Hope Bridge
Lana
2015
Film
Changing Climates, Changing Times
Grace Lajoie
2009
Film
Back Home Again
Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
2021
Film
The Lost Child
Aunt Mary
2000
Shouting Secrets
June
2011
Film
Chasing Shakespeare
Older Venus
2014
Film
The Road to Christmas
Sioux Woman
2006
Film
Fathers & Sons
Gordon’s Sister
2010
Film
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Self
2003
Film
Tantoo Cardinal
self
2021
Film
Unnatural & Accidental
Aunt Shadie / Rita
2006
Film
Navigating the Heart
Mary
2000
Film
The Hi-Line
Singing Bird
2000
Film
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
Herself
1990
Dodson's Journey
Waitress
2001
Film
The Lightning Incident
Vivian
1991
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
Sarah Winnemucca
1995
Film
On the Farm
Ada Taylor
2016
How the Fiddle Flows
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
The Corruption of Divine Providence
Juniper Fairweather
2020
Postmark Paradise
Reenie
2000
Film
In the Light of Reverence
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
Grand Avenue
Nellie
1996
Film
Mustard Bath
Sister Amantha
1993
Film
Loyalties
Rosanne Ladouceur
1987
Every Emotion Costs
Aunt Marcy
2010
Film
Red Snow
Grandmother Ruth
2019
Film
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Auntie (voice)
2024
Film
Falls Around Her
Mary Birchbark
2018
Film
An Ode for Leviticus
Luna
2024
Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges
Alive
1995
Film
The Great Northern Candy Drop
Narrator / Louisa (voice)
2017
Film
Places Not Our Own
Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
1986
Film
Honey Moccasin
Honey Moccasin
1998
Film
Marie Ann
Tantou, Indian princess
1978
Film
Big Bear
Running Second
1998
Film
Rez Carz
(voice)
2014
Film
However Wide the Sky: Places of Power
Self - Narrator
2021