Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

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.

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Filmography

2024

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
as Self - Chula
Movie - Released: 1/31/2024
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
as Auntie (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/26/2024
An Ode for Leviticus
An Ode for Leviticus
as Luna
Movie - Released: 2/10/2024
Echo
Echo
as Chula Battiest
TV - Released: 1/9/2024

2023

Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Lizzie Q
Movie - Released: 10/18/2023
The American Buffalo
The American Buffalo
as (voice)
TV - Released: 10/16/2023

2022

Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild
as Ms. Hunter (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/21/2022
The Last Manhunt
The Last Manhunt
as Ticup
Movie - Released: 11/18/2022
Three Pines
Three Pines
as Bea Mayer
TV - Released: 12/1/2022
Spirit Rangers
Spirit Rangers
as Moon (voice)
TV - Released: 10/10/2022
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
as Principal (voice)
TV - Released: 10/21/2022

2021

Back Home Again
Back Home Again
as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/28/2021

2020

The Corruption of Divine Providence
The Corruption of Divine Providence
as Juniper Fairweather
Movie - Released: 5/25/2020

2019

Through Black Spruce
Through Black Spruce
as Mary-Lou
Movie - Released: 3/29/2019
The Grizzlies
The Grizzlies
as Janace
Movie - Released: 4/19/2019
Red Snow
Red Snow
as Grandmother Ruth
Movie - Released: 10/2/2019
Stumptown
Stumptown
as Sue Lynn Blackbird
TV - Released: 9/25/2019
See
See
as The Dreamer
TV - Released: 11/1/2019

2018

Falls Around Her
Falls Around Her
as Mary Birchbark
Movie - Released: 9/8/2018
Hold the Dark
Hold the Dark
as Illanaq
Movie - Released: 9/22/2018
Corner Gas Animated
Corner Gas Animated
as Real Estate Agent (voice)
TV - Released: 4/2/2018
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
as Jane Munsee
TV - Released: 9/25/2018

2017

Wind River
Wind River
as Alice Crowheart
Movie - Released: 8/3/2017
The Great Northern Candy Drop
The Great Northern Candy Drop
as Narrator / Louisa (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/17/2017
Cardinal
Cardinal
as Nookomis
TV - Released: 1/25/2017
Godless
Godless
as Iyovi
TV - Released: 11/22/2017

2016

On the Farm
On the Farm
as Ada Taylor
Movie - Released: 7/26/2016
ARQ
ARQ
as The Pope
Movie - Released: 9/16/2016
Frontier
Frontier
as Kamenna
TV - Released: 11/6/2016
Westworld
Westworld
as Ehawee
TV - Released: 10/2/2016
Bull
Bull
as Chief Tsosie
TV - Released: 9/20/2016

2015

Hope Bridge
Hope Bridge
as Lana
Movie - Released: 5/8/2015

2014

Rez Carz
Rez Carz
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/12/2014
Chasing Shakespeare
Chasing Shakespeare
as Older Venus
Movie - Released: 2/3/2014
Down Here
Down Here
as Stella Mitchell
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014
Strange Empire
Strange Empire
as Pichette
TV - Released: 10/6/2014
Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful
as Old Native American Woman
TV - Released: 5/11/2014
Mohawk Girls
Mohawk Girls
as Zoe’s Mom
TV - Released: 11/23/2014
Outlander
Outlander
as Adawehi
TV - Released: 8/9/2014

2013

Eden
Eden
as The Nurse
Movie - Released: 3/20/2013
Maïna
Maïna
as Tekahera
Movie - Released: 9/12/2013

2012

Arctic Air
Arctic Air
as Aunt Mary
TV - Released: 1/10/2012
Longmire
Longmire
as Marilyn Yarlott
TV - Released: 6/3/2012

2011

Movie
Shouting Secrets
as June
Movie - Released: 11/10/2011
The Killing
The Killing
as Hooker
TV - Released: 4/3/2011
Blackstone
Blackstone
as Wilma Stoney
TV - Released: 1/25/2011

2010

Fathers & Sons
Fathers & Sons
as Gordon’s Sister
Movie - Released: 10/1/2010
Movie
Every Emotion Costs
as Aunt Marcy
Movie - Released: 1/1/2010
Shattered
Shattered
as Carol
TV - Released: 9/1/2010

2009

Changing Climates, Changing Times
Changing Climates, Changing Times
as Grace Lajoie
Movie - Released: 2/4/2009

2008

Older Than America
Older Than America
as Auntie Apple
Movie - Released: 3/8/2008
Mom, Dad and Her
Mom, Dad and Her
as Heather
Movie - Released: 5/10/2008
Dear Prudence
Dear Prudence
as Ruth Vigil
Movie - Released: 8/23/2008
Mothers & Daughters
Mothers & Daughters
as Celine
Movie - Released: 9/8/2008
The Guard
The Guard
as Ursula
TV - Released: 1/22/2008
The Englishman's Boy
The Englishman's Boy
as Little Soldier's Wife
TV - Released: 3/2/2008

2007

Luna: Spirit of the Whale
Luna: Spirit of the Whale
as Gloria Maquinna
Movie - Released: 5/13/2007

2006

Unnatural & Accidental
Unnatural & Accidental
as Aunt Shadie / Rita
Movie - Released: 7/7/2006
The Road to Christmas
The Road to Christmas
as Sioux Woman
Movie - Released: 12/17/2006
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
as Iba Beauvais
TV - Released: 9/15/2006

2004

A Thief Of Time
A Thief Of Time
as Irene Musket
Movie - Released: 7/11/2004
H2O
H2O
as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
Movie - Released: 10/31/2004
H2O
H2O
as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
TV - Released: 10/31/2004

2003

Dreamkeeper
Dreamkeeper
as Old Pawnee Woman
Movie - Released: 12/28/2003
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/20/2003
TV
Moccasin Flats
as Betty
TV - Released: 11/3/2003

2002

Edge of Madness
Edge of Madness
as Ruth
Movie - Released: 3/1/2002
Movie
How the Fiddle Flows
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/26/2002
TV
Tom Stone
as Judge Crowfoot
TV - Released: 2/25/2002

2001

Movie
Dodson's Journey
as Waitress
Movie - Released: 1/10/2001
In the Light of Reverence
In the Light of Reverence
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/17/2001
MythQuest
MythQuest
as Walloha
TV - Released: 8/1/2001

2000

The Hi-Line
The Hi-Line
as Singing Bird
Movie - Released: 5/5/2000
The Lost Child
The Lost Child
as Aunt Mary
Movie - Released: 11/19/2000
Navigating the Heart
Navigating the Heart
as Mary
Movie - Released: 2/14/2000
Movie
Postmark Paradise
as Reenie
Movie - Released: 3/3/2000
Canada: A People's History
Canada: A People's History
as Plains Storyteller
TV - Released: 10/22/2000

1999

A Stranger in the Kingdom
A Stranger in the Kingdom
as Heaven Fontaine
Movie - Released: 11/23/1999
Family Law
Family Law
as Mrs. Grant
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Smoke Signals
Smoke Signals
as Arlene Joseph
Movie - Released: 6/26/1998
Heartwood
Heartwood
as Violet Boucher
Movie - Released: 4/19/1998
Big Bear
Big Bear
as Running Second
Movie - Released: 2/9/1998
Honey Moccasin
Honey Moccasin
as Honey Moccasin
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Cold Squad
Cold Squad
as Theresa Sandiman
TV - Released: 1/23/1998

1997

The Education of Little Tree
The Education of Little Tree
as Nonna
Movie - Released: 12/25/1997

1996

Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue
as Nellie
Movie - Released: 6/30/1996

1995

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
as Turtle Mother
Movie - Released: 6/4/1995
Movie
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
as Sarah Winnemucca
Movie - Released: 5/10/1995
Movie
Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges
as Alive
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
as Gabe LaRoche’s Mother
TV - Released: 9/21/1995

1994

Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall
as Pet
Movie - Released: 12/23/1994
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
as Mary's Mother
Movie - Released: 10/16/1994
Sioux City
Sioux City
as Dawn Rainfeather
Movie - Released: 4/1/1994

1993

Silent Tongue
Silent Tongue
as Silent Tongue
Movie - Released: 1/28/1993
Where the Rivers Flow North
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Bangor
Movie - Released: 6/14/1993
Movie
Spirit Rider
as Marilyn St. Claire
Movie - Released: 8/23/1993
Mustard Bath
Mustard Bath
as Sister Amantha
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
Harts of the West
Harts of the West
as Helen
TV - Released: 9/25/1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Snow Bird
TV - Released: 1/1/1993

1992

North of 60
North of 60
as Betty Moses
TV - Released: 12/3/1992

1991

Black Robe
Black Robe
as Chomina's Wife
Movie - Released: 10/4/1991
The Lightning Incident
The Lightning Incident
as Vivian
Movie - Released: 9/12/1991

1990

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves
as Black Shawl
Movie - Released: 3/30/1990
Divided Loyalties
Divided Loyalties
as Molly Brant
Movie - Released: 2/13/1990
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
as Herself
Movie - Released: 11/15/1990

1988

War Party
War Party
as Sonny's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/15/1988
Candy Mountain
Candy Mountain
as Annie
Movie - Released: 1/20/1988

1987

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
as Little Doe
Movie - Released: 9/27/1987
Loyalties
Loyalties
as Rosanne Ladouceur
Movie - Released: 11/20/1987
Street Legal
Street Legal
as Renee Stonehouse
TV - Released: 1/6/1987

1986

Places Not Our Own
Places Not Our Own
as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
The Campbells
The Campbells
as Maria Brant
TV - Released: 4/4/1986

1983

Running Brave
Running Brave
as Caroline (as Tantoo Martin)
Movie - Released: 11/4/1983

1981

Death Hunt
Death Hunt
as Indian Woman (as Tantoo Martin)
Movie - Released: 4/15/1981

1978

Marie Ann
Marie Ann
as Tantou, Indian princess (as Tantoo Martin)
Movie - Released: 8/2/1978

1977

For The Record
For The Record
TV - Released: 1/1/1977

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Aunt Mary
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

Tantoo Cardinal
Tantoo Cardinal
as self
Movie
Wildwood
Wildwood
as (voice)
Movie