
Tantoo Cardinal
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1950-07-20
Place of birth: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
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.
Known for

Dances with Wolves
1990Black Shawl
Legends of the Fall
1994Pet
Smoke Signals
1998Arlene Joseph
Unnatural & Accidental
2006Aunt Shadie / Rita
Back Home Again
2021Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
Black Robe
1991Chomina's Wife
Changing Climates, Changing Times
2009Grace Lajoie
Rez Carz
2014(voice)
Running Brave
1983Caroline
Dreamkeeper
2003Old Pawnee Woman
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987Little Doe
Eden
2013The Nurse
Tantoo Cardinal
2021self
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995Turtle Mother
Wendell & Wild
2022Ms. Hunter (voice)
Silent Tongue
1993Silent Tongue
The Hi-Line
2000Singing Bird
Places Not Our Own
1986Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)