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