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Tantoo Cardinal
Acting

Tantoo Cardinal

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

20 Jul 1950

Age

76 Years

Born In

Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Total Projects

124

Years Active

75 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.5 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Wildwood

movie

Wildwood

2026

Wildwood

as (voice)

The American Revolution

tv

The American Revolution

2025

The American Revolution

as (voice)

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood

movie

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood

2025

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood

as Self

Inkwo for When the Starving Return

movie

Inkwo for When the Starving Return

2024

Inkwo for When the Starving Return

as Auntie (voice)

An Ode for Leviticus

movie

An Ode for Leviticus

2024

An Ode for Leviticus

as Luna

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

movie

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

2024

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

as Self - Chula

Echo

tv

Echo

2024

Echo

as Chula Battiest

Killers of the Flower Moon

movie

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

Killers of the Flower Moon

as Lizzie Q

The American Buffalo

tv

The American Buffalo

2023

The American Buffalo

as (voice)

Three Pines

tv

Three Pines

2022

Three Pines

as Bea Mayer

The Last Manhunt

movie

The Last Manhunt

2022

The Last Manhunt

as Ticup

Wendell & Wild

movie

Wendell & Wild

2022

Wendell & Wild

as Ms. Hunter (voice)

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

tv

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

2022

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

as Principal (voice)

Spirit Rangers

tv

Spirit Rangers

2022

Spirit Rangers

as Moon (voice)

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

tv

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

2022

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

as Marie Chalifoux (voice)

Back Home Again

movie

Back Home Again

2021

Back Home Again

as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)

Tantoo Cardinal

movie

Tantoo Cardinal

2021

Tantoo Cardinal

as self

The Corruption of Divine Providence

movie

The Corruption of Divine Providence

2020

The Corruption of Divine Providence

as Juniper Fairweather

See

tv

See

2019

See

as The Dreamer

Red Snow

movie

Red Snow

2019

Red Snow

as Grandmother Ruth

Stumptown

tv

Stumptown

2019

Stumptown

as Sue Lynn Blackbird

The Grizzlies

movie

The Grizzlies

2019

The Grizzlies

as Janace

Through Black Spruce

movie

Through Black Spruce

2019

Through Black Spruce

as Mary-Lou

New Amsterdam

tv

New Amsterdam

2018

New Amsterdam

as Jane Munsee

Hold the Dark

movie

Hold the Dark

2018

Hold the Dark

as Illanaq

Falls Around Her

movie

Falls Around Her

2018

Falls Around Her

as Mary Birchbark

Corner Gas Animated

tv

Corner Gas Animated

2018

Corner Gas Animated

as Real Estate Agent (voice)

The Great Northern Candy Drop

movie

The Great Northern Candy Drop

2017

The Great Northern Candy Drop

as Narrator / Louisa (voice)

Godless

tv

Godless

2017

Godless

as Iyovi

Wind River

movie

Wind River

2017

Wind River

as Alice Crowheart

Cardinal

tv

Cardinal

2017

Cardinal

as Nookomis

Frontier

tv

Frontier

2016

Frontier

as Kamenna

Westworld

tv

Westworld

2016

Westworld

as Ehawee

Bull

tv

Bull

2016

Bull

as Chief Tsosie

ARQ

movie

ARQ

2016

ARQ

as The Pope

On the Farm

movie

On the Farm

2016

On the Farm

as Ada Taylor

Hope Bridge

movie

Hope Bridge

2015

Hope Bridge

as Lana

Mohawk Girls

tv

Mohawk Girls

2014

Mohawk Girls

as Zoe’s Mom

Strange Empire

tv

Strange Empire

2014

Strange Empire

as Pichette

Outlander

tv

Outlander

2014

Outlander

as Adawehi

Penny Dreadful

tv

Penny Dreadful

2014

Penny Dreadful

as Old Native American Woman

Rez Carz

movie

Rez Carz

2014

Rez Carz

as (voice)

Chasing Shakespeare

movie

Chasing Shakespeare

2014

Chasing Shakespeare

as Older Venus

Down Here

movie

Down Here

2014

Down Here

as Stella Mitchell

Maïna

movie

Maïna

2013

Maïna

as Tekahera

Eden

movie

Eden

2013

Eden

as The Nurse

Longmire

tv

Longmire

2012

Longmire

as Marilyn Yarlott

Arctic Air

tv

Arctic Air

2012

Arctic Air

as Aunt Mary

CineRaya

movie

Shouting Secrets

2011

Shouting Secrets

as June

The Killing

tv

The Killing

2011

The Killing

as Hooker

Blackstone

tv

Blackstone

2011

Blackstone

as Wilma Stoney

Fathers & Sons

movie

Fathers & Sons

2010

Fathers & Sons

as Gordon’s Sister

Shattered

tv

Shattered

2010

Shattered

as Carol

CineRaya

movie

Every Emotion Costs

2010

Every Emotion Costs

as Aunt Marcy

Changing Climates, Changing Times

movie

Changing Climates, Changing Times

2009

Changing Climates, Changing Times

as Grace Lajoie

Mothers & Daughters

movie

Mothers & Daughters

2008

Mothers & Daughters

as Celine

Dear Prudence

movie

Dear Prudence

2008

Dear Prudence

as Ruth Vigil

Mom, Dad and Her

movie

Mom, Dad and Her

2008

Mom, Dad and Her

as Heather

Older Than America

movie

Older Than America

2008

Older Than America

as Auntie Apple

The Englishman's Boy

tv

The Englishman's Boy

2008

The Englishman's Boy

as Little Soldier's Wife

The Guard

tv

The Guard

2008

The Guard

as Ursula

Luna: Spirit of the Whale

movie

Luna: Spirit of the Whale

2007

Luna: Spirit of the Whale

as Gloria Maquinna

The Road to Christmas

movie

The Road to Christmas

2006

The Road to Christmas

as Sioux Woman

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

tv

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

2006

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

as Iba Beauvais

Unnatural & Accidental

movie

Unnatural & Accidental

2006

Unnatural & Accidental

as Aunt Shadie / Rita

H2O

movie

H2O

2004

H2O

as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire

H2O

tv

H2O

2004

H2O

as Grand Chief Katie Blackfire

A Thief Of Time

movie

A Thief Of Time

2004

A Thief Of Time

as Irene Musket

Dreamkeeper

movie

Dreamkeeper

2003

Dreamkeeper

as Old Pawnee Woman

Dreamkeeper

tv

Dreamkeeper

2003

Dreamkeeper

as Old Pawnee Woman

CineRaya

tv

Moccasin Flats

2003

Moccasin Flats

as Betty

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

movie

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

2003

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

as Self

CineRaya

movie

How the Fiddle Flows

2002

How the Fiddle Flows

as Narrator (voice)

Edge of Madness

movie

Edge of Madness

2002

Edge of Madness

as Ruth

CineRaya

tv

Tom Stone

2002

Tom Stone

as Judge Crowfoot

MythQuest

tv

MythQuest

2001

MythQuest

as Walloha

In the Light of Reverence

movie

In the Light of Reverence

2001

In the Light of Reverence

as Narrator (voice)

CineRaya

movie

Dodson's Journey

2001

Dodson's Journey

as Waitress

The Lost Child

movie

The Lost Child

2000

The Lost Child

as Aunt Mary

Canada: A People's History

tv

Canada: A People's History

2000

Canada: A People's History

as Plains Storyteller

The Hi-Line

movie

The Hi-Line

2000

The Hi-Line

as Singing Bird

CineRaya

movie

Postmark Paradise

2000

Postmark Paradise

as Reenie

Navigating the Heart

movie

Navigating the Heart

2000

Navigating the Heart

as Mary

A Stranger in the Kingdom

movie

A Stranger in the Kingdom

1999

A Stranger in the Kingdom

as Heaven Fontaine

Family Law

tv

Family Law

1999

Family Law

as Mrs. Grant

Smoke Signals

movie

Smoke Signals

1998

Smoke Signals

as Arlene Joseph

Heartwood

movie

Heartwood

1998

Heartwood

as Violet Boucher

Big Bear

movie

Big Bear

1998

Big Bear

as Running Second

Cold Squad

tv

Cold Squad

1998

Cold Squad

as Theresa Sandiman

Honey Moccasin

movie

Honey Moccasin

1998

Honey Moccasin

as Honey Moccasin

The Education of Little Tree

movie

The Education of Little Tree

1997

The Education of Little Tree

as Nonna

Grand Avenue

movie

Grand Avenue

1996

Grand Avenue

as Nellie

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

tv

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

1995

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

as Gabe LaRoche’s Mother

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

movie

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

1995

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

as Turtle Mother

CineRaya

movie

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

1995

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

as Sarah Winnemucca

CineRaya

movie

Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

1995

Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

as Alive

Legends of the Fall

movie

Legends of the Fall

1994

Legends of the Fall

as Pet

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

movie

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

1994

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

as Mary's Mother

Sioux City

movie

Sioux City

1994

Sioux City

as Dawn Rainfeather

Silent Tongue

movie

Silent Tongue

1994

Silent Tongue

as Silent Tongue

Harts of the West

tv

Harts of the West

1993

Harts of the West

as Helen

Spirit Rider

movie

Spirit Rider

1993

Spirit Rider

as Marilyn St. Claire

Where the Rivers Flow North

movie

Where the Rivers Flow North

1993

Where the Rivers Flow North

as Bangor

Mustard Bath

movie

Mustard Bath

1993

Mustard Bath

as Sister Amantha

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

tv

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Snow Bird

North of 60

tv

North of 60

1992

North of 60

as Betty Moses

Black Robe

movie

Black Robe

1991

Black Robe

as Chomina's Wife

The Lightning Incident

movie

The Lightning Incident

1991

The Lightning Incident

as Vivian

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

movie

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

1990

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

as Herself

Dances with Wolves

movie

Dances with Wolves

1990

Dances with Wolves

as Black Shawl

Divided Loyalties

movie

Divided Loyalties

1990

Divided Loyalties

as Molly Brant

War Party

movie

War Party

1988

War Party

as Sonny's Mother

Candy Mountain

movie

Candy Mountain

1988

Candy Mountain

as Annie

Loyalties

movie

Loyalties

1987

Loyalties

as Rosanne Ladouceur

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

movie

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

1987

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

as Little Doe

Street Legal

tv

Street Legal

1987

Street Legal

as Renee Stonehouse

The Campbells

tv

The Campbells

1986

The Campbells

as Maria Brant

Places Not Our Own

movie

Places Not Our Own

1986

Places Not Our Own

as Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)

Running Brave

movie

Running Brave

1983

Running Brave

as Caroline

Death Hunt

movie

Death Hunt

1981

Death Hunt

as Indian Woman

Marie Ann

movie

Marie Ann

1978

Marie Ann

as Tantou, Indian princess

For the Record

tv

For the Record

1976

For the Record

The Oscars

tv

The Oscars

1953

The Oscars

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Aunt Mary

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