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Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

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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

Dances with Wolves

1990

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall

1994

Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals

1998

Unnatural & Accidental

Unnatural & Accidental

2006

Back Home Again

Back Home Again

2021

Black Robe

Black Robe

1991

Changing Climates, Changing Times

Changing Climates, Changing Times

2009

Rez Carz

Rez Carz

2014

Running Brave

Running Brave

1983

Dreamkeeper

Dreamkeeper

2003

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

1987

Eden

Eden

2013

Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

2021

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

1995

Wendell & Wild

Wendell & Wild

2022

Silent Tongue

Silent Tongue

1993

The Hi-Line

The Hi-Line

2000

Places Not Our Own

Places Not Our Own

1986

Divided Loyalties

Divided Loyalties

1990

A Stranger in the Kingdom

A Stranger in the Kingdom

1999

Dodson's Journey

Dodson's Journey

2001

A Thief Of Time

A Thief Of Time

2004

H2O

H2O

2004

The Road to Christmas

The Road to Christmas

2006

Fathers & Sons

Fathers & Sons

2010

Every Emotion Costs

Every Emotion Costs

2010

Chasing Shakespeare

Chasing Shakespeare

2014

The Lightning Incident

The Lightning Incident

1991

The Last Manhunt

The Last Manhunt

2022

The Lost Child

The Lost Child

2000

Older Than America

Older Than America

2008

Navigating the Heart

Navigating the Heart

2000

Wildwood

Wildwood

2026

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

1994

Where the Rivers Flow North

Where the Rivers Flow North

1993

Mom, Dad and Her

Mom, Dad and Her

2008

Loyalties

Loyalties

1987

Luna: Spirit of the Whale

Luna: Spirit of the Whale

2007

Dear Prudence

Dear Prudence

2008

Mothers & Daughters

Mothers & Daughters

2008

The Education of Little Tree

The Education of Little Tree

1997

Marie Ann

Marie Ann

1978

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo

2024

Down Here

Down Here

2014

Spirit Rider

Spirit Rider

1993

Grand Avenue

Grand Avenue

1996

Edge of Madness

Edge of Madness

2002

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

1995

War Party

War Party

1988

Hope Bridge

Hope Bridge

2015

In the Light of Reverence

In the Light of Reverence

2001

Sioux City

Sioux City

1994

Shouting Secrets

Shouting Secrets

2011

On the Farm

On the Farm

2016

Mustard Bath

Mustard Bath

1993

Wind River

Wind River

2017

Heartwood

Heartwood

1998

Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain

1988

Maïna

Maïna

2013

Through Black Spruce

Through Black Spruce

2019

The Grizzlies

The Grizzlies

2019

Falls Around Her

Falls Around Her

2018

Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark

2018

The Great Northern Candy Drop

The Great Northern Candy Drop

2017

Big Bear

Big Bear

1998

Death Hunt

Death Hunt

1981

Red Snow

Red Snow

2019

Postmark Paradise

Postmark Paradise

2000

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

2003

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

1990

ARQ

ARQ

2016

Honey Moccasin

Honey Moccasin

1998

How the Fiddle Flows

How the Fiddle Flows

2002

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

The Corruption of Divine Providence

The Corruption of Divine Providence

2020

Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

1995

Inkwo for When the Starving Return

Inkwo for When the Starving Return

2024

An Ode for Leviticus

An Ode for Leviticus

2024

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood

2025

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Tom Stone

Tom Stone

2002

Family Law

Family Law

1999

The Guard

The Guard

2008

Corner Gas Animated

Corner Gas Animated

2018

The Englishman's Boy

The Englishman's Boy

2008

Three Pines

Three Pines

2022

Canada: A People's History

Canada: A People's History

2000

MythQuest

MythQuest

2001

Cold Squad

Cold Squad

1998

The Campbells

The Campbells

1986

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

1995

Street Legal

Street Legal

1987

North of 60

North of 60

1992

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993

Harts of the West

Harts of the West

1993

Strange Empire

Strange Empire

2014

The Killing

The Killing

2011

Shattered

Shattered

2010

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

2014

Mohawk Girls

Mohawk Girls

2014

Cardinal

Cardinal

2017

Frontier

Frontier

2016

Arctic Air

Arctic Air

2012

Spirit Rangers

Spirit Rangers

2022

Blackstone

Blackstone

2011

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

2018

Outlander

Outlander

2014

H2O

H2O

2004

Echo

Echo

2024

Godless

Godless

2017

For the Record

For the Record

1976

Westworld

Westworld

2016

The American Buffalo

The American Buffalo

2023

Bull

Bull

2016

Stumptown

Stumptown

2019

Moccasin Flats

Moccasin Flats

2003

See

See

2019

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

ONI: Thunder God's Tale

2022

Longmire

Longmire

2012

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

2006

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

2025

Dreamkeeper

Dreamkeeper

2003

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

2022