
Tantoo Cardinal
Biography
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.
Acting (71 movies)

Dances with Wolves
1990

Legends of the Fall
1994

Smoke Signals
1998

Unnatural & Accidental
2006

Back Home Again
2021

Black Robe
1991

Changing Climates, Changing Times
2009

Rez Carz
2014

Running Brave
1983

Dreamkeeper
2003

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987

Eden
2013

Tantoo Cardinal
2021

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995

Wendell & Wild
2022

Silent Tongue
1993

The Hi-Line
2000

Places Not Our Own
1986

Divided Loyalties
1990

A Thief Of Time
2004

H2O
2004

A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999

The Road to Christmas
2006

Fathers & Sons
2010

Chasing Shakespeare
2014

The Lightning Incident
1991

The Last Manhunt
2022

The Lost Child
2000

Older Than America
2008

Navigating the Heart
2000

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994

Loyalties
1987

Mom, Dad and Her
2008

Luna: Spirit of the Whale
2007

Where the Rivers Flow North
1993

The Education of Little Tree
1997

Dear Prudence
2008

Mothers & Daughters
2008

Marie Ann
1978

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
2024

Down Here
2014

Spirit Rider
1993

Grand Avenue
1996

Edge of Madness
2002

War Party
1988

Hope Bridge
2015

In the Light of Reverence
2001

Sioux City
1994

On the Farm
2016

Mustard Bath
1993

Wind River
2017

Heartwood
1998

Candy Mountain
1988

Maïna
2013

Through Black Spruce
2019

The Grizzlies
2019

Falls Around Her
2018

Hold the Dark
2018

The Great Northern Candy Drop
2017

Big Bear
1998

Death Hunt
1981

Red Snow
2019

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003

The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990

ARQ
2016

Honey Moccasin
1998

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023

The Corruption of Divine Providence
2020

Inkwo for When the Starving Return
2024

An Ode for Leviticus
2024

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Sisters Rising | 2020 | Executive Producer |