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.
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Full filmography
- Westworld (2016) as Ehawee
- Outlander (2014) as Adawehi
- New Amsterdam (2018) as Jane Munsee
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Snow Bird
- Bull (2016) as Chief Tsosie
- See (2019) as The Dreamer
- Longmire (2012) as Marilyn Yarlott
- The Killing (2011) as Hooker
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Family Law (1999) as Mrs. Grant
- Penny Dreadful (2014) as Old Native American Woman
- Echo (2024) as Chula Battiest
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) as Lizzie Q
- Cold Squad (1998) as Theresa Sandiman
- Godless (2017) as Iyovi
- Dances with Wolves (1990) as Black Shawl
- The American Revolution (2025) as (voice)
- Stumptown (2019) as Sue Lynn Blackbird
- Wind River (2017) as Alice Crowheart
- Cardinal (2017) as Nookomis
- Legends of the Fall (1994) as Pet
- Frontier (2016) as Kamenna
- Street Legal (1987) as Renee Stonehouse
- Corner Gas Animated (2018) as Real Estate Agent (voice)