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.
Awards & recognition
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award · 2021
- Earle Grey Award · 2017
- Member of the Order of Canada · 2009
Filmography50+ titles
Shouting Secrets
Big Bear
New Amsterdam
Outlander
See
Westworld
Penny Dreadful
The Killing
Dances with Wolves
Godless
Longmire
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Oni: Thunder God's Tale
Falls Around Her
Killers of the Flower Moon
The American Buffalo
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Wind River
Legends of the Fall
Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
Street Legal
Stumptown
The Grizzlies
Cold Squad
The Corruption of Divine Providence
Bull
Navigating the Heart
Spirit Rider
Blackstone
Corner Gas Animated
Cardinal
Smoke Signals
Harts of the West
Dreamkeeper
Wendell & Wild
The Lost Child
The Education of Little Tree
Eden
Arctic Air
Dear Prudence
Black Robe
Three Pines
Where the Rivers Flow North
Luna: Spirit of the Whale
Echo
ARQ
Candy Mountain
The Great Northern Candy Drop
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Echo
The Last Manhunt