Tantoo Cardinal

Acting · Born 1950-07-20 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

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…

Filmography

• Dances with Wolves as Black Shawl
• Legends of the Fall as Pet
• Wind River as Alice Crowheart
• Killers of the Flower Moon as Lizzie Q
• Smoke Signals as Arlene Joseph
• Unnatural & Accidental as Aunt Shadie / Rita
• Back Home Again as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
• Black Robe as Chomina's Wife
• Changing Climates, Changing Times as Grace Lajoie
• Running Brave as Caroline

TV

• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Snow Bird
• The Killing as Hooker
• Penny Dreadful as Old Native American Woman
• New Amsterdam as Jane Munsee
• Outlander as Adawehi
• Godless as Iyovi
• Westworld as Ehawee
• See as The Dreamer
• Longmire as Marilyn Yarlott
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Aunt Mary