
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.
Movies

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003

Grand Avenue
1996

Dances with Wolves
1990

Falls Around Her
2018

Wind River
2017

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023

Legends of the Fall
1994

Bearing Witness Native American Voices in Hollywood
2025

The Grizzlies
2019

Back Home Again
2021

The Corruption of Divine Providence
2020

Smoke Signals
1998











