Occupation Actress Parents Julia Cardinal Role Film actress | Name Tantoo Cardinal Years active 1975–present TV shows 500 Nations | |
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Full Name Rose Marie Cardinal Born July 20, 1950 (age 74) ( 1950-07-20 ) Anzac, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Spouse John Lawlor (m. 1988–2000), Fred Martin (m. 1968–1976) Children Clifford Cardinal, Riel Cardinal, Cheyenne Martin Movies Dances with Wolves, Legends of the Fall, Older than America, Smoke Signals, Black Robe Similar Michael Spears, Eddie Spears, Rodney A Grant Nationality Canadian Zodiac Sign Cancer | ||
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Tantoo Cardinal, CM (born July 20, 1950) is a Canadian film and television actress.
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Tantoo cardinal beautiful native actress
Early life
Cardinal is of Métis descent. Cardinal was born in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Her mother, Julia Cardinal, was of Metis descent.
Career
She has played roles in many notable films and television series, including Spirit Bay, Dances with Wolves, Black Robe, Legends of the Fall, Smoke Signals and North of 60. She was cast in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation mini-series By Way of the Stars with Gordon Tootoosis as The Cree Chief and Eric Schweig as Black Thunder.
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".
On August 23, 2011, Cardinal, Margot Kidder, and dozens of others were arrested while protesting the proposed extension of the Keystone Pipeline.
In 2012, she performed the role of Regan in an all-aboriginal production of William Shakespeare's King Lear at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, alongside a cast that also included August Schellenberg as Lear, Billy Merasty as Gloucester, Jani Lauzon in a dual role as Cordelia and the Fool, and Craig Lauzon as Kent.
In 2017, she was named the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement.
Filmography
Actress
-
Lily Sacred Journey (pre-production) as
Aurora
-
The Wind of Heaven (pre-production) as
Eydie
2025
Wildwood (filming)(voice)
2023
Echo (TV Mini Series) (post-production)
2023
Killers of the Flower Moon as
Lizzie Q
2022
Three Pines (TV Series) as
Bea Mayer
- The Hangman: Part 2 (2022) - Bea Mayer
- The Hangman: Part 1 (2022) - Bea Mayer
- The Cruellest Month - Part 1 (2022) - Bea Mayer
- The Cruellest Month - Part 2 (2022) - Bea Mayer
- White Out - Part 2 (2022) - Bea Mayer
- White Out - Part 1 (2022) - Bea Mayer
2022
The Last Manhunt as
Ticup
2022
Oni: Thunder God's Tale (TV Mini Series) as
Principal
- The Demon Moon Rises (2022) - Principal (voice)
- The Truth (2022) - Principal (voice)
- Onari's Kushi Power (2022) - Principal (voice)
2022
Spirit Rangers (TV Series) as
Moon
- The Cuzzin/Totally Eclipsed (2022) - Moon
- Caterpillar Camp/Coyote's Treasury Treasure (2022) - Moon
- Thunder Mountain/Snoozing Sun (2022) - Moon
2022
Wendell & Wild as
Ms. Hunter (voice)
2021
Back Home Again (Short) as
Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)
2021
Corner Gas Animated (TV Series) as
Real Estate Agent
- A Lot to be Desired (2021) - Real Estate Agent (voice)
2021
New Amsterdam (TV Series) as
Professor Jane Munsee
- Radical (2021) - Professor Jane Munsee
2020
The Corruption of Divine Providence as
Juniper Fairweather
2019
Stumptown (TV Series) as
Sue Lynn Blackbird
- All Hands on Dex (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- The Dex Files (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- All Quiet on the Dextern Front (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- Til Dex Do Us Part (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- The Dex Factor (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- Dirty Dexy Money (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- The Past and the Furious (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- Reality Checks Don't Bounce (2020) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- Dex Education (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- The Other Woman (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- November Surprise (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- Dex, Drugs and Rock & Roll (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- Bad Alibis (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- Family Ties (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- Rip City Dicks (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
- Missed Connections (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird (credit only)
- Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown. (2019) - Sue Lynn Blackbird
2019
See (TV Series) as
The Dreamer
- The River (2019) - The Dreamer
- Fresh Blood (2019) - The Dreamer
- Message in a Bottle (2019) - The Dreamer
- Godflame (2019) - The Dreamer
2019
Red Snow as
Grandmother Ruth
2018
Outlander (TV Series) as
Adawehi
- Savages (2018) - Adawehi
- Common Ground (2018) - Adawehi
2016
Frontier (TV Series) as
Kamenna
- All For All and None For One (2018) - Kamenna
- Satanazes (2018) - Kamenna
- Devil's Bargain (2018) - Kamenna
- The Low Road (2018) - Kamenna
- "Keetom Takooteeoo Maheekum" (Return of the Wolf) (2017) - Kamenna
- Mushkegowuk Esquewu (2016) - Kamenna
- Little Brother War (2016) - Kamenna
2018
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle as
Green Thunderbird Woman
2018
Hold the Dark as
Illanaq
2018
Falls Around Her as
Mary Birchbark
2018
The Grizzlies as
Janace
2018
Through Black Spruce as
Mary-Lou
2018
Westworld (TV Series) as
Ehawee
- The Riddle of the Sphinx (2018) - Ehawee
2018
Cardinal (TV Series) as
Nookomis
- Northwind (2018) - Nookomis
- Toof (2018) - Nookomis
2017
The Great Northern Candy Drop (TV Movie) as
Narrator / Louisa (voice)
2014
Mohawk Girls (TV Series) as
Zoe's Mom
- You In or You Out? (2017) - Zoe's Mom
- Defending My Turf (2016) - Zoe's Mom
- Fauxhawk (2016) - Zoe's Mom
- Dating Mohawk Style (2014) - Zoe's Mom
- Building the Nation (2014) - Zoe's Mom
- Pinó Noir - Zoe's Mom
2017
Godless (TV Mini Series) as
Iyovi
- Homecoming (2017) - Iyovi
- Shot the Head off a Snake (2017) - Iyovi
- Fathers & Sons (2017) - Iyovi
- Wisdom of the Horse (2017) - Iyovi
- The Ladies of La Belle (2017) - Iyovi
- Dear Roy- (2017) - Iyovi
- An Incident at Creede (2017) - Iyovi
2015
Longmire (TV Series) as
Marilyn Yarlott
- Goodbye Is Always Implied (2017) - Marilyn Yarlott
- The Eagle and the Osprey (2017) - Marilyn Yarlott
- Shotgun (2015) - Marilyn Yarlott
- What Happens on the Rez- (2015) - Marilyn Yarlott
2017
Bull (TV Series) as
Chief Tsosie
- Play the Hand You're Dealt (2017) - Chief Tsosie
2017
Wind River as
Alice Crowheart
2016
ARQ as
The Pope
2016
On the Farm (TV Movie) as
Ada Taylor
2016
Penny Dreadful (TV Series) as
Old Native American Woman
- Predators Far and Near (2016) - Old Native American Woman
2012
Blackstone (TV Series) as
Wilma Stoney
- Flat Line (2015) - Wilma Stoney
- The River's Edge (2015) - Wilma Stoney
- Back in the Saddle (2015) - Wilma Stoney
- The Worm Has Turned (2015) - Wilma Stoney
- Beginning of the End (2015) - Wilma Stoney
- There Will Be Blood (2014) - Wilma Stoney
- Discovery (2014) - Wilma Stoney
- Wolves vs. Sheep (2014) - Wilma Stoney
- Where There's Smoke (2014) - Wilma Stoney
- Deeper & Deeper (2014) - Wilma Stoney
- Burn Baby Burn (2013) - Wilma Stoney
- Still My Kid (2013) - Wilma Stoney
- Never Gonna Stop (2013) - Wilma Stoney
- Bull in a China Shop (2013) - Wilma Stoney
- Some Things Never Change (2013) - Wilma Stoney
- Human (2012) - Wilma Stoney
- Forgiveness (2012) - Wilma Stoney
- 50/50 (2012) - Wilma Stoney
2015
Hope Bridge as
Lana
2014
Down Here as
Stella Mitchell
2014
Strange Empire (TV Series) as
Pichette
- Lonely Hearts (2014) - Pichette
2014
Rez Carz (Short)(voice)
2013
Pilgrims (Short) as
Big Girl
2013
Maïna as
Tekahera
2013
From Above as
Older Venus
2013
Arctic Air (TV Series) as
Aunt Mary
- Skeletons in the Closet (2013) - Aunt Mary
2012
The Killing (TV Series) as
Hooker
- Keylela (2012) - Hooker
2012
Eden as
The Nurse
2011
Shouting Secrets as
June
2010
Every Emotion Costs as
Aunt Marcy
2010
Shattered (TV Series) as
Carol
- Out of Sorrow (2010) - Carol
- Stairways to Perceptions (2010) - Carol
2010
Fathers & Sons as
Gordon's Sister
2009
Dear Prudence (TV Movie) as
Ruth Vigil
2009
Walking on Turtle Island (Short) as
Lodge Wife
2009
Water Under the Bridge (Short) as
Neighbor
2009
Tales of an Urban Indian (TV Movie) as
Dianne
2008
Mothers & Daughters as
Celine
2008
Changing Climates, Changing Times (TV Movie) as
Grace Lajoie
2008
Mom, Dad and Her (TV Movie) as
Heather
2008
Ancestor Eyes (Short) as
Verna
2008
The Englishman's Boy (TV Mini Series) as
Little Soldier's Wife
- Part Two (2008) - Little Soldier's Wife
- Part One (2008) - Little Soldier's Wife
2008
Older Than America as
Auntie Apple
2008
The Guard (TV Series) as
Ursula
- The Beacon (2008) - Ursula
- Coming Through Fog (2008) - Ursula
- Live Free (2008) - Ursula
- Waheguru (2008) - Ursula
2007
Luna: Spirit of the Whale (TV Movie) as
Gloria Maquinna
2007
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis (TV Mini Series) as
Iba Beauvais
- Part 2 (2007) - Iba Beauvais
- Part 1 (2007) - Iba Beauvais
2006
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis (TV Mini Series) as
Iba Beauvais
- Episode #1.2 (2006)
- Episode #1.1 (2006) - Iba Beauvais
- Episode #1.4 (2006)
- Episode #1.3 (2006)
2006
Unnatural & Accidental as
Aunt Shadie / Rita
2006
The Road to Christmas (TV Movie) as
Sioux Woman
2003
Moccasin Flats (TV Series) as
Betty Merasty
- The Other Side (2006) - Betty Merasty
- Hide and Seek (2006) - Betty Merasty
- Whose Team Are You On? (2006) - Betty Merasty
- Pay the Piper (2006) - Betty Merasty
- Smoke Signals (2006) - Betty Merasty
- The Package (2006) - Betty Merasty
- Domestic Bliss (2006) - Betty Merasty
- Lost and Found (2006) - Betty Merasty
- Taking the Rap (2005) - Betty Merasty
- The Party's Over (2005) - Betty Merasty
- Home Invasion (2005) - Betty Merasty
- Signs (2005) - Betty Merasty
- Home Security (2005) - Betty Merasty
- In the Mix (2005) - Betty Merasty
- The Ties That Bind (2005) - Betty Merasty
- New Beginnings (2005) - Betty Merasty
- Worlds Collide (2003) - Betty Merasty
- Suspicious Love (2003) - Betty Merasty
- Resting Place (2003) - Betty Merasty
- Pursuit (2003) - Betty Merasty
- Deeper (2003) - Betty Merasty
- Unearthed (2003) - Betty Merasty
2004
Windy Acres (TV Series) as
Aunt Laura
- We've Got Guests (2004) - Aunt Laura
- There's Still Winter (2004) - Aunt Laura
- The Frickin' Epiglottis (2004) - Aunt Laura
- Kissing the Flatlander (2004) - Aunt Laura
- Feed Chicks (2004) - Aunt Laura
- Did Turkey Eat His Wife? (2004) - Aunt Laura
- Barns of Steel (2004) - Aunt Laura
2004
H2O (TV Series) as
Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
- Episode #1.2 (2004) - Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
- Episode #1.1 (2004) - Grand Chief Katie Blackfire
2004
Memory (Short) as
Ida
2003
DreamKeeper as
Old Pawnee Woman
2003
A Thief of Time (TV Movie) as
Irene Musket
2002
A Day Out with Gordy (Short) as
Woman
2002
Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries (TV Series) as
Irene Musket
- A Thief of Time (2002) - Irene Musket
2002
Tom Stone (TV Series) as
Judge Crowfoot
- Royalty (2002) - Judge Crowfoot
2002
Edge of Madness as
Ruth
2001
MythQuest (TV Series) as
Walloha
- Red Wolf's Daughter (2001) - Walloha
2001
Family Law (TV Series) as
Mrs. Grant
- Americans (2001) - Mrs. Grant
2001
Dodson's Journey (TV Movie) as
Waitress
2000
The lost child (TV Movie) as
Aunt Mary
2000
Canada: A People's History (TV Series documentary) as
Plains Storyteller
- When the World Began (2000) - Plains Storyteller
2000
Blood River (Short) as
Claire / Mattie
2000
Postmark Paradise as
Reenie
2000
Navigating the Heart (TV Movie) as
Mary
1999
Stories from the Seventh Fire (Short) as
Mother Earth
1999
A Stranger in the Kingdom as
Heaven Fontaine
1999
In Jest
1999
The Hi-Line as
Singing Bird
1998
Big Bear (TV Mini Series) as
Running Second
- Episode #1.2 (1998) - Running Second
- Episode #1.1 (1998) - Running Second
1998
Honey Moccasin as
Honey Moccasin
1998
Heartwood as
Violet Boucher
1998
Cold Squad (TV Series) as
Theresa Sandiman
- Salty Cheever (1998) - Theresa Sandiman
1998
Smoke Signals as
Arlene Joseph
1997
Silence as
Dolores
1997
The Education of Little Tree as
Granma
1994
North of 60 (TV Series) as
Betty Moses
- Walking with Ghosts (1997) - Betty Moses
- A Safe House (1996) - Betty Moses
- The Weight (1995) - Betty Moses
- The Gift (1994) - Betty Moses
- You Can't Get There from Here (1994) - Betty Moses
- Spin Dry (1994) - Betty Moses
- The Cure (1994) - Betty Moses
1996
Grand Avenue (TV Movie) as
Nellie
1996
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (TV Mini Series) as
Gabe LaRoche's Mother
- Bounty (1996) - Gabe LaRoche's Mother
1995
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (TV Movie) as
Turtle Mother
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) as
Snow Bird
- Washita: Part 2 (1995) - Snow Bird (credit only)
- Washita: Part 1 (1995) - Snow Bird
- Indian Agent (1995) - Snow Bird
- The Offering (1994) - Snow Bird
- Sanctuary (1993) - Snow Bird
- The Race (1993) - Snow Bird
- Heroes (1993) - Snow Bird
1995
500 Nations (TV Mini Series)
- Clash of Cultures (1995) - (voice)
- The Ancestors (1995) - (voice)
- Mexico (1995) - (voice)
1994
Legends of the Fall as
Pet
1994
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (TV Movie) as
Mary's mother
1994
Sioux City as
Dawn Rainfeather
1993
Before Columbus, Programme One: Invasion as
Narrator (voice)
1993
Before Columbus, Programme Three: Rebellion as
Narrator (voice)
1993
Before Columbus, Programme Two: Conversion as
Narrator (voice)
1993
Spirit Rider (TV Movie) as
Marilyn St.Claire
1993
Harts of the West (TV Series) as
Helen
- Auggie's End (1993) - Helen
1993
Where the Rivers Flow North as
Bangor
1993
Mustard Bath as
Sister Amantha
1993
Silent Tongue as
Silent Tongue
1992
By Way of the Stars (TV Mini Series) as
Franoise
- Episode #1.6 (1993) - Franoise
- Episode #1.4 (1992) - Franoise
- Episode #1.5 (1992) - Franoise
- Episode #1.3 (1992) - Franoise
- Episode #1.2 (1992) - Franoise
- Episode #1.1 (1992) - Franoise
1992
Street Legal (TV Series) as
Renee Stonehouse
- The Phoenix (1992) - Renee Stonehouse
- November (1992) - Renee Stonehouse
- Breach of Trust (1992) - Renee Stonehouse
- Children's Hour (1992) - Renee Stonehouse
1991
Lightning Field (TV Movie) as
Vivian
1991
Black Robe as
Chomina's Wife
1990
Dances with Wolves as
Black Shawl
1990
Divided Loyalties as
Molly Brant
1990
The Campbells (TV Series) as
Maria Brant
- Miles to Go (1990) - Maria Brant
1988
War Party as
Sonny's Mother
1987
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (TV Movie) as
Little Doe
1987
Candy Mountain as
Annie
1986
Places Not Our Own as
Rose (as Tantoo Martin-Cardinal)
1986
Loyalties as
Rosanne Ladouceur
1985
For the Record (TV Series)
- Where the Heart Is (1985)
1984
Spirit Bay (TV Series) as
Annie
1983
Running Brave as
Caroline (as Tantoo Martin)
1982
New Day - New Horizon (Short)
1981
Death Hunt as
Indian Woman (as Tantoo Martin)
1978
Marie Ann as
Tantou, Indian princess (as Tantoo Martin)
1975
He Comes Without Calling (Short)
Director
1999
Stories from the Seventh Fire (Short)
Producer
2020
Sisters Rising (Documentary) (executive producer)
Miscellaneous
2018
Dreamcatcher Bios (TV Series documentary) (participant - 1 episode)
- Tantoo Cardinal: Actor/Activist - (participant)
Thanks
2017
The Mountain of SGaana (Short) (thanks)
2015
The Embargo Project (special thanks - segment "Bihttos: Rebel")
2003
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (Video documentary) (special thanks)
Self
2021
However Wide the Sky: Places of Power (Documentary) as
Narrator
2021
The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Laureate
2020
MixedUp (Documentary) as
Self
2018
Q with Tom Power (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Thandie Newton; Matty Matheson; Tantoo Cardinal; Margo Price (2018) - Self - Guest
2018
Emerge: Stone Braids (Documentary short)
2018
Monday Morning Critic Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Episode 59 (2018) - Self
2017
2017 Canadian Screen Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2016
Chasing Lear (Documentary) as
Self
2015
In the Room (TV Series) as
Self
- Hollywood North (2015) - Self
2015
The Pass System (Documentary) as
Narrator
2015
Crying Earth Rise Up (Documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
2015
Katie Chats (TV Series) as
Self
- Toronto ACTRA Awards Chats 2015 (2015) - Self
2014
Our Healing Journey: Trailer (Documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
2014
Grasslands (TV Movie documentary) as
Narrator
2013
Standing on Sacred Ground (Documentary)(voice)
2011
Untamed Gourmet (TV Series documentary) as
Narrator
- Prince Edward Island Lobster (2013) - Narrator
- Cowichan Valley Mule Foot Hog (2013) - Narrator
- Northwest Territories Caribou (2013) - Narrator
- Port Alberni Salmon Feast (2013) - Narrator
- BC Interior Fowl (2013) - Narrator
- Grey Highlands Rainbow Trout (2013) - Narrator
- Vancouver Island Dungeness Crab (2011) - Narrator
- Newfoundland Moose (2011) - Narrator
- Kananaskis Ring-Necked Pheasant (2011) - Narrator
- Qu'Appelle Valley Mule Deer (2011) - Narrator
- Passamaquoddy Bay Shellfish (2011) - Narrator
- Lac La Ronge Lake Trout (2011) - Narrator
2013
Standing on Sacred Ground: Pilgrims and Tourists (Documentary)(voice)
2009
Saskatchewan River Delta (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Narrator
2007
The Spirit of Sacajawea (Documentary)(voice)
2006
Dream Makers (Documentary) as
Self - Host
2003
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (Video documentary) as
Self
2003
Until the Violence Stops as
Self
2002
How the Fiddle Flows (TV Movie documentary) as
Narrator
1999
In Jest: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short) as
Self
1997
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (TV Movie documentary)(voice)
1996
The West (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Ghost Dance (1887 -1914) (1996) - Self (voice)
- One Sky Above Us (1887-1914) (1996) - Self (voice)
- Fight No More Forever (1874-1877) (1996) - Self (voice)
- Death Runs Riot (1856-1868) (1996) - Self (voice)
- The People (1500-1806) (1996) - Self (voice)
1996
The 1996 Gemini Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1995
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (Documentary) as
Sarah Winnemucca
1990
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (TV Short documentary) as
Self
References
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