Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

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...

Known For

Wind River

as Alice Crowheart

Dances with Wolves

as Black Shawl

Cast Credits

Wildwood

as (voice)

Wendell & Wild

as Ms. Hunter (voice)

Back Home Again

as Mrs. Grey Horns (voice)

Red Snow

as Grandmother Ruth

The Grizzlies

as Janace

Hold the Dark

as Illanaq

Falls Around Her

as Mary Birchbark

The Great Northern Candy Drop

as Narrator / Louisa (voice)

Wind River

as Alice Crowheart

ARQ

as The Pope

On the Farm

as Ada Taylor

Rez Carz

as (voice)

Chasing Shakespeare

as Older Venus

Down Here

as Stella Mitchell

Maïna

as Tekahera

Eden

as The Nurse

Fathers & Sons

as Gordon’s Sister

Every Emotion Costs

as Aunt Marcy

Dear Prudence

as Ruth Vigil