Tantoo Cardinal

Biography

Born 07/20/1950

The tall, lanky, Tantoo Cardinal is a metis, the term in Canada applying to those of mixed Native American and European descent. Raised among the Cree, she turned her political activism into an acting career that has included roles as the knowing wife of the Medicine Man in "Dances With Wolves"...
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Highlights

  • In 2000, Co-starred with Mercedes Ruehl in "The Lost Child", a CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation
  • In 2000, Acted in "The Hi-Line"
  • In 1998, Had featured role in the acclaimed "Smoke Signals"; premiered at Sundance Film Festival

Family & Companions

  • Beaver Richards: father of Cardinal's son Clifford
  • grandmother: helped to raised Cardinal in Anzac
  • brother: older; deceased

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