B: July 20, 1950 in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Tantoo Cardinal has achieved the kind of recognition most actors only dream of. For example, Maclean’s magazine declared her Actress of the Year in 1991. In 1993 she was given the American Indian Film Festival best actress award. She also received the first Rudy Martin Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Native American in Film for her roles in Legends of the Fall, and The Education of Little Tree. Toronto Women in Film and Television honoured her with an Outstanding Achievement Award. And for her appearance on North of 60 she won a 1996 Gemini award for best performance by an actress in a guest role, dramatic series. In 2006, Tantoo Cardinal was honoured by the City of Edmonton by being added to their Dreamspeakers Walk of Honour during the 11th annual Dreamspeakers Film Festival. Tantoo Cardinal was honoured by ACTRA Toronto with an Award of Excellence in 2015. It was announced in August of 2023 that she would be inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. Also see Canadian films at Cannes 2023. |
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