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Actress Tantoo Cardinal is a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest civilian honors.
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Tantoo Cardinal
Canadian actress
Tantoo Cardinal CM | |
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Cardinal in 2022 | |
| Born | Rose Marie Cardinal (1950-07-20) July 20, 1950 (age 74) Anzac, Alberta, Canada |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Children | 3, including Cliff Cardinal |
Rose Marie "Tantoo" CardinalCM (born July 20, 1950) is a Canadian actress.
Of Cree and Métis heritage, 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."[1]
Early life
Rose Marie "Tantoo"[2] Cardinal was born the youngest of three children to Julia Cardinal, a woman of Cree and Métis descent, and a white father.
Cardinal was raised in the hamlet of Anzac, Alberta. The lack of electricity inspired her to use her imagination while playing in the bush. Her grandmother ni