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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-12-25 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]

CCH Pounder

Biography:

Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952), known professionally as CCH Pounder, is a Guyanese-American film and television actress. She's known for her TV roles as medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade on the series NCIS: New Orleans (2014-2021), District Attorney Tyne Patterson on Sons of Anarchy (2013–2014), Irene Frederic on Warehouse 13 (2009–2014), Captain Claudette Wyms on the FX series The Shield (2002–2008), and Dr. Angela Hicks on the medical drama series ER (1994–1997).

She's known for her film roles as Mo'at in Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, Dorothea in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Sister Abigail in Orphan, Detective Margie Francis in End of Days, Hollis Miller in Face/Off, Victoria Hendrix in Sliver, Dr. Garvey in Benny & Joon, Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Peaches Altamont in Prizzi's Honor.

She is also the voice of Amanda Waller in the animated show Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006), a role that she has reprised in later DC Comics media.

She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in The X-Files, ER, The Shield, and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

Known For

Acting

2031

Avatar 5 as Mo'at

2029

Avatar 4 as Mo'at

2025

2024

3 Body Problem as Secretary General Lilian Joseph

2023

Rustin as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
Full Circle as Savitri Mahabir

2022

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Senator Williams

2017

The Good Fight as Vinetta Clark

2016

2015

Chicago Med as Dr. Eleanor Hess

2014

Batman: Assault on Arkham as Amanda Waller (voice)
NCIS: New Orleans as Loretta Wade

2013

Beware the Batman as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)

2012

Home Again as Dulsay Mooreland
Perception as FBI Psychiatrist

2011

Revenge as Warden Sharon Stiles

2010

2009

Orphan as Sister Abigail
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Amanda Waller (voice)
Avatar as Mo'at
Brothers as Adele Trainor
Warehouse 13 as Irene Frederic
Archer as Claudette Kane (voice)
Warehouse 13 as Mrs. Frederic

2008

Rain as Ms. Adams
Breaking the Maya Code as Narrator (voice)
The Tower as Evie
Sons of Anarchy as Tyne Patterson

2006

2004

Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller (voice)
Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)

2003

2002

The Shield as Claudette Wyms

2001

Boycott as Jo Ann Robinson

2000

Cora Unashamed as Ma Jenkins
Disappearing Acts as Mrs. Swift
The District as Eilen Carmicheal
Strong Medicine as Libby Bell
Static Shock as Mayor (voice)
Jackie Chan Adventures as Miss Kimber (voice)

1999

End of Days as Detective Margie Francis
The Big Day as Pearl
NetForce as Sandra Knight
Funny Valentines as Ethel B.
A Touch of Hope as Lily Keyes
Batman Beyond: The Movie as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
Batman Beyond as Anchor Woman (voice)
The West Wing as Deborah O'Leary
Netforce as Sandra Knight
Detention as Miss Powers (voice)

1998

Race as Lucinda Davis
Little Girl Fly Away as Dr. Geddes
Final Justice as Danielle Kline

1997

Things That Go Bump as Harriet Napolean
Face/Off as Hollis Miller
The Practice as Helaine Washington
House of Frankenstein as Dr. Shauna Kendall

1996

All She Ever Wanted as Dr. Marilyn Tower
Millennium as Cheryl Andrews

1995

White Dwarf as Nurse Shabana
Zooman as Ash
The Outer Limits as The Stranger

1994

1993

Sliver as Victoria Hendrix
Benny & Joon as Dr. Garvey
RoboCop 3 as Bertha
For Their Own Good as Naomi Brinker
Lifepod as Mayvene
The Ernest Green Story as Daisy Bates
The X-Files as Agent Lucy Kazdin
Return to Lonesome Dove as Sara Pickett

1992

1990

Psycho IV: The Beginning as Fran Ambrose
Murder in Mississippi as Fannie Lee Chaney
Common Ground as Rachel Twymon
Postcards from the Edge as Julie Marsden

1989

Third Degree Burn as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
Quantum Leap as Mama Harper

1988

1987

Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
Women in Prison as Dawn Murphy

1986

Resting Place as Ada Johnson
As Summers Die as Priscilla
L.A. Law as Judge Roseann Robin
If Tomorrow Comes as Ernestine Littlechap

1985

Prizzi's Honor as Peaches Altamont

1984

Booker as Jane
The Cosby Show as Clair's friend
WonderWorks as Jane

1982

1981

1980

Union City as Mrs. Lewis

1979

All That Jazz as Nurse Blake
Coriolanus as Valeria

1963

Miss USA as Judge

1951

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