
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.
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Acting History
2031
Avatar 5 as Mo'at
2029Avatar 4 as Mo'at
2025Avatar: Fire and Ash as Mo'at
2025The Naked Gun as Chief Davis
2025The Clock as Elle Rivers
20243 Body Problem as Secretary General Lilian Joseph
2023Rustin as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
2023Full Circle as Savitri Mahabir
2023Inside Pandora's Box as Self
2022Avatar: The Way of Water as Mo'at
2022Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior as Self
2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Senator Williams
2017The Good Fight as Vinetta Clark
2016When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy as Narrator (voice)
2015Chicago Med as Dr. Eleanor Hess
2014NCIS: New Orleans as Loretta Wade
2014Batman: Assault on Arkham as Amanda Waller (voice)
2013The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Dorothea
2013Beware the Batman as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)
2012Home Again as Dulsay Mooreland
2012Perception as FBI Psychiatrist
2011Revenge as Warden Sharon Stiles
2010My Girlfriend's Back as Constance
2009Avatar as Mo'at
2009Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Amanda Waller (voice)
2009Brothers as Adele Trainor
2009Archer as Claudette Kane (voice)
2009Orphan as Sister Abigail
2009Warehouse 13 as Irene Frederic
2009Warehouse 13 as Mrs. Frederic
2009The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Andrea Curtin
2008Rain as Ms. Adams
2008Sons of Anarchy as Tyne Patterson
2008The Wendy Williams Show
2008Breaking the Maya Code as Narrator (voice)
2008The Tower as Evie
2006The Shield: Wrap Day as Self
2005Numb3rs as Lieutenant Lee Havercamp
2004Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller (voice)
2004Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)
2004Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story as Winnie Mandela
2003NCIS as Loretta Wade
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002The Shield as Claudette Wyms
2001Things Behind the Sun as Judge
2001Boycott as Jo Ann Robinson
2000Disappearing Acts as Mrs. Swift
2000Cora Unashamed as Ma Jenkins
2000The District as Eilen Carmicheal
2000Static Shock as Mayor (voice)
2000Girlfriends as Dr. Myers
2000Jackie Chan Adventures as Miss Kimber (voice)
2000Strong Medicine as Libby Bell
1999The Big Day as Pearl
1999End of Days as Detective Margie Francis
1999A Touch of Hope as Lily Keyes
1999The West Wing as Deborah O'Leary
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carolyn Maddox
1999Detention as Miss Powers (voice)
1999Rocket Power
1999Funny Valentines as Ethel B.
1999NetForce as Sandra Knight
1999Netforce as Sandra Knight
1999Batman Beyond as Anchor Woman (voice)
1999Batman Beyond: The Movie as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
1998Little Girl Fly Away as Dr. Geddes
1998Race as Lucinda Davis
1998Final Justice as Danielle Kline
1997Black Hollywood as Self
1997House of Frankenstein as Dr. Shauna Kendall
1997Face/Off as Hollis Miller
1997Things That Go Bump as Harriet Napolean
1997The Practice as Helaine Washington
1996Millennium as Cheryl Andrews
1996If These Walls Could Talk as Jenny Ford
1996Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Oracle (voice)
1996All She Ever Wanted as Marilyn
1995White Dwarf as Nurse Shabana
1995Secrets of the X-Files as Self
1995Jack Reed: One of Our Own as Mrs. Harris
1995The Outer Limits as The Stranger
1995Zooman as Ash
1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Irene
1994Gargoyles as Desdemona (voice)
1994Gargoyles as Coldfire (voice)
1994ER as Angela Hicks
1994South Central
1994Birdland as Nurse Lucy
1993Return to Lonesome Dove as Sara Pickett
1993The X-Files as Agent Lucy Kazdin
1993Lifepod as Mayvene
1993Sliver as Victoria Hendrix
1993Benny & Joon as Dr. Garvey
1993For Their Own Good as Naomi Brinker
1993RoboCop 3 as Bertha
1993The Ernest Green Story as Daisy Bates
1993The Disappearance of Christina as Detective Davis
1992The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism
1990Psycho IV: The Beginning as Fran Ambrose
1990Postcards from the Edge as Julie Marsden
1990Common Ground as Rachel Twymon
1990Murder in Mississippi as Fannie Lee Chaney
1989No Place Like Home as Prue
1989Third Degree Burn as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
1989Quantum Leap as Mama Harper
1988Question of Faith as Roberta
1988Run Till You Fall as Janice
1987Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
1987Women in Prison as Dawn Murphy
1986L.A. Law as Judge Roseann Robin
1986As Summers Die as Priscilla
1986Resting Place as Ada Johnson
1986If Tomorrow Comes as Ernestine Littlechap
1985Prizzi's Honor as Peaches Altamont
1985The Atlanta Child Murders as Venus Taylor
1984Booker as Jane
1984WonderWorks as Jane
1984The Cosby Show as Clair's friend
1984Go Tell It on the Mountain as Deborah
1982Cagney & Lacey as Timmons
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Anne
1981Hill Street Blues
1980Union City as Mother
1979All That Jazz as Nurse Blake
1979Coriolanus as Valeria
1963Miss USA as Judge
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ada
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