CCH Pounder
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
Credits
- 2025 · Avatar: Fire and Ash as Mo'at
- 2025 · The Naked Gun as
- 2024 · 3 Body Problem as Secretary General Lilian Joseph
- 2023 · Full Circle as Savitri Mahabir
- 2022 · Avatar: The Way of Water as Mo'at
- 2019 · Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Senator Williams
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Vinetta Clark
- 2015 · Chicago Med as Dr. Eleanor Hess
- 2014 · NCIS: New Orleans as Loretta Wade
- 2013 · The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Dorothea
- 2013 · Beware the Batman as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)
- 2012 · Perception as FBI Psychiatrist
- 2011 · Revenge as Warden Sharon Stiles
- 2009 · Avatar as Mo'at
- 2009 · Archer as Claudette Kane (voice)
- 2009 · Orphan as Sister Abigail
- 2009 · Warehouse 13 as Irene Frederic
- 2009 · Warehouse 13 as Mrs. Frederic
- 2009 · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Andrea Curtin
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Tyne Patterson
- 2008 · The Wendy Williams Show as
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)
- 2003 · NCIS as Loretta Wade
- 2002 · The Shield as Claudette Wyms
- 2000 · The District as Eilen Carmicheal
- 2000 · Static Shock as Mayor (voice)
- 2000 · Girlfriends as
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Miss Kimber (voice)
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Libby Bell
- 1999 · End of Days as Detective Margie Francis
- 1999 · The West Wing as Deborah O'Leary
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carolyn Maddox
- 1999 · Detention as Miss Powers (voice)
- 1999 · Rocket Power as
- 1999 · Netforce as Sandra Knight
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Anchor Woman (voice)
- 1997 · House of Frankenstein as Dr. Shauna Kendall
- 1997 · Face/Off as Hollis Miller
- 1997 · The Practice as Helaine Washington
- 1996 · Millennium as Cheryl Andrews
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as The Stranger
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Desdemona (voice)
- 1994 · Gargoyles as Coldfire (voice)
- 1994 · ER as Angela Hicks
- 1994 · Birdland as
- 1993 · Return to Lonesome Dove as Sara Pickett
- 1993 · The X-Files as Agent Lucy Kazdin
- 1993 · Sliver as Victoria Hendrix
- 1993 · RoboCop 3 as Bertha
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Mama Harper
- 1987 · Women in Prison as Dawn Murphy
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Judge Roseann Robin
- 1986 · If Tomorrow Comes as Ernestine Littlechap
- 1985 · The Atlanta Child Murders as Venus Taylor
- 1984 · WonderWorks as Jane
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Clair's friend
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as Timmons
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1963 · Miss USA as Judge
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ada
- Future · Cape Fear as
- 2031 · Avatar 5 as Mo'at
- 2029 · Avatar 4 as Mo'at
- 2023 · Rustin as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
- 2023 · Inside Pandora's Box as Self
- 2022 · Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior as Self
- 2016 · When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Batman: Assault on Arkham as Amanda Waller (voice)
- 2012 · Home Again as Dulsay Mooreland
- 2010 · My Girlfriend's Back as Constance
- 2009 · Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Amanda Waller (voice)
- 2009 · Brothers as Adele Trainor
- 2008 · Rain as Ms. Adams
- 2008 · Breaking the Maya Code as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · The Tower as Evie
- 2006 · The Shield: Wrap Day as Self
- 2003 · Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as
- 2001 · Things Behind the Sun as Judge
- 2001 · Boycott as Jo Ann Robinson
- 2000 · Disappearing Acts as Mrs. Swift
- 2000 · Cora Unashamed as Ma Jenkins
- 1999 · The Big Day as Pearl
- 1999 · A Touch of Hope as Lily Keyes
- 1999 · Funny Valentines as Ethel B.
- 1999 · NetForce as Sandra Knight
- 1999 · Batman Beyond: The Movie as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
- 1998 · Little Girl Fly Away as Dr. Geddes
- 1998 · Race as Lucinda Davis
- 1998 · Final Justice as Danielle Kline
- 1997 · Black Hollywood as Self
- 1997 · Things That Go Bump as Harriet Napolean
- 1996 · If These Walls Could Talk as Jenny Ford
- 1996 · Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Oracle (voice)
- 1996 · All She Ever Wanted as Dr. Marilyn Tower
- 1995 · White Dwarf as Nurse Shabana
- 1995 · Jack Reed: One of Our Own as Mrs. Harris
- 1995 · Zooman as Ash
- 1995 · Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Irene
- 1994 · South Central as
- 1993 · Lifepod as Mayvene
- 1993 · Benny & Joon as Dr. Garvey
- 1993 · For Their Own Good as Naomi Brinker
- 1993 · The Ernest Green Story as Daisy Bates
- 1993 · The Disappearance of Christina as Detective Davis
- 1992 · The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism
- 1990 · Psycho IV: The Beginning as Fran Ambrose
- 1990 · Postcards from the Edge as Julie Marsden
- 1990 · Common Ground as Rachel Twymon
- 1990 · Murder in Mississippi as Fannie Lee Chaney
- 1989 · No Place Like Home as Prue
- 1989 · Third Degree Burn as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
- 1988 · Question of Faith as Roberta
- 1988 · Run Till You Fall as Janice
- 1987 · Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- 1986 · As Summers Die as Priscilla
- 1986 · Resting Place as Ada Johnson
- 1985 · Prizzi's Honor as Peaches Altamont
- 1985 · Go Tell It on the Mountain as Deborah
- 1984 · Booker as Jane
- 1982 · I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Anne
- 1980 · Union City as Mrs. Lewis
- 1979 · All That Jazz as Nurse Blake
- 1979 · Coriolanus as Valeria