CCH Pounder
Born: 1952-12-25 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2031
- Avatar 5 as Mo'at
2029
- Avatar 4 as Mo'at
2026
- Cape Fear as Noa Toussaint
- The Terror: Devil in Silver as Miss Chris
2025
- Avatar: Fire and Ash as Mo'at
- The Naked Gun as Chief Davis
- The Clock as Elle Rivers
2024
- 3 Body Problem as Lilian Joseph
2023
- Full Circle as Savitri Mahabir
- Rustin as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
- Inside Pandora's Box as Self
2022
- Avatar: The Way of Water as Mo'at
- Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior as Self
2019
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Senator Williams
2017
- The Good Fight as Vinetta Clark
2016
- When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy as Narrator (voice)
2015
- Chicago Med as Dr. Eleanor Hess
2014
- NCIS: New Orleans as Loretta Wade
- Batman: Assault on Arkham as Amanda Waller (voice)
2013
- Beware the Batman as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)
- The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Dorothea
2012
- Perception as FBI Psychiatrist
- Home Again as Dulsay Mooreland
2011
- Revenge as Warden Sharon Stiles
2010
- My Girlfriend's Back as Constance
2009
- Archer as Claudette Kane (voice)
- Avatar as Mo'at
- Warehouse 13 as Irene Frederic
- Orphan as Sister Abigail
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Amanda Waller (voice)
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Andrea Curtin
- Brothers as Adele Trainor
2008
- Sons of Anarchy as Tyne Patterson
- The Wendy Williams Show
- Rain as Ms. Adams
- The Tower as Evie
- Breaking the Maya Code as Narrator (voice)
2006
- The Shield: Wrap Day as Self
2005
- Numb3rs as Lieutenant Lee Havercamp
2004
- Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller (voice)
- Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story as Winnie Mandela
2003
- NCIS as Loretta Wade
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002
- The Shield as Claudette Wyms
- For the People as Millie Towne
2001
- Boycott as Jo Ann Robinson
- Things Behind the Sun as Judge
2000
- Strong Medicine as Libby Bell
- Jackie Chan Adventures as Miss Kimber (voice)
- Girlfriends as Dr. Myers
- The District as Eilen Carmicheal
- Static Shock as Mayor (voice)
- Disappearing Acts as Mrs. Swift
- Cora Unashamed as Ma Jenkins
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carolyn Maddox
- The West Wing as Deborah O'Leary
- Batman Beyond as Anchor Woman (voice)
- Rocket Power
- End of Days as Detective Margie Francis
- Detention as Miss Powers (voice)
- Batman Beyond: The Movie as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
- Netforce as Sandra Knight
- The Big Day as Pearl
- NetForce as Sandra Knight
- A Touch of Hope as Lily Keyes
- Funny Valentines as Ethel B.
1998
- Rude Awakening as Stacey
- Final Justice as Danielle Kline
- Race as Lucinda Davis
- Little Girl Fly Away as Dr. Geddes
1997
- The Practice as Helaine Washington
- Face/Off as Hollis Miller
- House of Frankenstein as Dr. Shauna Kendall
- Black Hollywood as Self
- Things That Go Bump as Harriet Napolean
1996
- Millennium as Cheryl Andrews
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Oracle (voice)
- If These Walls Could Talk as Jenny Ford
- All She Ever Wanted as Marilyn
1995
- The Outer Limits as The Stranger
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Irene
- Jack Reed: One of Our Own as Mrs. Harris
- Zooman as Ash
- White Dwarf as Nurse Shabana
- Secrets of the X-Files as Self
1994
- ER as Angela Hicks
- Gargoyles as Desdemona (voice)
- South Central
- Birdland as Nurse Lucy
1993
- The X-Files as Agent Lucy Kazdin
- Sliver as Victoria Hendrix
- RoboCop 3 as Bertha
- Return to Lonesome Dove as Sara Pickett
- Benny & Joon as Dr. Garvey
- The Ernest Green Story as Daisy Bates
- For Their Own Good as Naomi Brinker
- The Disappearance of Christina as Detective Davis
- Lifepod as Mayvene
1992
- The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism
1990
- Psycho IV: The Beginning as Fran Ambrose
- Postcards from the Edge as Julie Marsden
- Murder in Mississippi as Fannie Lee Chaney
- Common Ground as Rachel Twymon
1989
- Quantum Leap as Mama Harper
- Third Degree Burn as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
- No Place Like Home as Prue
1988
- Question of Faith as Roberta
- Run Till You Fall as Janice
1987
- Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
- Women in Prison as Dawn Murphy
1986
- L.A. Law as Judge Roseann Robin
- If Tomorrow Comes as Ernestine Littlechap
- Resting Place as Ada Johnson
- As Summers Die as Priscilla
1985
- Prizzi's Honor as Peaches Altamont
- The Atlanta Child Murders as Venus Taylor
1984
- The Cosby Show as Clair's friend
- WonderWorks as Jane
- Go Tell It on the Mountain as Deborah
- Booker as Jane
1982
- American Playhouse as Deborah
- Cagney & Lacey as Timmons
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Anne
1981
1980
- Union City as Mother
1979
- All That Jazz as Nurse Blake
- Coriolanus as Valeria
1963
- Miss USA as Self - Judge
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ada