CCH Pounder

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.

Avatar 5
2031
Mo'at
Avatar 4
2029
Mo'at
The Naked Gun
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
Mo'at
Rustin
2023
Dr. Anna Hedgeman
Inside Pandora's Box
2023
Self
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
Mo'at
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
Senator Williams
When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
2016
Narrator (voice)
Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014
Amanda Waller (voice)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
Dorothea
Home Again
2012
Dulsay Mooreland
My Girlfriend's Back
2010
Constance
Orphan
2009
Sister Abigail
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
Amanda Waller (voice)
Avatar
2009
Mo'at
Rain
2008
Ms. Adams
Breaking the Maya Code
2008
Narrator (voice)
The Shield: Wrap Day
2006
Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Boycott
2001
Jo Ann Robinson
Things Behind the Sun
2001
Judge
Cora Unashamed
2000
Ma Jenkins
Disappearing Acts
2000
Mrs. Swift
End of Days
1999
Detective Margie Francis
The Big Day
1999
Pearl
NetForce
1999
Sandra Knight
Funny Valentines
1999
Ethel B.
A Touch of Hope
1999
Lily Keyes
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
Race
1998
Lucinda Davis
Little Girl Fly Away
1998
Dr. Geddes
Final Justice
1998
Danielle Kline
Face/Off
1997
Hollis Miller
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
Jenny Ford
All She Ever Wanted
1996
Dr. Marilyn Tower
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
Oracle (voice)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
Irene
White Dwarf
1995
Nurse Shabana
Zooman
1995
Ash
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
Mrs. Harris
Sliver
1993
Victoria Hendrix
Benny & Joon
1993
Dr. Garvey
RoboCop 3
1993
Bertha
For Their Own Good
1993
Naomi Brinker
Lifepod
1993
Mayvene
The Ernest Green Story
1993
Daisy Bates
The Disappearance of Christina
1993
Detective Davis
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
Miss Prism
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Fran Ambrose
Murder in Mississippi
1990
Fannie Lee Chaney
Common Ground
1990
Rachel Twymon
Postcards from the Edge
1990
Julie Marsden
Third Degree Burn
1989
Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
No Place Like Home
1989
Prue
Run Till You Fall
1988
Janice
Question of Faith
1988
Roberta
Bagdad Cafe
1987
Brenda
Resting Place
1986
Ada Johnson
As Summers Die
1986
Priscilla
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1985
Deborah
Prizzi's Honor
1985
Peaches Altamont
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
Anne
Union City
1980
Mrs. Lewis
All That Jazz
1979
Nurse Blake
Coriolanus
1979
Valeria