CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

71 · Born: Dec 25, 1952

2020
2014

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Born Dec 25, 1952 Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]

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.

Career

2031
Avatar 5
Avatar 5 as Mo'at
2029
Avatar 4
Avatar 4 as Mo'at
2025
Avatar 3
Avatar 3 as Mo'at
2023
Rustin
Rustin as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
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Full Circle
Full Circle as Savitri Mahabir
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2022
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water as Mo'at
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2017
Jewel's Catch One
Jewel's Catch One as Narrator
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2014
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Batman: Assault on Arkham as Amanda Waller (voice)
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NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: New Orleans as Loretta Wade
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2013
Beware the Batman
Beware the Batman as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)
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Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy as Tyne Patterson
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2012
Home Again
Home Again as Dulsay Mooreland
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2011
Revenge
Revenge as Warden Sharon Stiles
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2010
My Girlfriend's Back
My Girlfriend's Back as Constance
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carolyn Maddox
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2009
Avatar
Avatar as Mo'at
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Orphan
Orphan as Sister Abigail
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Amanda Waller (voice)
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Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 as Mrs. Frederic
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Brothers
Brothers as Adele Trainor
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2008
Rain
Rain as Ms. Adams
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Breaking the Maya Code
Breaking the Maya Code as Narrator (voice)
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2005
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller (voice)
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2004
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story as Winnie Mandela
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2002
The Shield
The Shield as Claudette Wyms
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2001
Boycott
Boycott as Jo Ann Robinson
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2000
Cora Unashamed
Cora Unashamed as Ma Jenkins
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Disappearing Acts
Disappearing Acts as Mrs. Swift
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1999
End of Days
End of Days as Detective Margie Francis
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Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines as Ethel B.
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A Touch of Hope
A Touch of Hope as Lily Keyes
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NetForce
NetForce as Sandra Knight
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The West Wing
The West Wing as Deborah O'Leary
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1998
Melting Pot
Melting Pot as Lucinda Davis
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Final Justice
Final Justice as Danielle Kline
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1997
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein as Dr. Shauna Kendall
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1996
All She Ever Wanted
All She Ever Wanted as Dr. Marilyn Tower
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If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk as Jenny Ford
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Millennium
Millennium as Cheryl Andrews
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1995
White Dwarf
White Dwarf as Nurse Shabana
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Zooman
Zooman as Ash
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1994
ER
ER as Dr. Angela Hicks
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The X-Files
The X-Files as Agent Lucy Kazdin
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1993
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3 as Bertha
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Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon as Dr. Garvey
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Lifepod
Lifepod as Mayvene
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For Their Own Good
For Their Own Good as Naomi Brinker
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Sliver
Sliver as Victoria Hendrix
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The Disappearance of Christina
The Disappearance of Christina as Detective Davis
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The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story as Daisy Bates
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Return to Lonesome Dove
Return to Lonesome Dove as Sara Pickett
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1992
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest as Miss Prism
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1990
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Psycho IV: The Beginning as Fran Ambrose
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Murder in Mississippi
Murder in Mississippi as Fannie Lee Chaney
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Common Ground
Common Ground as Rachel Twymon
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Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap as Mama Harper
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1989
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home as Prue
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Third Degree Burn
Third Degree Burn as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
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1988
Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith as Roberta
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1987
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe as Brenda
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Women in Prison
Women in Prison as Dawn Murphy
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1986
Resting Place
Resting Place as Ada Johnson
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1985
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor as Peaches Altamont
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The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders as Venus Taylor
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ada
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1984
Booker
Booker as Jane
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1980
Union City
Union City as Mrs. Lewis
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2014