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