CCH Pounder

Acting

CCH Pounder

Born December 25, 1952Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]126 credits

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

Avatar 5

2031

Avatar 4

2029

Cape Fear

2026

The Clock

2025

Filmography

Avatar 5
2031Avatar 5
as Mo'atMovie
Avatar 4
2029Avatar 4
as Mo'atMovie
Cape Fear
2026Cape Fear
as Noa ToussaintTV
The Naked Gun
2025The Naked Gun
as Chief DavisMovie
The Clock
2025The Clock
as Elle RiversMovie
3 Body Problem
20243 Body Problem
as Secretary General Lilian JosephTV
Rustin
2023Rustin
as Dr. Anna HedgemanMovie
Full Circle
2023Full Circle
as Savitri MahabirTV
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Senator WilliamsMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight
as Vinetta ClarkTV
Chicago Med
2015Chicago Med
as Dr. Eleanor HessTV
NCIS: New Orleans
2014NCIS: New Orleans
as Loretta WadeTV
Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014Batman: Assault on Arkham
as Amanda Waller (voice)Movie
Beware the Batman
2013Beware the Batman
as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)TV
Home Again
2012Home Again
as Dulsay MoorelandMovie
Perception
2012Perception
as FBI PsychiatristTV
Revenge
2011Revenge
as Warden Sharon StilesTV
My Girlfriend's Back
2010My Girlfriend's Back
as ConstanceMovie
Avatar
2009Avatar
as Mo'atMovie
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Amanda Waller (voice)Movie
Brothers
2009Brothers
as Adele TrainorTV
Archer
2009Archer
as Claudette Kane (voice)TV
Orphan
2009Orphan
as Sister AbigailMovie
Warehouse 13
2009Warehouse 13
as Irene FredericTV
Rain
2008Rain
as Ms. AdamsMovie
Sons of Anarchy
2008Sons of Anarchy
as Tyne PattersonTV
Breaking the Maya Code
2008Breaking the Maya Code
as Narrator (voice)Movie
T
2008The Tower
as EvieMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Lieutenant Lee HavercampTV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimited
as Amanda Waller (voice)TV
NCIS
2003NCIS
as Loretta WadeTV
F
2002For the People
as Millie TowneTV
The Shield
2002The Shield
as Claudette WymsTV
Boycott
2001Boycott
as Jo Ann RobinsonMovie
Disappearing Acts
2000Disappearing Acts
as Mrs. SwiftMovie
Cora Unashamed
2000Cora Unashamed
as Ma JenkinsMovie
The District
2000The District
as Eilen CarmichealTV
Static Shock
2000Static Shock
as Mayor (voice)TV
Girlfriends
2000Girlfriends
as Dr. MyersTV
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000Jackie Chan Adventures
as Miss Kimber (voice)TV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicine
as Libby BellTV
The Big Day
1999The Big Day
as PearlMovie
End of Days
1999End of Days
as Detective Margie FrancisMovie
A Touch of Hope
1999A Touch of Hope
as Lily KeyesMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Deborah O'LearyTV
Detention
1999Detention
as Miss Powers (voice)TV
Funny Valentines
1999Funny Valentines
as Ethel B.Movie
NetForce
1999NetForce
as Sandra KnightMovie
Netforce
1999Netforce
as Sandra KnightTV
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)Movie
Batman Beyond
1999Batman Beyond
as Anchor Woman (voice)TV
Little Girl Fly Away
1998Little Girl Fly Away
as Dr. GeddesMovie
Race
1998Race
as Lucinda DavisMovie
Final Justice
1998Final Justice
as Danielle KlineMovie
House of Frankenstein
1997House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Shauna KendallTV
Face/Off
1997Face/Off
as Hollis MillerMovie
T
1997Things That Go Bump
as Harriet NapoleanMovie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Helaine WashingtonTV
Millennium
1996Millennium
as Cheryl AndrewsTV
White Dwarf
1995White Dwarf
as Nurse ShabanaMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limits
as The StrangerTV
Zooman
1995Zooman
as AshMovie
Gargoyles
1994Gargoyles
as Desdemona (voice)TV
ER
1994ER
as Angela HicksTV
Birdland
1994Birdland
as Nurse LucyTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
as Agent Lucy KazdinTV
Lifepod
1993Lifepod
as MayveneMovie
Sliver
1993Sliver
as Victoria HendrixMovie
Benny & Joon
1993Benny & Joon
as Dr. GarveyMovie
For Their Own Good
1993For Their Own Good
as Naomi BrinkerMovie
RoboCop 3
1993RoboCop 3
as BerthaMovie
The Ernest Green Story
1993The Ernest Green Story
as Daisy BatesMovie
The Disappearance of Christina
1993The Disappearance of Christina
as Detective DavisMovie
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990Psycho IV: The Beginning
as Fran AmbroseMovie
Postcards from the Edge
1990Postcards from the Edge
as Julie MarsdenMovie
Common Ground
1990Common Ground
as Rachel TwymonMovie
Murder in Mississippi
1990Murder in Mississippi
as Fannie Lee ChaneyMovie
Third Degree Burn
1989Third Degree Burn
as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)Movie
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leap
as Mama HarperTV
Question of Faith
1988Question of Faith
as RobertaMovie
Run Till You Fall
1988Run Till You Fall
as JaniceMovie
Bagdad Cafe
1987Bagdad Cafe
as BrendaMovie
Women in Prison
1987Women in Prison
as Dawn MurphyTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Roseann RobinTV
As Summers Die
1986As Summers Die
as PriscillaMovie
Resting Place
1986Resting Place
as Ada JohnsonMovie
If Tomorrow Comes
1986If Tomorrow Comes
as Ernestine LittlechapTV
Prizzi's Honor
1985Prizzi's Honor
as Peaches AltamontMovie
B
1984Booker
as JaneMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Show
as Clair's friendTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Lacey
as TimmonsTV
Union City
1980Union City
as MotherMovie
All That Jazz
1979All That Jazz
as Nurse BlakeMovie
Coriolanus
1979Coriolanus
as ValeriaMovie
Miss USA
1963Miss USA
as Self - JudgeTV