Lorraine Toussaint

Acting

Lorraine Toussaint

Born April 4, 1960Trinidad, British West Indies100 credits

Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer. She began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In, Hudson Hawk, and Dangerous Minds.

Known For

All's Fair
5.2

All's Fair

TV

2025

The Better Sister
6.8

The Better Sister

TV

2025

StuGo
4.4

StuGo

TV

2025

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
7.7

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

Movie

2024

Hamlet
9.5

Hamlet

Movie

2024

Nimona
7.9

Nimona

Movie

2023

Filmography

All's Fair
2025All's Fairas Alberta DomeTV
The Better Sister
2025The Better Sisteras Catherine LancasterTV
StuGo
2025StuGoas Dr. Lullah (voice)TV
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
2024Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecationas Rashida Remington (voice)Movie
Hamlet
2024Hamletas GertrudeMovie
Nimona
2023Nimonaas Queen Valerin (voice)Movie
The Equalizer
2021The Equalizeras Viola 'Vi' MarsetteTV
The Glorias
2020The Gloriasas Flo KennedyMovie
Your Honor
2020Your Honoras Judge Sarah LeBlancTV
Concrete Cowboy
2020Concrete Cowboyas NessiMovie
The Line
2020The Lineas SharonMovie
Unladylike2020
2020Unladylike2020as (voice)Movie
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkas Lou LouMovie
V
2019Vernon and Gusas Marvella Magnificent (voice)TV
Sprinter
2019Sprinteras DonnaMovie
Fast Color
2019Fast Coloras BoMovie
The Village
2019The Villageas Patricia DavisTV
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
2018She-Ra and the Princesses of Poweras Shadow Weaver (voice)TV
Anne Frank Meets God
2018Anne Frank Meets Godas God (voice)Movie
Summer Camp Island
2018Summer Camp Islandas Emily Ghost (voice)TV
Big City Greens
2018Big City Greensas Remy’s Mother (voice)TV
Love Beats Rhymes
2017Love Beats Rhymesas NichelleMovie
Girls Trip
2017Girls Tripas Lorraine ToussaintMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Nia RogersTV
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016Sophie and the Rising Sunas Salome WhitmoreMovie
The Night Before
2015The Night Beforeas Mrs. RobertsMovie
Rosewood
2015Rosewoodas Donna RosewoodTV
Runaway Island
2015Runaway Islandas Naomi HollowayMovie
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankieas RebeccaTV
Selma
2014Selmaas Amelia BoyntonMovie
black-ish
2014black-ishas AlmaviligeraisTV
Forever
2014Foreveras Lt. Joanne ReeceTV
Ask Me Anything
2014Ask Me Anythingas Dr. ShermanMovie
Chicago P.D.
2014Chicago P.D.as Shambala GreenTV
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Blackas Yvonne 'Vee' ParkerTV
The Fosters
2013The Fostersas Dana AdamsTV
Middle of Nowhere
2012Middle of Nowhereas RuthMovie
Scandal
2012Scandalas Nancy DrakeTV
The Finder
2012The Finderas La BrujaTV
Against the Wall
2011Against the Wallas Officer EdieTV
Three Rivers
2009Three RiversTV
The Soloist
2009The Soloistas Flo AyersMovie
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008The Secret Life of the American Teenageras Omar's MomTV
Saving Grace
2007Saving Graceas Kate PerryTV
Friday Night Lights
2006Friday Night Lightsas Bird MerriweatherTV
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas YogaTV
Made in Hollywood
2005Made in Hollywoodas SelfTV
The Closer
2005The Closeras Député D.A. PowellTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Helen FincherTV
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005Their Eyes Were Watching Godas Pearl StoneMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Medical ExaminerTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Donna WolfsonTV
Threat Matrix
2003Threat Matrixas Carina WrightTV
This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys
2003This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeysas NarratorTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Elaine DuchampsTV
The Sky is Falling
2001The Sky is Fallingas JanieMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Cynthia JamesTV
Static Shock
2000Static Shockas Dr. Franklin (voice)TV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Eileen StaymanTV
Any Day Now
1998Any Day Nowas Rene JacksonTV
Jaded
1998Jadedas Carol BrokerMovie
Black Dog
1998Black Dogas AveryMovie
Blackout Effect
1998Blackout Effectas Kim GarfieldMovie
C-16: FBI
1997C-16: FBITV
Leaving L.A.
1997Leaving L.A.as Dr. Claudia ChanTV
The Cherokee Kid
1996The Cherokee Kidas Mama TurnerMovie
Dark Skies
1996Dark SkiesTV
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996Mr. & Mrs. SmithTV
If These Walls Could Talk
1996If These Walls Could Talkas Shameeka WebbMovie
Nightjohn
1996Nightjohnas DealeyMovie
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
1996The Making of a Hollywood Madamas Judge Consuelo MarshallMovie
America's Dream
1996America's Dreamas Philomena (segment "The Reunion")Movie
It Was Him or Us
1995It Was Him or Usas Lieutenant Sondra WashingtonMovie
Bleeding Hearts
1995Bleeding Heartsas Enid SheperdMovie
Murder One
1995Murder Oneas Margaret StrattonTV
Bless This House
1995Bless This HouseTV
Dangerous Minds
1995Dangerous Mindsas Irene RobertsMovie
A
1995Amazing GraceTV
ER
1994ERas YolandaTV
A Time to Heal
1994A Time to HealMovie
Mother's Boys
1993Mother's Boysas Robert’s AssociateMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras NurseTV
Class of '61
1993Class of '61as SarahMovie
Point of No Return
1993Point of No Returnas BethMovie
Sad Inheritance
1993Sad Inheritanceas Florence CrawfordMovie
Where I Live
1993Where I LiveTV
Bodies of Evidence
1992Bodies of EvidenceTV
Trial: The Price of Passion
1992Trial: The Price of Passionas Nancy GoodpasterMovie
Hudson Hawk
1991Hudson Hawkas Almond JoyMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Shambala GreenTV
Common Ground
1990Common Groundas Alva DebnamMovie
Breaking In
1989Breaking Inas Delphine the HookerMovie
Nasty Boys
1989Nasty Boysas Dr. Chanel CoryTV
S
1988Sidewalks EntertainmentTV
A
1986A Case of Deadly Forceas Pat BowdenMovie
227
1985227TV
T
1983The Face of Rageas StendahMovie
Silent Retreat
—Silent Retreatas WandaMovie
T
—The Spittin' ImageMovie
T
—The LineTV