Acting · Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana] · Born December 25, 1952
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.
MovieAvatar 5
2031
as Mo'at
MovieAvatar 4
2029
as Mo'at
TVCape Fear
2026
as Noa Toussaint
TVThe Terror: Devil in Silver
2026
as Miss Chris
MovieAvatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Mo'at
MovieThe Naked Gun
2025
as Chief Davis
MovieThe Clock
2025
as Elle Rivers
TV3 Body Problem
2024
as Lilian Joseph
MovieRustin
2023
as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
TVFull Circle
2023
as Savitri Mahabir
MovieInside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self
MovieAvatar: The Way of Water
2022
as Mo'at
Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior
2022
as Self
MovieGodzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Senator Williams
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Vinetta Clark
MovieWhen I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
2016
as Narrator (voice)
TVChicago Med
2015
as Dr. Eleanor Hess
TVNCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Loretta Wade
MovieBatman: Assault on Arkham
2014
as Amanda Waller (voice)
MovieThe Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
as Dorothea
TVBeware the Batman
2013
as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)
MovieHome Again
2012
as Dulsay Mooreland
TVPerception
2012
as FBI Psychiatrist
TVRevenge
2011
as Warden Sharon Stiles
MovieMy Girlfriend's Back
2010
as Constance
MovieAvatar
2009
as Mo'at
MovieSuperman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
as Amanda Waller (voice)
TVBrothers
2009
as Adele Trainor
TVArcher
2009
as Claudette Kane (voice)
MovieOrphan
2009
as Sister Abigail
TVWarehouse 13
2009
as Irene Frederic
TVThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009
as Andrea Curtin
MovieRain
2008
as Ms. Adams
TVSons of Anarchy
2008
as Tyne Patterson
TVThe Wendy Williams Show
2008
MovieBreaking the Maya Code
2008
as Narrator (voice)
The Tower
2008
as Evie
MovieThe Shield: Wrap Day
2006
as Self
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Lieutenant Lee Havercamp
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)
MovieRedemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004
as Winnie Mandela
TVNCIS
2003
as Loretta Wade
MovieUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
For the People
2002
as Millie Towne
TVThe Shield
2002
as Claudette Wyms
MovieThings Behind the Sun
2001
as Judge
MovieBoycott
2001
as Jo Ann Robinson
MovieDisappearing Acts
2000
as Mrs. Swift
MovieCora Unashamed
2000
as Ma Jenkins
TVThe District
2000
as Eilen Carmicheal
TVStatic Shock
2000
as Mayor (voice)
TVGirlfriends
2000
as Dr. Myers
TVJackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Miss Kimber (voice)
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Libby Bell
MovieThe Big Day
1999
as Pearl
MovieEnd of Days
1999
as Detective Margie Francis
MovieA Touch of Hope
1999
as Lily Keyes
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Deborah O'Leary
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Carolyn Maddox
TVDetention
1999
as Miss Powers (voice)
TVRocket Power
1999
MovieFunny Valentines
1999
as Ethel B.
MovieNetForce
1999
as Sandra Knight
TVNetforce
1999
as Sandra Knight
MovieBatman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
TVBatman Beyond
1999
as Anchor Woman (voice)
MovieLittle Girl Fly Away
1998
as Dr. Geddes
MovieRace
1998
as Lucinda Davis
TVRude Awakening
1998
as Stacey
MovieFinal Justice
1998
as Danielle Kline
Black Hollywood
1997
as Self
TVHouse of Frankenstein
1997
as Dr. Shauna Kendall
MovieFace/Off
1997
as Hollis Miller
Things That Go Bump
1997
as Harriet Napolean
TVThe Practice
1997
as Helaine Washington
TVMillennium
1996
as Cheryl Andrews
MovieIf These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Jenny Ford
MovieAladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Oracle (voice)
MovieAll She Ever Wanted
1996
as Marilyn
MovieWhite Dwarf
1995
as Nurse Shabana
MovieSecrets of the X-Files
1995
as Self
MovieJack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
as Mrs. Harris
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as The Stranger
MovieZooman
1995
as Ash
MovieTales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Irene
TVGargoyles
1994
as Desdemona (voice)
TVER
1994
as Angela Hicks
TVSouth Central
1994
TVBirdland
1994
as Nurse Lucy
TVReturn to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Sara Pickett
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Agent Lucy Kazdin
MovieLifepod
1993
as Mayvene
MovieSliver
1993
as Victoria Hendrix
MovieBenny & Joon
1993
as Dr. Garvey
MovieFor Their Own Good
1993
as Naomi Brinker
MovieRoboCop 3
1993
as Bertha
MovieThe Ernest Green Story
1993
as Daisy Bates
MovieThe Disappearance of Christina
1993
as Detective Davis
MovieThe Importance of Being Earnest
1992
as Miss Prism
MoviePsycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Fran Ambrose
MoviePostcards from the Edge
1990
as Julie Marsden
MovieCommon Ground
1990
as Rachel Twymon
MovieMurder in Mississippi
1990
as Fannie Lee Chaney
MovieNo Place Like Home
1989
as Prue
MovieThird Degree Burn
1989
as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Mama Harper
MovieQuestion of Faith
1988
as Roberta
MovieRun Till You Fall
1988
as Janice
MovieBagdad Cafe
1987
as Brenda
TVWomen in Prison
1987
as Dawn Murphy
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Judge Roseann Robin
MovieAs Summers Die
1986
as Priscilla
MovieResting Place
1986
as Ada Johnson
TVIf Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Ernestine Littlechap
MoviePrizzi's Honor
1985
as Peaches Altamont
TVThe Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Venus Taylor
Booker
1984
as Jane
WonderWorks
1984
as Jane
TVThe Cosby Show
1984
as Clair's friend
MovieGo Tell It on the Mountain
1984
as Deborah
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Timmons
MovieI'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
as Anne
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Deborah
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieUnion City
1980
as Mother
MovieAll That Jazz
1979
as Nurse Blake
MovieCoriolanus
1979
as Valeria
TVMiss USA
1963
as Self - Judge
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ada
