CCH Pounder
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1952
- Birthplace
- Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
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.
Filmography
- Baby of the Family
Baby of the Family TBA
as Nurse Bloom
Avatar 5 2031
as Mo'at
Avatar 4 2029
as Mo'at
Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025
as Mo'at
The Naked Gun 2025
as Chief Davis
The Clock 2025
as Elle Rivers
Rustin 2023
as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
Inside Pandora's Box 2023
as Self
Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
as Mo'at
- Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior
Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior 2022
as Self
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019
as Senator Williams
When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Batman: Assault on Arkham 2014
as Amanda Waller (voice)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 2013
as Dorothea
Home Again 2012
as Dulsay Mooreland
My Girlfriend's Back 2010
as Constance
Avatar 2009
as Mo'at
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies 2009
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Orphan 2009
as Sister Abigail
Rain 2008
as Ms. Adams
Breaking the Maya Code 2008
as Narrator (voice)
- The Tower
The Tower 2008
as Evie
The Shield: Wrap Day 2006
as Self
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story 2004
as Winnie Mandela
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003
Actor
Things Behind the Sun 2001
as Judge
Boycott 2001
as Jo Ann Robinson
Disappearing Acts 2000
as Mrs. Swift
Cora Unashamed 2000
as Ma Jenkins
The Big Day 1999
as Pearl
End of Days 1999
as Detective Margie Francis
A Touch of Hope 1999
as Lily Keyes
Funny Valentines 1999
as Ethel B.
NetForce 1999
as Sandra Knight
Batman Beyond: The Movie 1999
as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
Little Girl Fly Away 1998
as Dr. Geddes
Race 1998
as Lucinda Davis
Final Justice 1998
as Danielle Kline
- Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood 1997
as Self
Face/Off 1997
as Hollis Miller
- Things That Go Bump
Things That Go Bump 1997
as Harriet Napolean
If These Walls Could Talk 1996
as Jenny Ford
Aladdin and the King of Thieves 1996
as Oracle (voice)
All She Ever Wanted 1996
as Marilyn
White Dwarf 1995
as Nurse Shabana
Secrets of the X-Files 1995
as Self
Jack Reed: One of Our Own 1995
as Mrs. Harris
Zooman 1995
as Ash
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995
as Irene
Lifepod 1993
as Mayvene
Sliver 1993
as Victoria Hendrix
Benny & Joon 1993
as Dr. Garvey
For Their Own Good 1993
as Naomi Brinker
RoboCop 3 1993
as Bertha
The Ernest Green Story 1993
as Daisy Bates
The Disappearance of Christina 1993
as Detective Davis
The Importance of Being Earnest 1992
as Miss Prism
Psycho IV: The Beginning 1990
as Fran Ambrose
Postcards from the Edge 1990
as Julie Marsden
Common Ground 1990
as Rachel Twymon
Murder in Mississippi 1990
as Fannie Lee Chaney
No Place Like Home 1989
as Prue
Third Degree Burn 1989
as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
Question of Faith 1988
as Roberta
Run Till You Fall 1988
as Janice
Bagdad Cafe 1987
as Brenda
As Summers Die 1986
as Priscilla
Resting Place 1986
as Ada Johnson
Prizzi's Honor 1985
as Peaches Altamont
Booker 1984
as Jane
Go Tell It on the Mountain 1984
as Deborah
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can 1982
as Anne
Union City 1980
as Mother
All That Jazz 1979
as Nurse Blake
Coriolanus 1979
as Valeria
Credits from TMDB.