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.

Filmography (125 Appearances)

Cape Fear

Upcoming (2026)

Avatar 4

Upcoming (2029)

Avatar 5

Upcoming (2031)

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025

The Naked Gun

2025

The Clock

2025

3 Body Problem

2024

Rustin

2023

Full Circle

2023

Inside Pandora's Box

2023

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022

Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior

2022

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

The Good Fight

2017

When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

2016

Chicago Med

2015

NCIS: New Orleans

2014

Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

2013

Beware the Batman

2013

Home Again

2012

Perception

2012

Revenge

2011

My Girlfriend's Back

2010

Avatar

2009

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

2009

Brothers

2009

Archer

2009

Orphan

2009

Warehouse 13

2009

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

2009

The Shield: Family Meeting

2008

Rain

2008

Sons of Anarchy

2008

The Wendy Williams Show

2008

Breaking the Maya Code

2008

The Tower

2008

Numb3rs

2005

Justice League Unlimited

2004

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

2004

NCIS

2003

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

For the People

2002

The Shield

2002

Things Behind the Sun

2001

Boycott

2001

Disappearing Acts

2000

Cora Unashamed

2000

The District

2000

Static Shock

2000

Girlfriends

2000

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000

Strong Medicine

2000

The Big Day

1999

End of Days

1999

A Touch of Hope

1999

The West Wing

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Detention

1999

Rocket Power

1999

Funny Valentines

1999

NetForce

1999

Netforce

1999

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

Batman Beyond

1999

Little Girl Fly Away

1998

Race

1998

Final Justice

1998

Black Hollywood

1997

House of Frankenstein

1997

Face/Off

1997

Things That Go Bump

1997

The Practice

1997

Millennium

1996

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

All She Ever Wanted

1996

White Dwarf

1995

Secrets of the X-Files

1995

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

1995

The Outer Limits

1995

Zooman

1995

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995

Gargoyles

1994

ER

1994

South Central

1994

Birdland

1994

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993

The X-Files

1993

Lifepod

1993

Sliver

1993

Benny & Joon

1993

For Their Own Good

1993

RoboCop 3

1993

The Ernest Green Story

1993

The Disappearance of Christina

1993

The Importance of Being Earnest

1992

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

Postcards from the Edge

1990

Common Ground

1990

Murder in Mississippi

1990

No Place Like Home

1989

Third Degree Burn

1989

Quantum Leap

1989

Question of Faith

1988

Run Till You Fall

1988

Bagdad Cafe

1987

Women in Prison

1987

L.A. Law

1986

As Summers Die

1986

Resting Place

1986

If Tomorrow Comes

1986

Prizzi's Honor

1985

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985

WonderWorks

1984

Booker

1984

The Cosby Show

1984

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984

Cagney & Lacey

1982

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982

Hill Street Blues

1981

Union City

1980

All That Jazz

1979

Coriolanus

1979 Debut

Miss USA

1963
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