CCH Pounder

Acting

1952-12-25 · 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

Theaters

Avatar 5

2031 · Movie

Theaters

Avatar 4

2029 · Movie

Cape Fear

2026 · Series

The Terror: Devil in Silver

2026 · Series

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025 · Movie

The Naked Gun

2025 · Movie

The Clock

2025 · Movie

3 Body Problem

2024 · Series

Rustin

2023 · Movie

Full Circle

2023 · Series

Inside Pandora's Box

2023 · Movie

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022 · Movie

Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior

2022 · Movie

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019 · Movie

The Good Fight

2017 · Series

When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

2016 · Movie

Chicago Med

2015 · Series

NCIS: New Orleans

2014 · Series

Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014 · Movie

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

2013 · Movie

Beware the Batman

2013 · Series

Home Again

2012 · Movie

Perception

2012 · Series

Revenge

2011 · Series

My Girlfriend's Back

2010 · Movie

Avatar

2009 · Movie

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

2009 · Movie

Brothers

2009 · Series

Archer

2009 · Series

Orphan

2009 · Movie

Warehouse 13

2009 · Series

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

2009 · Series

Rain

2008 · Movie

Sons of Anarchy

2008 · Series

The Wendy Williams Show

2008 · Series

Breaking the Maya Code

2008 · Movie

The Tower

2008 · Movie

The Shield: Wrap Day

2006 · Movie

Numb3rs

2005 · Series

Justice League Unlimited

2004 · Series

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

2004 · Movie

NCIS

2003 · Series

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003 · Movie

For the People

2002 · Series

The Shield

2002 · Series

Things Behind the Sun

2001 · Movie

Boycott

2001 · Movie

Disappearing Acts

2000 · Movie

Cora Unashamed

2000 · Movie

The District

2000 · Series

Static Shock

2000 · Series

Girlfriends

2000 · Series

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000 · Series

Strong Medicine

2000 · Series

The Big Day

1999 · Movie

End of Days

1999 · Movie

A Touch of Hope

1999 · Movie

The West Wing

1999 · Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Series

Detention

1999 · Series

Rocket Power

1999 · Series

Funny Valentines

1999 · Movie

Netforce

1999 · Series

NetForce

1999 · Movie

Batman Beyond

1999 · Series

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999 · Movie

Little Girl Fly Away

1998 · Movie

Race

1998 · Movie

Rude Awakening

1998 · Series

Final Justice

1998 · Movie

Black Hollywood

1997 · Movie

House of Frankenstein

1997 · Series

Face/Off

1997 · Movie

Things That Go Bump

1997 · Movie

The Practice

1997 · Series

Millennium

1996 · Series

If These Walls Could Talk

1996 · Movie

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996 · Movie

All She Ever Wanted

1996 · Movie

White Dwarf

1995 · Movie

Secrets of the X-Files

1995 · Movie

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

1995 · Movie

The Outer Limits

1995 · Series

Zooman

1995 · Movie

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995 · Movie

Gargoyles

1994 · Series

South Central

1994 · Series

Birdland

1994 · Series

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993 · Series

The X-Files

1993 · Series

Lifepod

1993 · Movie

Sliver

1993 · Movie

Benny & Joon

1993 · Movie

For Their Own Good

1993 · Movie

RoboCop 3

1993 · Movie

The Ernest Green Story

1993 · Movie

The Disappearance of Christina

1993 · Movie

The Importance of Being Earnest

1992 · Movie

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990 · Movie

Postcards from the Edge

1990 · Movie

Common Ground

1990 · Movie

Murder in Mississippi

1990 · Movie

No Place Like Home

1989 · Movie

Third Degree Burn

1989 · Movie

Quantum Leap

1989 · Series

Question of Faith

1988 · Movie

Run Till You Fall

1988 · Movie

Bagdad Cafe

1987 · Movie

Women in Prison

1987 · Series

L.A. Law

1986 · Series

As Summers Die

1986 · Movie

Resting Place

1986 · Movie

If Tomorrow Comes

1986 · Series

Prizzi's Honor

1985 · Movie

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985 · Series

WonderWorks

1984 · Series

Booker

1984 · Movie

The Cosby Show

1984 · Series

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984 · Movie

Cagney & Lacey

1982 · Series

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982 · Movie

American Playhouse

1982 · Series

Hill Street Blues

1981 · Series

Union City

1980 · Movie

All That Jazz

1979 · Movie

Coriolanus

1979 · Movie

Miss USA

1963 · Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Series