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.
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Avatar 5 | Mo'at | 2031-12-17 |
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Avatar 4 | Mo'at | 2029-12-19 |
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Avatar: Fire and Ash | Mo'at | 2025-12-17 |
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The Clock | Elle Rivers | 2025-07-22 |
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The Naked Gun | Chief Davis | 2025-07-30 |
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Inside Pandora's Box | Self | 2023-03-28 |
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Rustin | Dr. Anna Hedgeman | 2023-11-03 |
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Avatar: The Way of Water | Mo'at | 2022-12-14 |
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Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior | Self | 2022-01-01 |
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Senator Williams | 2019-05-29 |
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When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy | Narrator (voice) | 2016-03-29 |
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Batman: Assault on Arkham | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2014-08-12 |
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Dorothea | 2013-08-21 |
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Home Again | Dulsay Mooreland | 2012-09-12 |
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My Girlfriend's Back | Constance | 2010-01-01 |
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Orphan | Sister Abigail | 2009-07-24 |
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Avatar | Mo'at | 2009-12-15 |
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
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Rain | Ms. Adams | 2008-09-06 |
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The Tower | Evie | 2008-01-01 |
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Breaking the Maya Code | Narrator (voice) | 2008-05-05 |
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The Shield: Wrap Day | Self | 2006-06-09 |
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Winnie Mandela | 2004-03-03 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
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Boycott | Jo Ann Robinson | 2001-02-24 |
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Things Behind the Sun | Judge | 2001-10-12 |
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Cora Unashamed | Ma Jenkins | 2000-10-24 |
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Disappearing Acts | Mrs. Swift | 2000-12-09 |
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Batman Beyond: The Movie | Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
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A Touch of Hope | Lily Keyes | 1999-10-10 |
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End of Days | Detective Margie Francis | 1999-11-24 |
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Funny Valentines | Ethel B. | 1999-02-14 |
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The Big Day | Pearl | 1999-12-03 |
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NetForce | Sandra Knight | 1999-02-01 |
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Race | Lucinda Davis | 1998-09-17 |
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Final Justice | Danielle Kline | 1998-06-01 |
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Little Girl Fly Away | Dr. Geddes | 1998-10-06 |
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Face/Off | Hollis Miller | 1997-06-27 |
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Black Hollywood | Self | 1997-12-29 |
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Things That Go Bump | Harriet Napolean | 1997-03-22 |
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If These Walls Could Talk | Jenny Ford | 1996-09-11 |
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All She Ever Wanted | Dr. Marilyn Tower | 1996-04-14 |
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Oracle (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
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Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Mrs. Harris | 1995-04-25 |
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Secrets of the X-Files | Self | 1995-05-19 |
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Zooman | Ash | 1995-03-19 |
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Irene | 1995-01-13 |
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White Dwarf | Nurse Shabana | 1995-05-23 |
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Benny & Joon | Dr. Garvey | 1993-04-16 |
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The Disappearance of Christina | Detective Davis | 1993-01-01 |
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RoboCop 3 | Bertha | 1993-01-21 |
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Sliver | Victoria Hendrix | 1993-05-21 |
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Lifepod | Mayvene | 1993-06-28 |
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For Their Own Good | Naomi Brinker | 1993-04-05 |
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The Ernest Green Story | Daisy Bates | 1993-01-17 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | 1992-05-14 |
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Murder in Mississippi | Fannie Lee Chaney | 1990-02-05 |
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Psycho IV: The Beginning | Fran Ambrose | 1990-11-10 |
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Postcards from the Edge | Julie Marsden | 1990-09-14 |
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Common Ground | Rachel Twymon | 1990-03-25 |
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Third Degree Burn | Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder) | 1989-05-28 |
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No Place Like Home | Prue | 1989-12-03 |
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Question of Faith | Roberta | 1988-10-06 |
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Run Till You Fall | Janice | 1988-09-09 |
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Out of Rosenheim | Brenda | 1987-11-12 |
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As Summers Die | Priscilla | 1986-05-18 |
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Resting Place | Ada Johnson | 1986-04-27 |
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Prizzi's Honor | Peaches Altamont | 1985-06-14 |
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Booker | Jane | 1984-10-01 |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain | Deborah | 1984-08-31 |
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Anne | 1982-03-05 |
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Union City | Mother | 1980-09-26 |
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Coriolanus | Valeria | 1979-03-31 |
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All That Jazz | Nurse Blake | 1979-12-16 |
