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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The Clock | Elle Rivers | 2025-07-22 |
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The Naked Gun | Chief Davis | 2025-07-30 |
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Avatar: Fire and Ash | Mo'at | 2025-12-17 |
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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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Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior | Self | 2022-01-01 |
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Avatar: The Way of Water | Mo'at | 2022-12-14 |
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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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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
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Orphan | Sister Abigail | 2009-07-24 |
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Avatar | Mo'at | 2009-12-15 |
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Breaking the Maya Code | Narrator (voice) | 2008-05-05 |
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The Tower | Evie | 2008-01-01 |
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Rain | Ms. Adams | 2008-09-06 |
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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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Things Behind the Sun | Judge | 2001-10-12 |
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Boycott | Jo Ann Robinson | 2001-02-24 |
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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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A Touch of Hope | Lily Keyes | 1999-10-10 |
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Funny Valentines | Ethel B. | 1999-02-14 |
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End of Days | Detective Margie Francis | 1999-11-24 |
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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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Batman Beyond: The Movie | Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
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Final Justice | Danielle Kline | 1998-06-01 |
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Race | Lucinda Davis | 1998-09-17 |
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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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White Dwarf | Nurse Shabana | 1995-05-23 |
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Irene | 1995-01-13 |
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Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Mrs. Harris | 1995-04-25 |
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Zooman | Ash | 1995-03-19 |
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RoboCop 3 | Bertha | 1993-01-21 |
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Benny & Joon | Dr. Garvey | 1993-04-16 |
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The Ernest Green Story | Daisy Bates | 1993-01-17 |
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Sliver | Victoria Hendrix | 1993-05-21 |
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For Their Own Good | Naomi Brinker | 1993-04-05 |
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Lifepod | Mayvene | 1993-06-28 |
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The Disappearance of Christina | Detective Davis | 1993-01-01 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | 1992-05-14 |
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Psycho IV: The Beginning | Fran Ambrose | 1990-11-10 |
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Murder in Mississippi | Fannie Lee Chaney | 1990-02-05 |
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Common Ground | Rachel Twymon | 1990-03-25 |
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Postcards from the Edge | Julie Marsden | 1990-09-14 |
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No Place Like Home | Prue | 1989-12-03 |
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Third Degree Burn | Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder) | 1989-05-28 |
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Run Till You Fall | Janice | 1988-09-09 |
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Question of Faith | Roberta | 1988-10-06 |
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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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Go Tell It on the Mountain | Deborah | 1985-01-14 |
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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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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Anne | 1982-03-05 |
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Union City | Mrs. Lewis | 1980-09-26 |
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All That Jazz | Nurse Blake | 1979-12-16 |
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Coriolanus | Valeria | 1979-03-31 |