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CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Acting December 25, 1952 (73 years old) Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]

Biography

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.

Movies 75

Avatar: Fire and Ash 7.6

Avatar: Fire and Ash

as Mo'at

2025
Avatar 7.6

Avatar

as Mo'at

2009
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 6.7

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Senator Williams

2019
Avatar: The Way of Water 7.6

Avatar: The Way of Water

as Mo'at

2022
The Naked Gun 6.3

The Naked Gun

as Chief Davis

2025
Face/Off 7.1

Face/Off

as Hollis Miller

1997
Orphan 7.0

Orphan

as Sister Abigail

2009
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 6.4

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

as Dorothea

2013
End of Days 6.1

End of Days

as Detective Margie Francis

1999
Sliver 5.6

Sliver

as Victoria Hendrix

1993
Aladdin and the King of Thieves 6.2

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Oracle (voice)

1996
RoboCop 3 4.9

RoboCop 3

as Bertha

1993
Batman: Assault on Arkham 7.3

Batman: Assault on Arkham

as Amanda Waller (voice)

2014
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 6.9

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

as Irene

1995
Postcards from the Edge 6.6

Postcards from the Edge

as Julie Marsden

1990
All That Jazz 7.5

All That Jazz

as Nurse Blake

1979
Psycho IV: The Beginning 5.7

Psycho IV: The Beginning

as Fran Ambrose

1990
Avatar 4

Avatar 4

as Mo'at

2029
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies 7.1

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

as Amanda Waller (voice)

2009
Prizzi's Honor 6.4

Prizzi's Honor

as Peaches Altamont

1985
Avatar 5

Avatar 5

as Mo'at

2031
Rustin 6.5

Rustin

as Dr. Anna Hedgeman

2023
Batman Beyond: The Movie 7.2

Batman Beyond: The Movie

as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)

1999
Benny & Joon 7.0

Benny & Joon

as Dr. Garvey

1993
Bagdad Cafe 7.2

Bagdad Cafe

as Brenda

1987
If These Walls Could Talk 6.8

If These Walls Could Talk

as Jenny Ford

1996
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story 6.1

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

as Winnie Mandela

2004
Jack Reed: One of Our Own 5.4

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

as Mrs. Harris

1995
Inside Pandora's Box 6.0

Inside Pandora's Box

as Self

2023
For Their Own Good 6.3

For Their Own Good

as Naomi Brinker

1993
Things Behind the Sun 6.0

Things Behind the Sun

as Judge

2001
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can 7.0

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

as Anne

1982
A Touch of Hope 5.3

A Touch of Hope

as Lily Keyes

1999
Boycott 6.7

Boycott

as Jo Ann Robinson

2001
Resting Place 6.3

Resting Place

as Ada Johnson

1986
NetForce 4.9

NetForce

as Sandra Knight

1999
Disappearing Acts 6.2

Disappearing Acts

as Mrs. Swift

2000
Lifepod 5.3

Lifepod

as Mayvene

1993
Zooman 6.2

Zooman

as Ash

1995
The Shield: Wrap Day

The Shield: Wrap Day

as Self

2006
Murder in Mississippi 6.9

Murder in Mississippi

as Fannie Lee Chaney

1990
No Place Like Home 6.8

No Place Like Home

as Prue

1989
Go Tell It on the Mountain 6.3

Go Tell It on the Mountain

as Deborah

1984
All She Ever Wanted 5.2

All She Ever Wanted

as Marilyn

1996
Third Degree Burn 4.6

Third Degree Burn

as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)

1989
The Ernest Green Story 6.9

The Ernest Green Story

as Daisy Bates

1993
Breaking the Maya Code 6.5

Breaking the Maya Code

as Narrator (voice)

2008
The Big Day 5.0

The Big Day

as Pearl

1999
Little Girl Fly Away 5.6

Little Girl Fly Away

as Dr. Geddes

1998
White Dwarf 6.1

White Dwarf

as Nurse Shabana

1995
Baby of the Family

Baby of the Family

as Nurse Bloom

Common Ground 8.5

Common Ground

as Rachel Twymon

1990
My Girlfriend's Back 1.5

My Girlfriend's Back

as Constance

2010
Home Again 4.1

Home Again

as Dulsay Mooreland

2012
Booker 8.0

Booker

as Jane

1984
Question of Faith 9.0

Question of Faith

as Roberta

1988
Race 8.0

Race

as Lucinda Davis

1998
Secrets of the X-Files 10.0

Secrets of the X-Files

as Self

1995
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 5.2

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003
Funny Valentines 7.7

Funny Valentines

as Ethel B.

1999
As Summers Die 6.4

As Summers Die

as Priscilla

1986
Final Justice 6.7

Final Justice

as Danielle Kline

1998
Coriolanus 5.0

Coriolanus

as Valeria

1979
The Importance of Being Earnest 8.0

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Miss Prism

1992
Cora Unashamed 7.3

Cora Unashamed

as Ma Jenkins

2000
Black Hollywood 7.0

Black Hollywood

as Self

1997
The Tower

The Tower

as Evie

2008
Union City 5.4

Union City

as Mother

1980
The Disappearance of Christina 5.8

The Disappearance of Christina

as Detective Davis

1993
Run Till You Fall 10.0

Run Till You Fall

as Janice

1988
Things That Go Bump 10.0

Things That Go Bump

as Harriet Napolean

1997
Rain 7.0

Rain

as Ms. Adams

2008
When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior

Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior

as Self

2022
The Clock

The Clock

as Elle Rivers

2025

TV Shows 59

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Carolyn Maddox

1999
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Loretta Wade

2003
Girlfriends 7.2

Girlfriends

as Dr. Myers

2000
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Agent Lucy Kazdin

1993
Chicago Med 8.3

Chicago Med

as Dr. Eleanor Hess

2015
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as Deborah O'Leary

1999
Sons of Anarchy 8.4

Sons of Anarchy

as Tyne Patterson

2008
ER 7.8

ER

as Angela Hicks

1994
Archer 7.9

Archer

as Claudette Kane (voice)

2009
The Cosby Show 7.0

The Cosby Show

as Clair's friend

1984
Numb3rs 7.0

Numb3rs

as Lieutenant Lee Havercamp

2005
The Practice 7.6

The Practice

as Helaine Washington

1997
Jackie Chan Adventures 8.2

Jackie Chan Adventures

as Miss Kimber (voice)

2000
The Shield 8.2

The Shield

as Claudette Wyms

2002
Quantum Leap 8.0

Quantum Leap

as Mama Harper

1989
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as Judge Roseann Robin

1986
NCIS: New Orleans 7.3

NCIS: New Orleans

as Loretta Wade

2014
The Wendy Williams Show 5.7

The Wendy Williams Show

2008
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Warehouse 13 7.7

Warehouse 13

as Irene Frederic

2009
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Libby Bell

2000
Revenge 7.5

Revenge

as Warden Sharon Stiles

2011
The Good Fight 7.5

The Good Fight

as Vinetta Clark

2017
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Deborah

1982
The District 6.9

The District

as Eilen Carmicheal

2000
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as The Stranger

1995
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

as Timmons

1982
Perception 7.2

Perception

as FBI Psychiatrist

2012
Batman Beyond 8.2

Batman Beyond

as Anchor Woman (voice)

1999
Gargoyles 8.1

Gargoyles

as Desdemona (voice)

1994
Gargoyles 8.1

Gargoyles

as Coldfire (voice)

1994
Justice League Unlimited 8.3

Justice League Unlimited

as Amanda Waller (voice)

2004
Justice League Unlimited 8.3

Justice League Unlimited

as Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)

2004
Millennium 7.7

Millennium

as Cheryl Andrews

1996
The Terror: Devil in Silver 6.7

The Terror: Devil in Silver

as Miss Chris

2026
Cape Fear 7.1

Cape Fear

as Noa Toussaint

2026
3 Body Problem 7.5

3 Body Problem

as Lilian Joseph

2024
Rocket Power 7.7

Rocket Power

1999
Static Shock 8.0

Static Shock

as Mayor (voice)

2000
Miss USA 6.0

Miss USA

as Self - Judge

1963
Beware the Batman 7.3

Beware the Batman

as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)

2013
W.I.T.C.H. 7.4

W.I.T.C.H.

as Kadma (voice)

2004
Rude Awakening 6.0

Rude Awakening

as Stacey

1998
Cop Rock 4.1

Cop Rock

as Willa Phelan

1990
Full Circle 6.4

Full Circle

as Savitri Mahabir

2023
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Ada

1951
For the People 10.0

For the People

as Millie Towne

2002
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 6.7

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

as Andrea Curtin

2009
If Tomorrow Comes 7.3

If Tomorrow Comes

as Ernestine Littlechap

1986
Return to Lonesome Dove 7.0

Return to Lonesome Dove

as Sara Pickett

1993
WonderWorks

WonderWorks

as Jane

1984
Detention 6.7

Detention

as Miss Powers (voice)

1999
Women in Prison 3.8

Women in Prison

as Dawn Murphy

1987
The Atlanta Child Murders 5.8

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Venus Taylor

1985
Brothers 7.0

Brothers

as Adele Trainor

2009
South Central 5.8

South Central

1994
Birdland 6.0

Birdland

as Nurse Lucy

1994
Netforce 3.5

Netforce

as Sandra Knight

1999
House of Frankenstein 6.1

House of Frankenstein

as Dr. Shauna Kendall

1997

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