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CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 25, 1952 (72)
Birthplace Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 o ... f 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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Filmography

Avatar 5

Avatar 5

2031

as Mo'at

Avatar 4

Avatar 4

2029

as Mo'at

The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun

2025

as Chief Davis

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025

as Mo'at

Rustin

Rustin

2023

as Dr. Anna Hedgeman

Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022

as Mo'at

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

as Senator Williams

When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

2016

as Narrator (voice)

Batman: Assault on Arkham

Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014

as Amanda Waller (voice)

Home Again

Home Again

2012

as Dulsay Mooreland

My Girlfriend's Back

My Girlfriend's Back

2010

as Constance

Orphan

Orphan

2009

as Sister Abigail

Avatar

Avatar

2009

as Mo'at

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

2009

as Amanda Waller (voice)

Breaking the Maya Code

Breaking the Maya Code

2008

as Narrator (voice)

Rain

Rain

2008

as Ms. Adams

Boycott

Boycott

2001

as Jo Ann Robinson

Things Behind the Sun

Things Behind the Sun

2001

as Judge

Cora Unashamed

Cora Unashamed

2000

as Ma Jenkins

Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

2000

as Mrs. Swift

A Touch of Hope

A Touch of Hope

1999

as Lily Keyes

Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines

1999

as Ethel B.

End of Days

End of Days

1999

as Detective Margie Francis

NetForce

NetForce

1999

as Sandra Knight

Batman Beyond: The Movie

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)

The Big Day

The Big Day

1999

as Pearl

Race

Race

1998

as Lucinda Davis

Final Justice

Final Justice

1998

as Danielle Kline

Little Girl Fly Away

Little Girl Fly Away

1998

as Dr. Geddes

Things That Go Bump

Things That Go Bump

1997

as Harriet Napolean

Face/Off

Face/Off

1997

as Hollis Miller

All She Ever Wanted

All She Ever Wanted

1996

as Dr. Marilyn Tower

If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

as Jenny Ford

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

as Oracle (voice)

Zooman

Zooman

1995

as Ash

White Dwarf

White Dwarf

1995

as Nurse Shabana

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

Jack Reed: One of Our Own

1995

as Mrs. Harris

The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

1993

as Daisy Bates

The Disappearance of Christina

The Disappearance of Christina

1993

as Detective Davis

For Their Own Good

For Their Own Good

1993

as Naomi Brinker

RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3

1993

as Bertha

Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

1993

as Dr. Garvey

Lifepod

Lifepod

1993

as Mayvene

Sliver

Sliver

1993

as Victoria Hendrix

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1992

as Miss Prism

Common Ground

Common Ground

1990

as Rachel Twymon

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

as Fran Ambrose

Murder in Mississippi

Murder in Mississippi

1990

as Fannie Lee Chaney

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

as Julie Marsden

Third Degree Burn

Third Degree Burn

1989

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

No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

1989

as Prue

Run Till You Fall

Run Till You Fall

1988

as Janice

Question of Faith

Question of Faith

1988

as Roberta

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe

1987

as Brenda

Resting Place

Resting Place

1986

as Ada Johnson

As Summers Die

As Summers Die

1986

as Priscilla

Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor

1985

as Peaches Altamont

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985

as Deborah

Booker

Booker

1984

as Jane

Union City

Union City

1980

as Mrs. Lewis

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

1979

as Valeria

All That Jazz

All That Jazz

1979

as Nurse Blake

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

NCIS: New Orleans

as Loretta Wade

Episodes: 155

First Aired: Sep 23, 2014

The Shield

as Claudette Wyms

Episodes: 88

First Aired: Mar 12, 2002

Warehouse 13

as Mrs. Frederic

Episodes: 64

First Aired: Jul 07, 2009

Warehouse 13

as Irene Frederic

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Jul 07, 2009

ER

as Angela Hicks

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Sons of Anarchy

as Tyne Patterson

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 03, 2008

Brothers

as Adele Trainor

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 25, 2009

Women in Prison

as Dawn Murphy

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 11, 1987

Justice League Unlimited

as Amanda Waller (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

Full Circle

as Savitri Mahabir

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 13, 2023

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Carolyn Maddox

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

L.A. Law

as Judge Roseann Robin

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Millennium

as Cheryl Andrews

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 25, 1996

Return to Lonesome Dove

as Sara Pickett

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

The Practice

as Helaine Washington

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Static Shock

as Mayor (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2000

NCIS

as Loretta Wade

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Revenge

as Warden Sharon Stiles

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 2011

Netforce

as Sandra Knight

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 01, 1999

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Venus Taylor

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 10, 1985

House of Frankenstein

as Dr. Shauna Kendall

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 02, 1997

3 Body Problem

as Secretary General Lilian Joseph

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 21, 2024

The Good Fight

as Vinetta Clark

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

Beware the Batman

as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 13, 2013

Batman Beyond

as Anchor Woman (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

The District

as Eilen Carmicheal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 2000

The West Wing

as Deborah O'Leary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

The Cosby Show

as Clair's friend

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

The X-Files

as Agent Lucy Kazdin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Strong Medicine

as Libby Bell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Ada

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Jackie Chan Adventures

as Miss Kimber (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2000

Justice League Unlimited

as Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

Perception

as FBI Psychiatrist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2012

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

as Andrea Curtin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 2009

Quantum Leap

as Mama Harper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

The Outer Limits

as The Stranger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Archer

as Claudette Kane (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2009

Detention

as Miss Powers (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1999

WonderWorks

as Jane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1984

If Tomorrow Comes

as Ernestine Littlechap

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 1986

Birdland

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 05, 1994

Gargoyles

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 24, 1994

Hill Street Blues

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Rocket Power

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 1999

Miami Vice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

Girlfriends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 2000

Cagney & Lacey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1982

South Central

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1994

The Wendy Williams Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 14, 2008

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2024 6 15 19 9
2024 7 26 40 10
2024 8 18 34 11
2024 9 19 34 9
2024 10 10 14 6
2024 11 13 18 8
2024 12 14 30 8
2025 1 15 24 11
2025 2 12 25 3
2025 3 7 18 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 1 1
2025 8 2 5 1

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