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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Avatar 5
2031
as Mo'at
The fifth installment of the Avatar franchise.

Avatar 4
2029
as Mo'at
The fourth installment of the Avatar franchise.

Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Mo'at
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash Peop...

The Naked Gun
2025
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr.

Rustin
2023
as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington...

Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self
A series of featurettes on the challenges facing cast and crew as filmmakers devise new technologies to push the limits of cinema

Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
as Mo'at
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follo...
Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior
2022
as Self
Wielding a paintbrush, Betye Saar steadfastly forges her own path with the mantra "Make Better Art." Her unwavering determination disrupted art conven...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Senator Williams
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the migh...

When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
2016
as Narrator (voice)
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I SAID I WOULD BE HAPPY is a feature length documentary about the transformation achieved by 12 orphan genocide survivors in Rwanda a...

Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Batman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller sends her newly-formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum and ...

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
as Dorothea
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who prote...

Home Again
2012
as Dulsay Mooreland
Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different...

My Girlfriend's Back
2010
as Constance
This intelligent romantic comedy chronicles the socio-economic ascent of Derek Scott. Derek has spent his entire life plotting a course for his succes...

Avatar
2009
as Mo'at
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecti...

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
as Amanda Waller (voice)
United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads ...

Orphan
2009
as Sister Abigail
After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

Rain
2008
as Ms. Adams
Rain is a spirited 14-year old who, after the death of her grandmother, seeks out her estranged mother in the big city of Nassau. Her dreams of a lovi...

Breaking the Maya Code
2008
as Narrator (voice)
The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great undeciphered writing systems. Based on the ...
The Tower
2008
as Evie
Revolves around a group of Chicago reporters who treat breaking news as cases to be investigated and solved.

The Shield: Wrap Day
2006
as Self
Documentary of the final day of production on the second season finale of FX's "The Shield", which took place on March 14, 2003.

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors wer...

Things Behind the Sun
2001
as Judge
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secret...

Boycott
2001
as Jo Ann Robinson
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Disappearing Acts
2000
as Mrs. Swift
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

Cora Unashamed
2000
as Ma Jenkins
From the short story by Langston Hughes.

The Big Day
1999
as Pearl
While trying to make amends, Zack sends his soon-to-be-married brother, John fleeing on his wedding day, all while his bride, Sara, is anxiously await...

End of Days
1999
as Detective Margie Francis
On 28 December 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, Satan decides to crash the party by comi...

A Touch of Hope
1999
as Lily Keyes
Hands-on healer Dean Kraft struggles for many years to come to terms with his abilities and deal with the skepticism of the medical profession.

Funny Valentines
1999
as Ethel B.
A woman returns to her home town to sort out her troubled marriage and finds new happiness in the rekindling of a broken friendship with her cousin.

NetForce
1999
as Sandra Knight
Set in the year 2005, a division of the FBI, called "NetForce" has been initiated to investigate Internet crime. A Bill Gates-type character finds a l...

Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City.

Little Girl Fly Away
1998
as Dr. Geddes
Fact-based story about a woman whose life is shattered by a poetry-spouting stalker who manages to evade her police protectors.

Race
1998
as Lucinda Davis
An East L.A working stiff is bullied by his wife to run for a City Council position against a well-organized recognized political figure.

Final Justice
1998
as Danielle Kline
Merle Hammond (Michael McKean), a sleazy attorney, uses corrupt tactics and convinces a jury to acquit his client who is a killer. Gwen (Annette O'Too...
Black Hollywood
1997
as Self
Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Face/Off
1997
as Hollis Miller
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns ...
Things That Go Bump
1997
as Harriet Napolean
It's New Orleans on the eve of Mardi Gras celebrations. Three kids call upon the legend of Sleepy Head to seek vengeance on their parents. Officer "Bu...

If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Jenny Ford
A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a...

Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Oracle (voice)
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrify...

All She Ever Wanted
1996
as Dr. Marilyn Tower
The Stockmans are the perfect couple...young, successful, and deeply in love...but they have one problem: They want children. Since Rachel suffers fro...

White Dwarf
1995
as Nurse Shabana
In a distant future New York medical student Driscoll Rampart accomplishes his internship at Rusta, a rural planet that doesn't revolve around its axi...

Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
as Mrs. Harris
Jack Reed investigates a young woman whom he and his wife take into their household when she turns out to be targeted by unknown assassins.

Zooman
1995
as Ash
Shots ring out on a Brooklyn street and suddenly a young girl lies dead on her front steps. The killer's name is Zooman (Khalil Kain), and though doze...

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Irene
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he ...

Lifepod
1993
as Mayvene
Lifepod cronicles the trip of eight passengers after the ship they were traveling on blew up on Christmas Eve. Immediately people start dying. The pas...

Sliver
1993
as Victoria Hendrix
A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.

Benny & Joon
1993
as Dr. Garvey
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

For Their Own Good
1993
as Naomi Brinker
A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.

RoboCop 3
1993
as Bertha
The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortuna...

The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Daisy Bates
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

The Disappearance of Christina
1993
as Detective Davis
Joe and Christina's marriage is in trouble when they take a sailing trip with their married best friends. On the trip, Christina vanishes and is presu...

The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
as Miss Prism
An all-black version of Oscar Wilde's play.

Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Fran Ambrose
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.

Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Julie Marsden
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continu...

Common Ground
1990
as Rachel Twymon
Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focus...

Murder in Mississippi
1990
as Fannie Lee Chaney
In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registratio...

No Place Like Home
1989
as Prue
A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works at is suddenly destroyed by fire. Da...

Third Degree Burn
1989
as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich man (Richard Masur) soon found dead.

Question of Faith
1988
as Roberta
A woman struck down by terminal cancer shuns conventional medical techniques at her husband's insistence and turns to alternative treatment to combat ...

Run Till You Fall
1988
as Janice
A small-time, down-on-his-luck private eye tries to win back his estranged wife and their young disabled son when he takes on a seemingly easy case th...

Bagdad Cafe
1987
as Brenda
A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspici...

As Summers Die
1986
as Priscilla
Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threate...

Resting Place
1986
as Ada Johnson
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the...

Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Peaches Altamont
Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sig...

Go Tell It on the Mountain
1985
as Deborah
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvatio...
Booker
1984
as Jane
Booker tells the true story of Booker T. Washington, who, as a young slave, dreams of learning to read and write. After the Civil War frees him, Booke...

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
as Anne
An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.

Union City
1980
as Mrs. Lewis
A 1950s accountant with a restless wife grows paranoid after hiding a milk thief's corpse next door.

All That Jazz
1979
as Nurse Blake
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly col...

Coriolanus
1979
as Valeria
A video recording of a New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production of Coriolanus with an all-black and Hispanic cast. Producer Joseph Papp int...