CCH Pounder
Known for Acting · 129 credits
- Born
- 1952-12-25 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
- Also known as
- C.C.H. Pounder · Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder · C. C. H. Pounder
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.
Known For
TV Shows (55)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Carolyn Maddox
NCIS
2003
as Loretta Wade
The X-Files
1993
as Agent Lucy Kazdin
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Tyne Patterson
The West Wing
1999
as Deborah O'Leary
Cape Fear
2026
as Noa Toussaint
ER
1994
as Angela Hicks
The Good Fight
2017
as Vinetta Clark
Chicago Med
2015
as Dr. Eleanor Hess
Numb3rs
2005
as Lieutenant Lee Havercamp
The Practice
1997
as Helaine Washington
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Loretta Wade
The Cosby Show
1984
as Clair's friend
The Shield
2002
as Claudette Wyms
Quantum Leap
1989
as Mama Harper
Warehouse 13
2009
as Irene Frederic
Strong Medicine
2000
as Libby Bell
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Miss Kimber (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Deborah
Archer
2009
as Claudette Kane (voice)
Hill Street Blues
1981
Revenge
2011
as Warden Sharon Stiles
L.A. Law
1986
as Judge Roseann Robin
Girlfriends
2000
as Dr. Myers
3 Body Problem
2024
as Lilian Joseph
Millennium
1996
as Cheryl Andrews
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Judge
The Outer Limits
1995
as The Stranger
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Timmons
Gargoyles
1994
as Desdemona (voice) / Coldfire (voice)
The District
2000
as Eilen Carmicheal
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Amanda Waller (voice) / Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)
Perception
2012
as FBI Psychiatrist
Batman Beyond
1999
as Anchor Woman (voice)
The Terror: Devil in Silver
2026
as Miss Chris
Rocket Power
1999
Static Shock
2000
as Mayor (voice)
Rude Awakening
1998
as Stacey
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Full Circle
2023
as Savitri Mahabir
Beware the Batman
2013
as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)
Detention
1999
as Miss Powers (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ada
Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Sara Pickett
For the People
2002
as Millie Towne
WonderWorks
1984
as Jane
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009
as Andrea Curtin
South Central
1994
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Ernestine Littlechap
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Venus Taylor
Brothers
2009
as Adele Trainor
Birdland
1994
as Nurse Lucy
House of Frankenstein
1997
as Dr. Shauna Kendall
Women in Prison
1987
as Dawn Murphy
Netforce
1999
as Sandra Knight
Movies (74)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Mo'at
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
as Mo'at
Avatar
2009
as Mo'at
The Naked Gun
2025
as Chief Davis
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Senator Williams
Face/Off
1997
as Hollis Miller
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
as Dorothea
Avatar 4
2029
as Mo'at
Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Orphan
2009
as Sister Abigail
Sliver
1993
as Victoria Hendrix
End of Days
1999
as Detective Margie Francis
RoboCop 3
1993
as Bertha
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Oracle (voice)
Avatar 5
2031
as Mo'at
Question of Faith
1988
as Roberta
Resting Place
1986
as Ada Johnson
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)
The Shield: Wrap Day
2006
as Self
NetForce
1999
as Sandra Knight
Zooman
1995
as Ash
All That Jazz
1979
as Nurse Blake
Coriolanus
1979
as Valeria
Things Behind the Sun
2001
as Judge
Murder in Mississippi
1990
as Fannie Lee Chaney
Benny & Joon
1993
as Dr. Garvey
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Irene
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
as Amanda Waller (voice)
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
as Anne
Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Peaches Altamont
Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Julie Marsden
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Fran Ambrose
For Their Own Good
1993
as Naomi Brinker
Bagdad Cafe
1987
as Brenda
The Disappearance of Christina
1993
as Detective Davis
All She Ever Wanted
1996
as Marilyn
Rain
2008
as Ms. Adams
As Summers Die
1986
as Priscilla
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
as Deborah
The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Daisy Bates
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
as Mrs. Harris
No Place Like Home
1989
as Prue
Secrets of the X-Files
1995
as Self
A Touch of Hope
1999
as Lily Keyes
Rustin
2023
as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
The Clock
2025
as Elle Rivers
Third Degree Burn
1989
as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Jenny Ford
Race
1998
as Lucinda Davis
Final Justice
1998
as Danielle Kline
White Dwarf
1995
as Nurse Shabana
My Girlfriend's Back
2010
as Constance
Funny Valentines
1999
as Ethel B.
Disappearing Acts
2000
as Mrs. Swift
Home Again
2012
as Dulsay Mooreland
Boycott
2001
as Jo Ann Robinson
Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self
Breaking the Maya Code
2008
as Narrator (voice)
Cora Unashamed
2000
as Ma Jenkins
Union City
1980
as Mother
Things That Go Bump
1997
as Harriet Napolean
Little Girl Fly Away
1998
as Dr. Geddes
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004
as Winnie Mandela
The Big Day
1999
as Pearl
Common Ground
1990
as Rachel Twymon
When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Run Till You Fall
1988
as Janice
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Lifepod
1993
as Mayvene
The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
as Miss Prism
The Tower
2008
as Evie
Black Hollywood
1997
as Self
Booker
1984
as Jane
Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior
2022
as Self
About CCH Pounder
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… With 129 credits spanning from 1951 to 2031, CCH Pounder has appeared in 74 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular CCH Pounder Movies
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) — as Mo'at
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — as Mo'at
- Avatar (2009) — as Mo'at
- The Naked Gun (2025) — as Chief Davis
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — as Senator Williams
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