
CCH Pounder
Known for Acting · 127 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 · Кэрол Кристин Хилария Паундер
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 (53)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Carolyn Maddox

NCIS
2003
as Loretta Wade

The X-Files
1993
as Agent Lucy Kazdin

Chicago Med
2015
as Dr. Eleanor Hess

ER
1994
as Angela Hicks

Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Tyne Patterson

The West Wing
1999
as Deborah O'Leary

NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Loretta Wade

Quantum Leap
1989
as Mama Harper

The Practice
1997
as Helaine Washington

The Shield
2002
as Claudette Wyms

Hill Street Blues
1981

The Cosby Show
1984
as Clair's friend

Archer
2009
as Claudette Kane (voice)

Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Miss Kimber (voice)

Numb3rs
2005
as Lieutenant Lee Havercamp

The Good Fight
2017
as Vinetta Clark

L.A. Law
1986
as Roseann Robin

Strong Medicine
2000
as Libby Bell

Revenge
2011
as Warden Sharon Stiles

Warehouse 13
2009
as Irene Frederic

Millennium
1996
as Cheryl Andrews

The Outer Limits
1995
as The Stranger

Girlfriends
2000
as Dr. Myers

Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Timmons

Batman Beyond
1999
as Anchor Woman (voice)

The District
2000
as Eilen Carmicheal

Gargoyles
1994
as Desdemona (voice) / Coldfire (voice)

3 Body Problem
2024
as Lilian Joseph

Perception
2012
as FBI Psychiatrist

Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Amanda Waller (voice) / Amanda Waller / Juice (voice)

Miss USA
1963
as Self - Judge

Static Shock
2000
as Mayor (voice)

The Wendy Williams Show
2008

Rocket Power
1999

Beware the Batman
2013
as Mayor Marion Grange (voice)

Cape Fear
2026
as Noa Toussaint

Full Circle
2023
as Savitri Mahabir
For the People
2002
as Millie Towne

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ada

Return to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Sara Pickett

If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Ernestine Littlechap

Detention
1999
as Miss Powers (voice)

Women in Prison
1987
as Dawn Murphy

The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Venus Taylor
WonderWorks
1984
as Jane

South Central
1994

Rude Awakening
1998
as Stacey

Brothers
2009
as Adele Trainor

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2009
as Andrea Curtin

House of Frankenstein
1997
as Dr. Shauna Kendall

Birdland
1994
as Nurse Lucy

Netforce
1999
as Sandra Knight
Movies (74)

Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Mo'at

Avatar
2009
as Mo'at

Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
as Mo'at

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Senator Williams

The Naked Gun
2025
as Chief Davis

Face/Off
1997
as Hollis Miller

Orphan
2009
as Sister Abigail

Sliver
1993
as Victoria Hendrix

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
as Dorothea

End of Days
1999
as Detective Margie Francis

Avatar 4
2029
as Mo'at

RoboCop 3
1993
as Bertha

Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Oracle (voice)

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Irene

Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Julie Marsden

Avatar 5
2031
as Mo'at

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
as Amanda Waller (voice)

Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014
as Amanda Waller (voice)

All That Jazz
1979
as Nurse Blake

If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Jenny Ford

Benny & Joon
1993
as Dr. Garvey

Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Virtual News Anchor #1 (voice)

Bagdad Cafe
1987
as Brenda

Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Fran Ambrose

Boycott
2001
as Jo Ann Robinson

Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Peaches Altamont

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003

Disappearing Acts
2000
as Mrs. Swift

Rustin
2023
as Dr. Anna Hedgeman

NetForce
1999
as Sandra Knight

Resting Place
1986
as Ada Johnson

Things Behind the Sun
2001
as Judge

Lifepod
1993
as Mayvene

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
as Anne

Coriolanus
1979
as Valeria

Question of Faith
1988
as Roberta

Common Ground
1990
as Rachel Twymon

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004
as Winnie Mandela

Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self

Murder in Mississippi
1990
as Fannie Lee Chaney

The Shield: Family Meeting
2008
as Self

The Big Day
1999
as Pearl

Jack Reed: One of Our Own
1995
as Mrs. Harris
The Tower
2008
as Evie

Home Again
2012
as Dulsay Mooreland

As Summers Die
1986
as Priscilla

Zooman
1995
as Ash

The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Daisy Bates

Little Girl Fly Away
1998
as Dr. Geddes

Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
as Deborah

All She Ever Wanted
1996
as Marilyn

Cora Unashamed
2000
as Ma Jenkins
Booker
1984
as Jane

White Dwarf
1995
as Nurse Shabana

Union City
1980
as Mother

The Disappearance of Christina
1993
as Detective Davis

My Girlfriend's Back
2010
as Constance

For Their Own Good
1993
as Naomi Brinker

Rain
2008
as Ms. Adams

Race
1998
as Lucinda Davis

Final Justice
1998
as Danielle Kline

Breaking the Maya Code
2008
as Narrator (voice)

No Place Like Home
1989
as Prue

Third Degree Burn
1989
as Julie Cartwright (as C.C.H. Pounder)

Funny Valentines
1999
as Ethel B.

A Touch of Hope
1999
as Lily Keyes

The Importance of Being Earnest
1992
as Miss Prism
Things That Go Bump
1997
as Harriet Napolean

Secrets of the X-Files
1995
as Self

Run Till You Fall
1988
as Janice

The Clock
2025
as Elle Rivers
Black Hollywood
1997
as Self
Betye Saar: Ready to Be a Warrior
2022
as Self

When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
2016
as Narrator (voice)
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 127 credits spanning from 1951 to 2031, CCH Pounder has appeared in 74 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular CCH Pounder Movies
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) — as Mo'at
- Avatar (2009) — as Mo'at
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — as Mo'at
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — as Senator Williams
- The Naked Gun (2025) — as Chief Davis
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