
Lorraine Toussaint
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1960-04-04 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Trinidad, British West Indies
- Also known as
- Lorraine Tousaint · لورین توسان
Biography
Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer. She began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In, Hudson Hawk, and Dangerous Minds.
Known For
TV Shows (54)

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Helen Fincher

Law & Order
1990
as Shambala Green

NCIS
2003
as Donna Wolfson

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Cynthia James

Chicago P.D.
2014
as Shambala Green

ER
1994
as Yolanda

Frasier
1993
as Nurse

The Closer
2005
as Député D.A. Powell

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Elaine Duchamps

Scandal
2012
as Nancy Drake

Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker

Numb3rs
2005
as Medical Examiner

The Good Fight
2017
as Nia Rogers

Judging Amy
1999
as Eileen Stayman

black-ish
2014
as Almaviligerais

Summer Camp Island
2018
as Emily Ghost (voice)

The Fosters
2013
as Dana Adams

Ugly Betty
2006
as Yoga

The Equalizer
2021
as Viola 'Vi' Marsette

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Rebecca

Big City Greens
2018
as Remy’s Mother (voice)

Friday Night Lights
2006
as Bird Merriweather

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Omar's Mom

Rosewood
2015
as Donna Rosewood

Murder One
1995
as Margaret Stratton

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
2018
as Shadow Weaver (voice)

227
1985

Static Shock
2000
as Dr. Franklin (voice)

Saving Grace
2007
as Kate Perry

Forever
2014
as Lt. Joanne Reece

Your Honor
2020
as Judge Sarah LeBlanc

Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self

The Better Sister
2025
as Catherine Lancaster

Threat Matrix
2003
as Carina Wright / NSA Agent Hodges

All's Fair
2025
as Alberta Dome

Any Day Now
1998
as Rene Jackson

The Finder
2012
as La Bruja

StuGo
2025
as Dr. Lullah (voice)

Dark Skies
1996

Three Rivers
2009

Against the Wall
2011
as Officer Edie
Sidewalks Entertainment
1988

Bodies of Evidence
1992

C-16: FBI
1997

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996
Vernon and Gus
2019
as Marvella Magnificent (voice)

Nasty Boys
1990
as Dr. Chanel Cory

Bless This House
1995

The Village
2019
as Patricia Davis

Where I Live
1993

Leaving L.A.
1997
as Dr. Claudia Chan
The Line
Amazing Grace
1995

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys
2003
as Narrator
Movies (47)

Nimona
2023
as Queen Valerin (voice)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019
as Lou Lou

Girls Trip
2017
as Lorraine Toussaint

Dangerous Minds
1995
as Irene Roberts

Hudson Hawk
1991
as Almond Joy

Selma
2014
as Amelia Boynton

The Night Before
2015
as Mrs. Roberts

Point of No Return
1993
as Beth

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
2024
as Rashida Remington (voice)

If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Shameeka Webb

The Soloist
2009
as Flo Ayers

Ask Me Anything
2014
as Dr. Sherman

Black Dog
1998
as Avery

The Glorias
2020
as Flo Kennedy

Fast Color
2019
as Bo

Mother's Boys
1993
as Robert’s Associate

The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Mama Turner

Jaded
1998
as Carol Broker

The Sky is Falling
2001
as Janie

Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Pearl Stone

Love Beats Rhymes
2017
as Nichelle

Sprinter
2019
as Donna

Class of '61
1993
as Sarah

Concrete Cowboy
2020
as Nessi

Nightjohn
1996
as Dealey

America's Dream
1996
as Philomena (segment "The Reunion")

Common Ground
1990
as Alva Debnam

Bleeding Hearts
1995
as Enid Sheperd

Breaking In
1989
as Delphine the Hooker

Trial: The Price of Passion
1992
as Nancy Goodpaster

Middle of Nowhere
2012
as Ruth

Blackout Effect
1998
as Kim Garfield

Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
as Salome Whitmore
The Face of Rage
1983
as Stendah
A Case of Deadly Force
1986
as Pat Bowden

Silent Retreat
as Wanda

It Was Him or Us
1995
as Lieutenant Sondra Washington
The Spittin' Image

Runaway Island
2015
as Naomi Holloway

Sad Inheritance
1993
as Florence Crawford

The Making of a Hollywood Madam
1996
as Judge Consuelo Marshall

Hamlet
2024
as Gertrude

A Time to Heal
1994

The Line
2020
as Sharon

Anne Frank Meets God
2018
as God (voice)

Unladylike2020
2020
as (voice)

National Theatre at Home: The Story
2026
as Pat
About Lorraine Toussaint
Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer. She began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In, Hudson Hawk, and Dangerous Minds. With 101 credits spanning from 1983 to 2026, Lorraine Toussaint has appeared in 47 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lorraine Toussaint Movies
- Nimona (2023) — as Queen Valerin (voice)
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) — as Lou Lou
- Girls Trip (2017) — as Lorraine Toussaint
- Dangerous Minds (1995) — as Irene Roberts
- Hudson Hawk (1991) — as Almond Joy
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