CCH Pounder
Known For
Acting
Born
1952-12-25 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Carolyn Maddox
NCIS
as Loretta Wade
Avatar: Fire and Ash
as Mo'at
The X-Files
as Agent Lucy Kazdin
Chicago Med
as Dr. Eleanor Hess
The West Wing
as Deborah O'Leary
Avatar
as Mo'at
Sons of Anarchy
as Tyne Patterson
ER
as Angela Hicks
Archer
as Claudette Kane (voice)
The Good Fight
as Vinetta Clark
Quantum Leap
as Mama Harper
The Shield
as Claudette Wyms
Avatar: The Way of Water
as Mo'at
The Practice
as Helaine Washington
NCIS: New Orleans
as Loretta Wade
The Cosby Show
as Clair's friend
The Outer Limits
as The Stranger
Warehouse 13
as Irene Frederic
The Naked Gun
as Chief Davis