CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

CountryGuyana Guyana
GenderFemale
BirthdayDec 25, 1952
BiographyCarol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is a Guyanese actress based in the United States. She is best known for portraying Claudette Wyms on the American police drama series The Shield (2002–08), Mo'at in the Avatar franchise (2009–present), and medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade on NCIS: New Orleans (2014–21). She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in The X-Files (1994), ER (1994–97), The Shield, and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2009).

Pounder portrayed recurring roles on television such as Irene Frederic in Warehouse 13 (2009–14) and District Attorney Tyne Patterson in Sons of Anarchy (2013–14). Pounder was also the voice of Amanda Waller in the animated series Justice League Unlimited (2004–06), a role that she has reprised in various later DC Comics media.

In film, she appeared in All That Jazz (1979), Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Bagdad Cafe (1987), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990), Benny & Joon (1993), Demon Knight (1995), Face/Off (1997), End of Days (1999), Orphan (2009), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and The Naked Gun (2025).

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