CCH Pounder | |
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![]() Pounder in 2010 | |
Born | Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder December 25, 1952 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse(s) | Boubacar Kone
(m. 1991; died 2016) |
Website | cchpounder |
Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is a Guyanese-American actress. She has appeared in numerous plays, films, television shows, and miniseries.
Pounder portrayed Dr. Angela Hicks in the medical drama series ER (1994–1997), Captain Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama series The Shield (2002-2008), Irene Frederic in Warehouse 13 (2009-2014), and District Attorney Tyne Patterson in Sons of Anarchy (2013-2014). From 2014 until the show's conclusion in 2021, she portrayed medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade on the police drama series NCIS: New Orleans. Pounder is also the voice of Amanda Waller in the animated show Justice League Unlimited (2004–06).
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), Avatar (2009), The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019).
Career[edit]
Pounder made her acting debut in the film All That Jazz (1979). She continued her professional career in New York City theater, where she appeared in The Mighty Gents, by playwright Richard Wesley, and Open Admissions on Broadway. She moved to Los Angeles in 1982.[2] She starred in the film Bagdad Café,[3] and has made smaller appearances in many other successful films.
She has focused primarily on her television career. In the early 1980s, Pounder first appeared in guest roles on Hill Street Blues, and then on several popular shows (The Cosby Show, L.A. Law, The X-Files, Living Single, and Quantum Leap) before landing a long-running recurring role as Dr. Angela Hicks on ER, from 1994 to 1997. In the midst of this she co-starred in the Tales From the Crypt feature film Demon Knight (1995). She then returned to guest appearances on other shows, including The Practice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Millennium, The West Wing (where she was considered for the role of C. J. Cregg), and the short-lived sitcom Women in Prison.
From 2002 to 2008, she starred as Detective Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama The Shield. For this role she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2005 and an NAACP Image Award.[4] She had previously been nominated for an Emmy in 1995 (for guest starring in The X-Files) and in 1997 (for her supporting role on ER). She has also lent her voice to several video games and animated projects, including Aladdin and the King of Thieves, True Crime: Streets of LA, Gargoyles as Desdemona and Coldfire, and Justice League Unlimited as government agent Amanda Waller, which role she reprised for the animated movie adaption of the comic book Superman/Batman: Public Enemies[5] as well as the video game Batman: Arkham Origins, its sequel Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, and another animated film that takes place in continuity with the games, Batman: Assault on Arkham.
Pounder was also one of the readers for the HBO film Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narrative (2003), directed by Ed Bell and Thomas Lennon. She appeared on the Syfy series Warehouse 13 from 2009 until its finale on May 19, 2014. Pounder also was one of the stars of Fox's cancelled 2009 sitcom Brothers. Pounder was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her appearance in the BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. She had a recurring role as DA Thyne Patterson on the FX crime drama series Sons of Anarchy (2013–14). She co-starred in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). In Disney's The Lion Guard she voices Kongwe, the wise old turtle. In October 2018, she made an appearance in the London production of Wicked.[citation needed]
Advocacy[edit]
As one of the founders of Artists for a New South Africa, Pounder has energized awareness of post-apartheid and HIV/AIDS issues.[6] In an interview, she said about the pandemic: "When it's this massive disease, and it's affecting things in 5,000 different ways, it requires great strength and power—and there is power in numbers. So we need to involve as many people as we can, like we do with ANSA. I call it my little engine that could. It is a remarkable, tiny organization with a huge outreach. We use actors and artists with the biggest voices so they can use every opportunity to talk about AIDS."[7]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | All That Jazz | Nurse Blake | |
Coriolanus | Valeria | Video | |
1980 | Union City | Mrs. Lewis | |
1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Anne | |
1984 | Booker | Jane | TV Movie |
Go Tell It on the Mountain | Deborah | ||
1985 | Prizzi's Honor | 'Peaches' Altamont | |
1986 | Resting Place | Ada Johnson | TV Movie |
As Summers Die | Priscilla | TV Movie | |
1987 | The Line | Anna Mae Demesy | TV Movie |
Bagdad Cafe | Brenda | ||
On the Edge | - | TV Movie | |
1988 | Run Till You Fall | Janice | TV Movie |
Leap of Faith | Roberta | TV Movie | |
1989 | Third Degree Burn | Julie Cartwright | TV Movie |
No Place Like Home | Prue | TV Movie | |
1990 | Murder in Mississippi | Fannie Lee Chaney | TV Movie |
Postcards from the Edge | Julie Marsden | ||
Psycho IV: The Beginning | Fran Ambrose | TV Movie | |
1992 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | |
1993 | The Ernest Green Story | Daisy Bates | TV Movie |
For Their Own Good | Naomi Brinker | TV Movie | |
Benny & Joon | Dr. Garvey | ||
RoboCop 3 | Bertha | ||
Sliver | Lieutenant Victoria Hendrix | ||
Lifepod | Mayvene | TV Movie | |
The Disappearance of Christina | Detective Davis | TV Movie | |
New Year | Eudora Kellogg | TV Movie | |
1995 | Demon Knight | Irene | |
Zooman | Ash | TV Movie | |
White Dwarf | Nurse Shabana | TV Movie | |
Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Mrs. Harris | TV Movie | |
1996 | All She Ever Wanted | Dr. Marilyn Tower | TV Movie |
Aladdin and the King of Thieves | The Oracle (voice) | Video | |
If These Walls Could Talk | Nurse Mrs. Ford | TV Movie | |
1997 | Things That Go Bump | Harriet Napolean | TV Movie |
Face/Off | Hollis Miller | ||
1998 | Final Justice | Danielle Kline | TV Movie |
Melting Pot | Lucinda Davis | ||
Blossoms and Veils | - | Short | |
Little Girl Fly Away | Dr. Geddes | TV Movie | |
1999 | NetForce | FBI Director Sandra Knight | TV Movie |
Funny Valentines | Ethel B. | ||
A Touch of Hope | Lily Keyes | TV Movie | |
The Big Day | Pearl | ||
End of Days | Detective Marge Francis | ||
2000 | Cora Unashamed | Ma Jenkins | TV Movie |
Disappearing Acts | Mrs. Swift | TV Movie | |
2001 | Things Behind the Sun | Judge | |
Boycott | Jo Ann Robinson | TV Movie | |
2002 | Tét Grenné | Sally | |
Baby of the Family | Nurse Bloom | ||
2003 | Unchained Memories | Reader | |
2004 | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Winnie Mandela | TV Movie |
2008 | Rain | Ms. Adams | |
The Tower | Evie | TV Movie | |
Breaking the Maya Code | Narrator | Documentary | |
2009 | Orphan | Sister Abigail | |
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Amanda Waller (voice) | Video | |
Avatar | Mo'at | ||
2010 | My Girlfriend's Back | Constance | |
2012 | Home Again | Dulsay Mooreland | |
2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Madame Dorothea | |
2014 | Batman: Assault on Arkham | Amanda Waller (voice) | Video |
2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Senator Williams | |
2022 | Avatar 2 | Mo'at | |
2024 | Avatar 3 | Mo'at | |
TBA | Rustin | Anna Arnold Hedgeman |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Hill Street Blues | Jasmine | Episode: "The Second Oldest Profession" |
1982 | Hill Street Blues | Wilna Tucker | Episode: "Little Boil Blue" |
1985 | American Playhouse | Deborah | Episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" |
The Atlanta Child Murders | Venus Taylor | Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2" | |
1986 | If Tomorrow Comes | Ernestine Littlechap | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
Valerie | Mrs. Davis | Episode: "Full Moon" | |
Cagney & Lacey | Timmons | Episode: "Disenfranchised" | |
Hill Street Blues | Ms. Jones | Episode: "Amazing Grace" | |
1986–92 | L.A. Law | Judge Roseann Robin | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 5-6 |
1987–88 | Women in Prison | Dawn Murphy | Main Cast |
1989 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Renee Cook | Episode: "My Past Is My Own" |
227 | Lucinda Markle | Episode: "Babes in the Woods" | |
Miami Vice | Yvonne | Episode: "Too Much, Too Late" | |
1990 | Common Ground | Rachel Twymon | Episode: "Part I & Part II" |
Quantum Leap | Mama Harper | Episode: "Black on White on Fire" | |
Cop Rock | Willa Phelan | Recurring Cast | |
1991 | Lifestories | Roxanne Tevis | Episode: "Darryl Devis" |
True Colors | Judge Fallows | Episode: "Presumed Guilty" | |
1992 | Home Improvement | Assistant | Episode: "What About Bob?" |
The Cosby Show | Clair's friend | Episode: "Clair's Reunion" | |
1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Sara Pickett | Main Cast |
1994 | Birdland | Nurse Lucy | Main Cast |
South Central | Dr. LeBrock | Episode: "Co-op" | |
Biker Mice from Mars | Stonecutter | Episode: "Stone Broke" | |
The X-Files | Agent Lucy Kazdin | Episode: "Duane Barry" | |
Robin's Hoods | Vivian Castro | Episode: "Unto Thyself Be True" | |
1994–95 | Sweet Justice | Judge Addison | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Shining Armor" & "Baby Mine" |
1994–97 | ER | Dr. Angela Hicks | Supporting Cast: Season 1-4 |
1995 | Living Single | Nina Shaw | Episode: "Mommy Not Dearest" |
1995–96 | Gargoyles | Desdemona/Coldfire (voice) | 3 Episodes |
1996–98 | Millennium | Dr. Cheryl Andrews | Recurring Cast |
1997 | House of Frankenstein | Dr. Shauna Kendall | Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2" |
1998 | Histeria! | Harriet Tubman (voice) | Episode: "General Sherman's Campsite" |
Ghost Cop | Detective | Episode: "Pilot" | |
1999 | Batman Beyond | Anchor Woman / Passenger (voice) | Episode: "Rebirth" |
Detention | Miss Powers (voice) | Episode: "The Contest" | |
1999–00 | Rocket Power | Officer Shirley (voice) | Additional Cast: Season 1 |
2000 | The West Wing | Deborah O'Leary | Episode: "Celestial Navigation" |
Rude Awakening | Stacey | Episode: "Plastered" | |
The Outer Limits | Stranger | Episode: "Decompression" | |
2000–01 | Static Shock | Mayor (voice) | Episode: "Aftershock" & "Junior" |
2001 | The Practice | Elaine Washington | Episode: "The Day After" & "Awakenings" |
Crossing Jordan | Libby Bell | Episode: "Mortality" | |
The District | Eilen Carmicheal | Episode: "To Serve and Protect" | |
2001–10 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Carolyn Maddox | Recurring Cast: Season 3 & 5 & 7 & 10 & 12-13 |
2002 | For the People | Millie Towns | Episode: "To DNA or Not to DNA" |
2002–08 | The Shield | Claudette Wyms | Main Cast |
2003 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Miss Kimber (voice) | Episode: "The Shadow Eaters" |
2004 | Girlfriends | Dr. Myers | Episode: "Prophet & Loss" |
2004–06 | Justice League Unlimited | Amanda Waller (voice) | Recurring Cast |
2005 | Numb3rs | Lieutenant Lee Havercamp | Episode: "Vector" |
2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Queen Kadma (voice) | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2007 | American Masters | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Novel Reflections: The American Dream" |
2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Mrs. Curtin | Episode: "The Boy with an African Heart" |
Brothers | Adele Trainor | Main Cast | |
2009–14 | Warehouse 13 | Mrs. Irene Frederic | Recurring Cast |
2011 | Revenge | Warden Sharon Stiles | Episode: "Charade" & "Treachery" |
2013 | Perception | FBI Psychiatrist | Episode: "Warrior" |
2013–14 | Sons of Anarchy | District Attorney Tyne Patterson | Recurring Cast: Season 6-7 |
2014 | NCIS | Dr. Loretta Wade [8] | Episode: "Crescent City: Part 1 & 2" |
Beware the Batman | Marion Grange (voice) | Episode: "Nexus" & "Games" | |
2014–21 | NCIS: New Orleans | Dr. Loretta Wade | Main Cast |
2015 | Archer | Claudette Kane (voice) | Episode: "The Kanes" |
2018 | The Lion Guard | Kongwe (voice) | Episode: "The Wisdom of Kongwe" |
2021 | The Good Fight | Vinetta Clark | Episode: "And the End Was Violent..." & "And the Violence Spread." |
Video games[edit]
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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1997 | Fallout | Head Scribe Vree | |
2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA | Chief Wanda Parks | [9] |
2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | Amanda Waller | Cameo |
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate | |||
2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Golden Queen | [10] |
2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | Golden Queen | [11] |
Awards and nominations[edit]
In 1997, CCH Pounder was winner of the prestigious Caribbean American Heritage Award for Excellence in the Arts, presented by leading Caribbean American advocacy organization Institute of Caribbean Studies based in Washington, DC.
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated | [citation needed] |
1996 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ER | Nominated | |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
1998 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
2002 | Black Reel Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Movie | Boycott | Nominated | |
NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nominated | ||
2003 | Satellite Award | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | The Shield | Won | |
NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
2004 | Satellitte Award | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Won | ||
Black Reel Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Movie | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Won | ||
2004 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | The Shield | Nominated | |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
2006 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
2007 | Nominated | ||||
2008 | Nominated | ||||
2009 | Nominated | ||||
Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Nominated | ||
2010 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Brothers | Nominated | |
2017 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | NCIS: New Orleans | Nominated | |
2019 | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ Langenhennig, Susan. "CCH Pounder of 'NCIS: New Orleans' turns a downtown condo into her personal art showcase". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "San Diego Westways by AAA, p. 61, May 2015
- ^ Pounder's role was later played by Whoopi Goldberg in a short-lived television sitcom
- ^ "San Diego Westways by AAA, p. 61, May 2015
- ^ "Superman: The Animated Series DVD news: Announcement for Superman/Batman: Public Enemies". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "ANSA". Ansaafrica.org. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "A&U:America's AIDS Magazine". Aumag.org. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt (February 3, 2014). "Scoop: NCIS: New Orleans Pilot Adds Sons of Anarchy's CCH Pounder, JAG Alum". Tvline.com. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ^ "CCH Pounder (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 28, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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- ^ Toys for Bob. Skylanders: Imaginators. Scene: Closing credits, 8:40 in.