CCH Pounder
Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Mo'at in the Avatar franchise, as Amanda Waller in various DC media, and as Captain Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama series The Shield (2002–2008). 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.
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| Born | Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder December 25, 1952 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | East Sussex College Ithaca College (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse |
Boubacar Kone
(m. 1990; died 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | cchpounder |
Pounder portrayed Dr. Angela Hicks in the medical drama series ER (1994–1997), 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 was 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.
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).