C. C. H. Pounder

Carol Christine Hilaria CCH Pounder is a Guyaneseborn American actress. She has appeared in numerous films, madefortelevision films, television miniseries, and plays, and has made guest appearances on notable television shows. From 2002 to 2008, she starred as Detective Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama The Shield. In 2009, she appeared as Moat in James Camerons film Avatar. She starred in recurring roles as Mrs. Irene Frederic on the series Warehouseuntil its series finale on May 19, 2014 and DA Tyne Patterson on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. Currently she portrays medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade on NCIS New Orleans.

Pounder was born in Georgetown, British Guiana , the daughter of Ronald Urlington Pounder. She was educated in England and moved to the U.S. in 1970, where she attended Ithaca College.

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