CCH Pounder, Guyanese-American actress

Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder is a Caribbean actress. She is best known for portraying Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama series The Shield (2002–2008), Mo'at in the Avatar franchise (2009–present), and medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade in NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021). She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in The X-Files (1994), ER (1994–1997), The Shield, and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2009).

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