Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is an American film and television actress. She is usually billed as CCH Pounder (or C.C.H. Pounder early in her career). She has appeared in numerous films, made-for-television films, television miniseries, and has made guest appearances on notable television shows.

Early life
Pounder was born in Georgetown, Guyana to Betsy and Ronald Pounder. She was educated in England and moved to the U.S. in 1970.[1] Pounder made her acting debut in the 1979 film All That Jazz.

Career
Pounder starred in the film Bagdad Café (a role played by Whoopi Goldberg in a short-lived television sitcom). Pounder 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 other popular shows (Miami Vice, L.A. Law, The X-Files, and Quantum Leap) before landing a long-running recurring role on ER from 1994 to 1997. 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 a lead role) and the short-lived sitcom Women in Prison.

Since 2002, she has starred as Detective Claudette Wyms in the FX Networks police drama The Shield. For this role she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2005. She had previously been nominated for Emmys 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, Gargoyles as Desdemona/Coldfire, and most recently Justice League Unlimited as Amanda Waller.

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Studios wary of big budget auteurs Variety, CA - 22 hours ago ... CG environments, and final animation of the human avatars (Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver) and alien characters (Teresa Saldana, CCH Pounder). ...

  Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:07:57 GMT

"Shield" creator promises its finale will be definitive Denver Post, CO - Sep 3, 2008 CCH Pounder, who plays Claudette Wyms, takes it even further. "I think it's the greatest finale ever, hands down," she said. "It blew my socks off. ...

  Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:33:39 GMT

The Shield - Season Seven overview Crave Online, CA - Sep 3, 2008 Claudette (CCH Pounder) is now the head of The Barn and her battle with Lupus is taking a slow toll on her. Danny (Catherine Dent) has a close call while ...

  Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:20:25 GMT

The Shield - The Complete Sixth Season - DVD Review Monsters and Critics.com - Sep 3, 2008 Meanwhile, Shane hooks up with the Armenian mob and becomes a dangerous adversary to Vic, Claudette (CCH Pounder) struggles to keep the Barn from being shut ...

  Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:32:04 GMT

FX's 'Shield' Gears Up for Final Season RedOrbit, TX - Sep 3, 2008 CCH Pounder, who plays Claudette Wyms, takes it even further. "I think it's the greatest finale ever, hands down," she said. "It blew my socks off. ...

  Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:29:14 GMT

MeeVee review: "The Shield" returns, bloody and unbowed TV with MeeVee, CA - Sep 3, 2008 The ensemble is mostly excellent, especially Walton Goggins as Shane and CCH Pounder as Claudette. And Ryan's searing portrait of Los Angeles as its own ...

  Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:05:37 GMT

The Shield Season 7 Begins Associated Content, CO - Sep 2, 2008 Claudette, Dutch's former partner and now Captain of the Farmington precinct, played by CCH Pounder, has to secretly deal with the onset of lupus, ...

  Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:02:26 GMT

CCH Pounder on The Shield CanMag, CA - Sep 2, 2008 ... of FX While Shawn Ryan and Michael Chiklis are careful to temper expectations about the season finale of The Shield, CCH Pounder just lets it all out. ...

  Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:27:50 GMT

Judgment Day for The Shield's Vic Mackey Film.com, WA - Sep 2, 2008 CCH Pounder, who plays Captain Claudette Wyms on the show, says it's the greatest finale every. Period. "Hands down, blew my socks off. ...

  Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:32:28 GMT

'Shield' winds down GoErie.com, PA - Sep 2, 2008 As the irrepressible (so far) Detective Mackey, Michael Chiklis is surrounded by a splendid cast including CCH Pounder, Jay Karnes, Walton Goggins, ...

  Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:25:40 GMT

Personal life
Pounder is married to Senegalese anthropologist Boubacar Kone. The couple were married in an African ceremony in Dakar, Senegal and were again remarried at a traditional Los Angeles, California event six months later. Kone is the founder of The Boribana Museum in Dakar, Senegal for the study of cultures of the African diaspora.

Pounder used to own a jewelry shop called Banji Girls with her business partner Conni Marie Brazelton but now she sells jewelry through requests via her website cchpounder.com.

Filmography

All That Jazz (1979)
Union City (1980)
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Bagdad Café (1987)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1992)
Benny & Joon (1993)
Lifepod (1993)
Sliver (1993)
RoboCop 3 (1993)
Demon Knight (1995)
Melting Pot (1997)
Blossoms and Veils (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
End of Days (1999)
Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Baby of the Family (2002)
Tèt Grenné (2002)
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) (as Winnie Mandela)
Justice League Unlimited: Amanda Waller (head of Cadmus)

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