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Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

Born April 4, 1960· Trinidad, British West Indies

61Roles★ 7Average rating

Born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Brooklyn after her mother, a teacher, relocated the family, she honed her craft at Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts before earning a BFA from Juilliard’s drama division. After a Shakespeare-focused stage career, she entered screen work in the early 1980s, appearing in films such as Breaking In (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991) and Dangerous Minds (1995)…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerSeries★ 8.5
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power2018
Shadow Weaver (voice)
Chicago P.D.Series★ 8.4
Chicago P.D.2014
Shambala Green
Grey's AnatomySeries★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy2005
Helen Fincher
Your HonorSeries★ 8
Your Honor2020
Judge Sarah LeBlanc
Friday Night LightsSeries★ 8
Friday Night Lights2006
Bird Merriweather
Nimona★ 7.9
Nimona2023
Queen Valerin (voice)
ERSeries★ 7.8
ER1994
Yolanda
Summer Camp IslandSeries★ 7.7
Summer Camp Island2018
Emily Ghost (voice)
FrasierSeries★ 7.7
Frasier1993
Nurse
Big City GreensSeries★ 7.6
Big City Greens2018
Remy’s Mother (voice)
Orange Is the New BlackSeries★ 7.6
Orange Is the New Black2013
Yvonne 'Vee' Parker
NCISSeries★ 7.6
NCIS2003
Donna Wolfson
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000
Cynthia James
The Good FightSeries★ 7.5
The Good Fight2017
Nia Rogers
The FostersSeries★ 7.5
The Fosters2013
Dana Adams
Selma★ 7.4
Selma2014
Amelia Boynton
Law & OrderSeries★ 7.3
Law & Order1990
Shambala Green
The EqualizerSeries★ 7.2
The Equalizer2021
Viola 'Vi' Marsette
ScandalSeries★ 7.2
Scandal2012
Nancy Drake
black-ishSeries★ 7.1
black-ish2014
Almaviligerais
The FinderSeries★ 7.1
The Finder2012
La Bruja
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark★ 6.5
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark2019
Lou Lou
Ugly BettySeries★ 6.4
Ugly Betty2006
Yoga
Point of No Return★ 6.2
Point of No Return1993
Beth