Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

Known for
Acting
Born
April 4, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Trinidad, British West Indies

Biography

Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer. She began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In, Hudson Hawk, and Dangerous Minds.

Known For

Filmography

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Silent Retreat poster

Silent Retreat

Movie · as Wanda

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The Spittin' Image

The Spittin' Image

Movie

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Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

Movie

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The Line

The Line

TV · 1 ep

2026
National Theatre at Home: The Story poster

National Theatre at Home: The Story

Movie · as Pat

2025
StuGo poster

StuGo

TV · as Dr. Lullah (voice) · 40 eps

2025
The Better Sister poster

The Better Sister

TV · as Catherine Lancaster · 8 eps

2025
All's Fair poster

All's Fair

TV · as Alberta Dome · 2 eps

2024
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Gertrude

2024
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation poster

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

Movie · as Rashida Remington (voice)

2023
Nimona poster

Nimona

Movie · as Queen Valerin (voice)

2021
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Viola 'Vi' Marsette · 74 eps

2020
The Glorias poster

The Glorias

Movie · as Flo Kennedy

2020
Concrete Cowboy poster

Concrete Cowboy

Movie · as Nessi

2020
The Line poster

The Line

Movie · as Sharon

2020
Unladylike2020 poster

Unladylike2020

Movie · as (voice)

2020
Your Honor poster

Your Honor

TV · as Judge Sarah LeBlanc · 3 eps

2019
Fast Color poster

Fast Color

Movie · as Bo

2019
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Movie · as Lou Lou

2019
Sprinter poster

Sprinter

Movie · as Donna

2019
The Village poster

The Village

TV · as Patricia Davis · 10 eps

2019
Vernon and Gus

Vernon and Gus

TV · as Marvella Magnificent (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Anne Frank Meets God poster

Anne Frank Meets God

Movie · as God (voice)

2018
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power poster

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

TV · as Shadow Weaver (voice) · 52 eps

2018
Big City Greens poster

Big City Greens

TV · as Remy’s Mother (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island

TV · as Emily Ghost (voice) · 1 ep

2017
Love Beats Rhymes poster

Love Beats Rhymes

Movie · as Nichelle

2017
Girls Trip poster

Girls Trip

Movie · as Lorraine Toussaint

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Nia Rogers · 1 ep

2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun poster

Sophie and the Rising Sun

Movie · as Salome Whitmore

2015
The Night Before poster

The Night Before

Movie · as Mrs. Roberts

2015
Runaway Island poster

Runaway Island

Movie · as Naomi Holloway

2015
Rosewood poster

Rosewood

TV · as Donna Rosewood · 44 eps

2015
Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie

TV · as Rebecca · 1 ep

2014
Ask Me Anything poster

Ask Me Anything

Movie · as Dr. Sherman

2014
Selma poster

Selma

Movie · as Amelia Boynton

2014
Forever poster

Forever

TV · as Lt. Joanne Reece · 22 eps

2014
Chicago P.D. poster

Chicago P.D.

TV · as Shambala Green · 1 ep

2014
black-ish poster

black-ish

TV · as Almaviligerais · 1 ep

2013
Orange Is the New Black poster

Orange Is the New Black

TV · as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker · 12 eps

2013
The Fosters poster

The Fosters

TV · as Dana Adams · 8 eps

2012
Middle of Nowhere poster

Middle of Nowhere

Movie · as Ruth

2012
The Finder poster

The Finder

TV · as La Bruja · 1 ep

2012
Scandal poster

Scandal

TV · as Nancy Drake · 1 ep

2012
Steve Harvey poster

Steve Harvey

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Against the Wall poster

Against the Wall

TV · as Officer Edie · 1 ep

2011
Body of Proof poster

Body of Proof

TV · as Angela Martin · 4 eps

2009
The Soloist poster

The Soloist

Movie · as Flo Ayers

2009
Three Rivers poster

Three Rivers

TV · 1 ep

2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager poster

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

TV · as Omar's Mom · 1 ep

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Kate Perry · 46 eps

2006
Friday Night Lights poster

Friday Night Lights

TV · as Bird Merriweather · 2 eps

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Yoga · 6 eps

2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God poster

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Movie · as Pearl Stone

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Medical Examiner · 2 eps

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · as Député D.A. Powell · 2 eps

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Helen Fincher · 1 ep

2005
Made in Hollywood poster

Made in Hollywood

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Threat Matrix poster

Threat Matrix

TV · as Carina Wright, NSA Agent Hodges · 4 eps

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Donna Wolfson · 1 ep

2003
This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys poster

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys

TV · as Narrator · 6 eps

2001
The Sky is Falling poster

The Sky is Falling

Movie · as Janie

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · as Elaine Duchamps · 12 eps

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Cynthia James · 3 eps

2000
Static Shock poster

Static Shock

TV · as Dr. Franklin (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Eileen Stayman · 1 ep

1998
Blackout Effect poster

Blackout Effect

Movie · as Kim Garfield

1998
Jaded poster

Jaded

Movie · as Carol Broker

1998
Black Dog poster

Black Dog

Movie · as Avery

1998
Any Day Now poster

Any Day Now

TV · as Rene Jackson · 88 eps

1997
Leaving L.A. poster

Leaving L.A.

TV · as Dr. Claudia Chan · 6 eps

1997
C-16: FBI poster

C-16: FBI

TV · 1 ep

1996
If These Walls Could Talk poster

If These Walls Could Talk

Movie · as Shameeka Webb

1996
The Making of a Hollywood Madam poster

The Making of a Hollywood Madam

Movie · as Judge Consuelo Marshall

1996
The Cherokee Kid poster

The Cherokee Kid

Movie · as Mama Turner

1996
America's Dream poster

America's Dream

Movie · as Philomena (segment "The Reunion")

1996
Nightjohn poster

Nightjohn

Movie · as Dealey

1996
Dark Skies poster

Dark Skies

TV · 2 eps

1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

TV · 1 ep

1995
Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds

Movie · as Irene Roberts

1995
It Was Him or Us poster

It Was Him or Us

Movie · as Lieutenant Sondra Washington

1995
Bleeding Hearts poster

Bleeding Hearts

Movie · as Enid Sheperd

1995
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

TV · 5 eps

1995
Bless This House poster

Bless This House

TV · 1 ep

1995
Murder One poster

Murder One

TV · as Margaret Stratton · 2 eps

1994
A Time to Heal poster

A Time to Heal

Movie

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Yolanda · 1 ep

1993
Point of No Return poster

Point of No Return

Movie · as Beth

1993
Class of '61 poster

Class of '61

Movie · as Sarah

1993
Mother's Boys poster

Mother's Boys

Movie · as Robert’s Associate

1993
Sad Inheritance poster

Sad Inheritance

Movie · as Florence Crawford

1993
Where I Live poster

Where I Live

TV · 21 eps

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

1992
Trial: The Price of Passion poster

Trial: The Price of Passion

Movie · as Nancy Goodpaster

1992
Bodies of Evidence poster

Bodies of Evidence

TV · 4 eps

1991
Hudson Hawk poster

Hudson Hawk

Movie · as Almond Joy

1990
Common Ground poster

Common Ground

Movie · as Alva Debnam

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Shambala Green · 7 eps

1990
Nasty Boys poster

Nasty Boys

TV · as Dr. Chanel Cory · 1 ep

1989
Breaking In poster

Breaking In

Movie · as Delphine the Hooker

1988
Sidewalks Entertainment

Sidewalks Entertainment

TV · 1 ep

1986
A Case of Deadly Force poster

A Case of Deadly Force

Movie · as Pat Bowden

1985
227 poster

227

TV · 1 ep

1983
The Face of Rage

The Face of Rage

Movie · as Stendah