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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Female

Birthday

1960-04-04 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Trinidad, British West Indies

Also Known As

Lorraine Tousaint

لورین توسان

Lorraine Toussaint

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

It Was Him or Us

It Was Him or Us

Common Ground

Common Ground

Selma

Selma

The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling

Hamlet

Hamlet

Runaway Island

Runaway Island

A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal

Acting

Point of No Return

1993

Point of No Return

as

Beth

This Far By Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys

2003

This Far By Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys

as

Narrator

Dangerous Minds

1995

Dangerous Minds

as

Irene Roberts

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

If These Walls Could Talk

as

Shameeka Webb

Blackout Effect

1998

Blackout Effect

as

Kim Garfield

The Face of Rage

1983

The Face of Rage

as

Stendah

Nimona

2023

Nimona

as

Queen Valerin (voice)

The Soloist

2009

The Soloist

as

Flo Ayers

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005

Their Eyes Were Watching God

as

Pearl Stone

Middle of Nowhere

2012

Middle of Nowhere

as

Ruth

Jaded

1998

Jaded

as

Carol Broker

A Case of Deadly Force

1986

A Case of Deadly Force

as

Pat Bowden

Ask Me Anything

2014

Ask Me Anything

as

Dr. Sherman

It Was Him or Us

1995

It Was Him or Us

as

Lieutenant Sondra Washington

Class of '61

1993

Class of '61

as

Sarah

Common Ground

1990

Common Ground

as

Alva Debnam

Selma

2014

Selma

as

Amelia Boynton

The Making of a Hollywood Madam

1996

The Making of a Hollywood Madam

as

Judge Consuelo Marshall

The Night Before

2015

The Night Before

as

Mrs. Roberts

Breaking In

1989

Breaking In

as

Delphine the Hooker

The Sky is Falling

2001

The Sky is Falling

as

Janie

Bleeding Hearts

1995

Bleeding Hearts

as

Enid Sheperd

Sophie and the Rising Sun

2016

Sophie and the Rising Sun

as

Salome Whitmore

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

Love Beats Rhymes

as

Nichelle

The Cherokee Kid

1996

The Cherokee Kid

as

Mama Turner

Hamlet

2024

Hamlet

as

Gertrude

Mother's Boys

1993

Mother's Boys

as

Robert’s Associate

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

2024

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

as

Rashida Remington (voice)

Black Dog

1998

Black Dog

as

Avery

America's Dream

1996

America's Dream

as

Philomena (segment "The Reunion")

Runaway Island

2015

Runaway Island

as

Naomi Holloway

Sad Inheritance

1993

Sad Inheritance

as

Florence Crawford

Fast Color

2019

Fast Color

as

Bo

Girls Trip

2017

Girls Trip

as

Lorraine Toussaint

Hudson Hawk

1991

Hudson Hawk

as

Almond Joy

The Glorias

2020

The Glorias

as

Flo Kennedy

Concrete Cowboy

2020

Concrete Cowboy

as

Nessi

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

as

Lou Lou

Sprinter

2019

Sprinter

as

Donna

Silent Retreat

Silent Retreat

as

Wanda

A Time to Heal

1994

A Time to Heal

as

Nightjohn

1996

Nightjohn

as

Dealey

The Line

2020

The Line

as

Sharon

Trial: The Price of Passion

1992

Trial: The Price of Passion

as

Nancy Goodpaster

Unladylike2020

2020

Unladylike2020

as

(voice)

Anne Frank Meets God

2018

Anne Frank Meets God

as

God (voice)

The Spittin' Image

The Spittin' Image

as

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

as

Carina Wright

Dark Skies

Dark Skies

as

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Shambala Green

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Cynthia James

Static Shock

Static Shock

as

Dr. Franklin (voice)

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

Eileen Stayman

227

227

as

Where I Live

Where I Live

as

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Viola 'Vi' Marsette

Any Day Now

Any Day Now

as

Rene Jackson

Frasier

Frasier

as

Nurse

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

as

Bird Merriweather

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as

Yoga

ER

ER

as

Yolanda

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

as

Kate Perry

Three Rivers

Three Rivers

as

Your Honor

Your Honor

as

Judge Sarah LeBlanc

Leaving L.A.

Leaving L.A.

as

Dr. Claudia Chan

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

as

C-16: FBI

C-16: FBI

as

The Line

The Line

as

Bless This House

Bless This House

as

Sidewalks Entertainment

Sidewalks Entertainment

as

The Finder

The Finder

as

La Bruja

Bodies of Evidence

Bodies of Evidence

as

Forever

Forever

as

Lt. Joanne Reece

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

as

Yvonne 'Vee' Parker

Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys

as

Dr. Chanel Cory

The Fosters

The Fosters

as

Dana Adams

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

as

Shambala Green

StuGo

StuGo

as

Dr. Lullah (voice)

Rosewood

Rosewood

as

Donna Rosewood

Against the Wall

Against the Wall

as

Officer Edie

Scandal

Scandal

as

Nancy Drake

The Village

The Village

as

Patricia Davis

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

as

Shadow Weaver (voice)

Murder One

Murder One

as

Margaret Stratton

Big City Greens

Big City Greens

as

Remy’s Mother (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Emily Ghost (voice)

The Closer

The Closer

as

Député D.A. Powell

NCIS

NCIS

as

Donna Wolfson

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Helen Fincher

black-ish

black-ish

as

Almaviligerais

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

as

Rebecca

The Better Sister

The Better Sister

as

Catherine Lancaster

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Nia Rogers

Vernon and Gus

Vernon and Gus

as

Marvella Magnificent (voice)

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

as

Elaine Duchamps

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys

as

Narrator

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

as

NSA Agent Hodges

Production

Crew

Directing