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 ForActing

BornApril 4, 1960 (66)

Place of BirthTrinidad, British West Indies

Movie

National Theatre at Home: The Story

2026

Pat

All's Fair

2025

Alberta Dome

The Better Sister

2025

Catherine Lancaster

StuGo

2025

Dr. Lullah (voice)

Movie

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

2024

Rashida Remington (voice)

Movie

Hamlet

2024

Gertrude

Movie

Nimona

2023

Queen Valerin (voice)

The Equalizer

2021

Viola 'Vi' Marsette

Movie

The Glorias

2020

Flo Kennedy

Your Honor

2020

Judge Sarah LeBlanc

Movie

Concrete Cowboy

2020

Nessi

Movie

The Line

2020

Sharon

Movie

Unladylike2020

2020

(voice)

Movie

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019

Lou Lou

Vernon and Gus

2019

Marvella Magnificent (voice)

Movie

Sprinter

2019

Donna

Movie

Fast Color

2019

The Village

2019

Patricia Davis

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

2018

Shadow Weaver (voice)

Movie

Anne Frank Meets God

2018

God (voice)

Summer Camp Island

2018

Emily Ghost (voice)

Big City Greens

2018

Remy’s Mother (voice)

Movie

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

Nichelle

Movie

Girls Trip

2017

Lorraine Toussaint

The Good Fight

2017

Nia Rogers

Movie

Sophie and the Rising Sun

2016

Salome Whitmore

Movie

The Night Before

2015

Mrs. Roberts

Rosewood

2015

Donna Rosewood

Movie

Runaway Island

2015

Naomi Holloway

Grace and Frankie

2015

Rebecca

Movie

Selma

2014

Amelia Boynton

black-ish

2014

Almaviligerais

Forever

2014

Lt. Joanne Reece

Movie

Ask Me Anything

2014

Dr. Sherman

Chicago P.D.

2014

Shambala Green

Orange Is the New Black

2013

Yvonne 'Vee' Parker

The Fosters

2013

Dana Adams

Movie

Middle of Nowhere

2012

Ruth

Steve Harvey

2012

Self

Scandal

2012

Nancy Drake

The Finder

2012

La Bruja

Against the Wall

2011

Officer Edie

Body of Proof

2011

Angela Martin

Three Rivers

2009

Movie

The Soloist

2009

Flo Ayers

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

2008

Omar's Mom

Saving Grace

2007

Kate Perry

Friday Night Lights

2006

Bird Merriweather

Ugly Betty

2006

Yoga

Made in Hollywood

2005

Self

The Closer

2005

Député D.A. Powell

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Helen Fincher

Movie

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005

Pearl Stone

Numb3rs

2005

Medical Examiner

NCIS

2003

Donna Wolfson

Threat Matrix

2003

Carina Wright

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys

2003

Narrator

Crossing Jordan

2001

Elaine Duchamps

Movie

The Sky is Falling

2001

Janie

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Cynthia James

Static Shock

2000

Dr. Franklin (voice)

Judging Amy

1999

Eileen Stayman

Any Day Now

1998

Rene Jackson

Movie

Jaded

1998

Carol Broker

Movie

Black Dog

1998

Avery

Movie

Blackout Effect

1998

Kim Garfield

C-16: FBI

1997

Leaving L.A.

1997

Dr. Claudia Chan

Movie

The Cherokee Kid

1996

Mama Turner

Dark Skies

1996

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1996

Movie

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

Shameeka Webb

Movie

Nightjohn

1996

Dealey

Movie

The Making of a Hollywood Madam

1996

Judge Consuelo Marshall

Movie

America's Dream

1996

Philomena (segment "The Reunion")

Movie

It Was Him or Us

1995

Lieutenant Sondra Washington

Movie

Bleeding Hearts

1995

Enid Sheperd

Murder One

1995

Margaret Stratton

Bless This House

1995

Movie

Dangerous Minds

1995

Irene Roberts

Amazing Grace

1995

ER

1994

Yolanda

Movie

A Time to Heal

1994

Movie

Mother's Boys

1993

Robert’s Associate

Frasier

1993

Nurse

Movie

Class of '61

1993

Sarah

Movie

Point of No Return

1993

Beth

Movie

Sad Inheritance

1993

Florence Crawford

Where I Live

1993

Bodies of Evidence

1992

Movie

Trial: The Price of Passion

1992

Nancy Goodpaster

Movie

Hudson Hawk

1991

Almond Joy

Law & Order

1990

Shambala Green

Movie

Common Ground

1990

Alva Debnam

Nasty Boys

1990

Dr. Chanel Cory

Movie

Breaking In

1989

Delphine the Hooker

Sidewalks Entertainment

1988

Movie

A Case of Deadly Force

1986

Pat Bowden

227

1985

Movie

The Face of Rage

1983

Stendah

Movie

Silent Retreat

Wanda

Movie

The Spittin' Image

Movie