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Lorraine Toussaint

Actress | Producer

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Lorraine had to care for her mother, Janet Beane, who had multiple sclerosis while she was studying acting. Her mother passed away in 1999. See more trivia »

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in Trinidad, West Indies [now Trinidad & Tobago]
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2012 The Finder (TV series)
La Bruja
– Voodoo Undo (2012) … La Bruja
 
2012 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Dr. Fincher
– The Girl with No Name (2012) … Dr. Fincher
 
2012 Middle of Nowhere
Ruth
 
2011 Against the Wall (TV series)
Officer Edie
– Obsessed and Unwanted (2011) … Officer Edie
 
2011 NCIS (TV series)
Deputy Director Donna Wolfson
– Defiance (2011) … Deputy Director Donna Wolfson
 
2009-2011 Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Bird Merriweather
– Always (2011) … Bird Merriweather
– The March (2011) … Bird Merriweather (credit only)
– Swerve (2010) … Bird Merriweather
– Expectations (2010) … Bird Merriweather
– Laboring (2010) … Bird Merriweather
See all 6 episodes »
 
2011 The Doctor (TV movie)
Ayanna
 
2010 The Glades (TV series)
Carol Watkins
– A Perfect Storm (2010) … Carol Watkins
 
2007-2010 Saving Grace (TV series)
Kate Perry / Captain Kate Perry / Capt. Kate Perry
– I'm Gonna Need a Big Night Light (2010) … Kate Perry
– I Need You to Call Earl (2010) … Kate Perry
– You Think I'm Gonna Eat My Gun? (2010) … Kate Perry
– Loose Men in Tight Jeans (2010) … Kate Perry
– I Killed Kristin (2010) … Kate Perry
See all 43 episodes »
 
2010 Three Rivers (TV series)
Yolanda Moss
– Every Breath You Take (2010) … Yolanda Moss
 
2009 The Soloist
Flo Ayers
 
2005-2009 Numb3rs (TV series)
Agent Terri Green / Medical Examiner
– Cover Me (2009) … Agent Terri Green
– Bones of Contention (2005) … Medical Examiner
 
2008 The Gold Lunch (short)
Judge
 
2008 ER (TV series)
Yolanda
– Believe the Unseen (2008) … Yolanda
 
2007 Ugly Betty (TV series)
Yoga
– I See Me, I.C.U. (2007) … Yoga
– A League of Their Own (2007) … Yoga
– Betty's Wait Problem (2007) … Yoga
– How Betty Got Her Grieve Back (2007) … Yoga
– East Side Story (2007) … Yoga
See all 6 episodes »
 
2006-2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Marla James / Cynthia James
– Big Shots (2007) … Marla James
– Post Mortem (2006) … Marla James
– Fannysmackin' (2006) … Cynthia James
 
2006 3 lbs. (TV series)
Della
– Unaired Pilot … Della
 
2005 The Closer (TV series)
Deputy D.A. Powell
– Standards and Practices (2005) … Deputy D.A. Powell
– Fatal Retraction (2005) … Deputy D.A. Powell
 
2005 Judging Amy (TV series)
Eileen Stayman
– The New Normal (2005) … Eileen Stayman
 
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God (TV movie)
Pearl Stone
 
2004 Frasier (TV series)
Nurse
– Boo! (2004) … Nurse
 
2003-2004 Threat Matrix (TV series)
Carina Wright / NSA Agent Hodges
– PPX (2004) … NSA Agent Hodges
– Cold Cash (2003) … Carina Wright
– Alpha-126 (2003) … Carina Wright
– In Plane Sight (2003) … Carina Wright
– Doctor Germ (2003) … Carina Wright
 
1990-2003 Law & Order (TV series)
Shambala Green
– Identity (2003) … Shambala Green
– Sanctuary (1994) … Shambala Green
– Jurisdiction (1993) … Shambala Green
– Skin Deep (1992) … Shambala Green
– The Secret Sharers (1991) … Shambala Green
See all 7 episodes »
 
2002-2003 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Dr. Elaine Duchamps
– Perfect Storm (2003) … Dr. Elaine Duchamps
– Family Ties (2003) … Dr. Elaine Duchamps
– Ockham's Razor (2003) … Dr. Elaine Duchamps
– Prisoner Exchange (2002) … Dr. Elaine Duchamps
– Don't Look Back (2002) … Dr. Elaine Duchamps (credit only)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1998-2002 Any Day Now (TV series)
Rene Jackson / Cookie Grandma
– Just the Beginning: Part 1 (2002) … Rene Jackson
– Just the Beginning: Part 2 (2002) … Rene Jackson
– Let the Games Begin (2002) … Rene Jackson
– Boys Will Be Boys (2002) … Rene Jackson
– Truth Hurts (2002) … Rene Jackson
See all 88 episodes »
 
2001 The Sky Is Falling
Janie
 
1998 Jaded
Carol Broker
 
1998 C-16: FBI (TV series)
Marsha Fontaine
– My Brother's Keeper (1998) … Marsha Fontaine
 
1998 Black Dog
Avery
 
1998 Cracker: Mind Over Murder (TV series)
Tisha Watlington
– If: Part 2 (1998) … Tisha Watlington
– If: Part 1 (1998) … Tisha Watlington
 
1998 Nothing Sacred (TV series)
Lorraine Hamilton
– Signs and Words (1998) … Lorraine Hamilton
 
1998 Blackout Effect (TV movie)
Kim Garfield
 
1997 Leaving L.A. (TV series)
Dr. Claudia Chan
– Dead Elvis (1997) … Dr. Claudia Chan
– Now? (1997) … Dr. Claudia Chan
– The Black Widower (1997) … Dr. Claudia Chan
– The Eyes of the City (1997) … Dr. Claudia Chan
– Give Them Names (1997) … Dr. Claudia Chan
See all 6 episodes »
 
1997 Promised Land (TV series)
Linda Paxton
– Running Scared (1997) … Linda Paxton
 
1997 The Spittin' Image (short)
 
1996 The Cherokee Kid (TV movie)
Mama Turner
 
1996 Dark Skies (TV series)
Eda Mae Tillman
– We Shall Overcome (1996) … Eda Mae Tillman
 
1996 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV series)
Dr. Cotter
– The Coma Episode (1996) … Dr. Cotter
 
1996 If These Walls Could Talk (TV movie)
Shameeka Webb (segment "1996")
 
1996 Nightjohn (TV movie)
Dealey
 
1996 America's Dream (TV movie)
Philomena (segment "The Reunion")
 
1996 Psalms from the Underground (short)
 
1995 It Was Him or Us (TV movie)
Lt. Washington
 
1995 Murder One (TV series)
Margaret Stratton
– Chapter Eight (1995) … Margaret Stratton
– Chapter Six (1995) … Margaret Stratton
 
1995 Amazing Grace (TV series)
Yvonne Price
– Remember When (1995) … Yvonne Price
– Family Values (1995) … Yvonne Price
– The Shooting (1995) … Yvonne Price
– Hallelujah (1995) … Yvonne Price
– The Fugitive (1995) … Yvonne Price
 
1995 Bless This House (TV series)
Lorraine
– A Woman's Work Is Never Done (1995) … Lorraine
 
1995 Dangerous Minds
Irene Roberts
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series)
Denise Copeland
– Fire in the Heart (1994) … Denise Copeland
 
1994 Bleeding Hearts
Enid Sheperd
 
1994 A Time to Heal (TV movie)
Zelda
 
1994 Mother's Boys
Robert's Associate
 
1993 Where I Live (TV series)
Marie St. Martin
– Local Hero (1993) … Marie St. Martin
– I Am Not a Role Model (1993) … Marie St. Martin
– Big Mon on Campus (1993) … Marie St. Martin
– Shirt Happens (1993) … Marie St. Martin
– The Terminator (1993) … Marie St. Martin
See all 21 episodes »
 
1993 The Sinbad Show (TV series)
Mrs. Payton
– Pilot (1993) … Mrs. Payton
 
1993 Class of '61 (TV movie)
Sarah
 
1993 Point of No Return
Beth
 
1993 Love, Lies & Lullabies (TV movie)
Florence Crawford
 
1993 Queen (TV mini-series)
Joyce
 
1992 Bodies of Evidence (TV series)
Dr. Mary Rocket
 
1992 Trial: The Price of Passion (TV movie)
Nancy Goodpaster
 
1992 Tequila and Bonetti (TV series)
Big Marie
– The Rose Cadillac (1992) … Big Marie
 
1992 Red Dwarf (TV movie)
Captain Tau
 
1991 Daddy (TV movie)
Judge (uncredited)
 
1991 Hudson Hawk
Almond Joy
 
1990 Nasty Boys (TV series)
Dr, Chanel Cory
– Kill or Be Killed: Part 1 (1990) … Dr, Chanel Cory
 
1990 227 (TV series)
Monica Patton
– Nightmare on 227 (1990) … Monica Patton
 
1990 Common Ground (TV movie)
Alva
 
1989 Breaking In
Delphine the Hooker
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
Emily Howell
– Hear No Evil (1989) … Emily Howell
 
1988 One Life to Live (TV series)
Vera Williams
 
1986 A Case of Deadly Force (TV movie)
Pat Bowden
 
1983 The Face of Rage (TV movie)
Stendah
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2008 Accidental Friendship (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2007 Rwanda Rising (documentary)
Berne Mukaniwisi (voice)
 
2003 This Far by Faith (TV series documentary)
Herself - Narrator
– There Is a River (2003) … Herself - Narrator
 
2002 Weddings of a Lifetime's Dream Weddings on a Budget
Herself
 
1999 30th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2010 Saving Grace (TV series)
 

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(June 2005): Played Condoleezza Rice in "Stuff Happens", a play by David Hare (Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA).

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Shape draws praise from similar shaped viewers and they 'appreciate that I look like a normal woman. I care more about health than maintaining a specific size.' See more »

Trivia:

Lorraine had to care for her mother, Janet Beane, who had multiple sclerosis while she was studying acting. Her mother passed away in 1999. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries