Lorraine Toussaint

Actor Apr 4 (age 65) Trinidad, British West Indies 1983–2025 (42 year career)

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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

Film

Selma

Amelia Boynton

Film

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Shadow Weaver (voice)

Film

Nimona

Queen Valerin (voice)

Film

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Lou Lou

Film

Forever

Lt. Joanne Reece

Film

Girls Trip

Lorraine Toussaint

Film

Dangerous Minds

Irene Roberts

Film

The Night Before

Mrs. Roberts

Filmography

Acting (100)

Movies (46)

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation

2024

as Rashida Remington (voice)

Hamlet

as Gertrude

Nimona

as Queen Valerin (voice)

Concrete Cowboy

as Nessi

The Line

as Sharon

The Glorias

as Flo Kennedy

Unladylike2020

as (voice)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

as Lou Lou

Fast Color

as Bo

Sprinter

as Donna

Anne Frank Meets God

as God (voice)

Girls Trip

2017

as Lorraine Toussaint

6.8

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

as Nichelle

5.6

Sophie and the Rising Sun

as Salome Whitmore

The Night Before

as Mrs. Roberts

Runaway Island

as Naomi Holloway

Selma

as Amelia Boynton

Ask Me Anything

as Dr. Sherman

Middle of Nowhere

as Ruth

The Soloist

as Flo Ayers

Their Eyes Were Watching God

as Pearl Stone

The Sky is Falling

as Janie

Black Dog

as Avery

Jaded

as Carol Broker

Blackout Effect

as Kim Garfield

Nightjohn

as Dealey

If These Walls Could Talk

as Shameeka Webb

The Cherokee Kid

as Mama Turner

The Making of a Hollywood Madam

1996

as Judge Consuelo Marshall

1.0

America's Dream

1996

as Philomena (segment "The Reunion")

Dangerous Minds

as Irene Roberts

Bleeding Hearts

as Enid Sheperd

It Was Him or Us

as Lieutenant Sondra Washington

A Time to Heal

Point of No Return

as Beth

Sad Inheritance

as Florence Crawford

Mother's Boys

as Robert’s Associate

5.3

Class of '61

1993

as Sarah

4.1

Trial: The Price of Passion

1992

as Nancy Goodpaster

Hudson Hawk

as Almond Joy

Common Ground

as Alva Debnam

Breaking In

as Delphine the Hooker

5.5

A Case of Deadly Force

1986

as Pat Bowden

The Face of Rage

1983

as Stendah

1.0

Silent Retreat

as Wanda

The Spittin' Image

Television (54)

StuGo

2025

as Dr. Lullah (voice)

All's Fair

as Alberta Dome

The Better Sister

as Catherine Lancaster

6.8

The Equalizer

2021

as Viola 'Vi' Marsette

7.3

Your Honor

2020

as Judge Sarah LeBlanc

The Village

as Patricia Davis

Vernon and Gus

as Marvella Magnificent (voice)

Summer Camp Island

2018

as Emily Ghost (voice)

7.9

Big City Greens

2018

as Remy’s Mother (voice)

7.4

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

2018

as Shadow Weaver (voice)

The Good Fight

as Nia Rogers

Rosewood

as Donna Rosewood

Grace and Frankie

as Rebecca

Chicago P.D.

as Shambala Green

black-ish

as Almaviligerais

Forever

as Lt. Joanne Reece

Orange Is the New Black

2013

as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker

The Fosters

as Dana Adams

Scandal

as Nancy Drake

The Finder

as La Bruja

Against the Wall

as Officer Edie

Three Rivers

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

as Omar's Mom

Saving Grace

as Kate Perry

Ugly Betty

as Yoga

Friday Night Lights

as Bird Merriweather

Grey's Anatomy

as Helen Fincher

Numb3rs

as Medical Examiner

The Closer

as Député D.A. Powell

Made in Hollywood

as Self

NCIS

as Donna Wolfson

Threat Matrix

as Carina Wright

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys

2003

as Narrator

Crossing Jordan

2001

as Elaine Duchamps

7.2

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Cynthia James

7.6

Static Shock

2000

as Dr. Franklin (voice)

Judging Amy

as Eileen Stayman

Any Day Now

as Rene Jackson

C-16: FBI

Leaving L.A.

as Dr. Claudia Chan

Dark Skies

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Murder One

as Margaret Stratton

Bless This House

Amazing Grace

as Yolanda

Frasier

as Nurse

Where I Live

Bodies of Evidence

Law & Order

as Shambala Green

Nasty Boys

as Dr. Chanel Cory

Sidewalks Entertainment

227

The Line