Acting

Lorraine Toussaint

Born 1960-04-04 · Trinidad, British West Indies

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.

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National Theatre at Home: The Story
as Pat
2026
All's Fair
as Alberta Dome
2025
The Better Sister
as Catherine Lancaster
2025
StuGo
as Dr. Lullah (voice)
2025
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
as Rashida Remington (voice)
2024
Hamlet
as Gertrude
2024
Nimona
as Queen Valerin (voice)
2023
The Equalizer
as Viola 'Vi' Marsette
2021
The Glorias
as Flo Kennedy
2020
Your Honor
as Judge Sarah LeBlanc
2020
Concrete Cowboy
as Nessi
2020
The Line
as Sharon
2020
Unladylike2020
as (voice)
2020
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
as Lou Lou
2019
Vernon and Gus
as Marvella Magnificent (voice)
2019
Sprinter
as Donna
2019
Fast Color
as Bo
2019
The Village
as Patricia Davis
2019
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
as Shadow Weaver (voice)
2018
Anne Frank Meets God
as God (voice)
2018
Summer Camp Island
as Emily Ghost (voice)
2018
Big City Greens
as Remy’s Mother (voice)
2018
Love Beats Rhymes
as Nichelle
2017
Girls Trip
as Lorraine Toussaint
2017
The Good Fight
as Nia Rogers
2017
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Salome Whitmore
2016
The Night Before
as Mrs. Roberts
2015
Rosewood
as Donna Rosewood
2015
Runaway Island
as Naomi Holloway
2015
Grace and Frankie
as Rebecca
2015
Selma
as Amelia Boynton
2014
black-ish
as Almaviligerais
2014
Forever
as Lt. Joanne Reece
2014
Ask Me Anything
as Dr. Sherman
2014
Chicago P.D.
as Shambala Green
2014
Orange Is the New Black
as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker
2013
The Fosters
as Dana Adams
2013
Middle of Nowhere
as Ruth
2012
Steve Harvey
as Self
2012
Scandal
as Nancy Drake
2012
The Finder
as La Bruja
2012
Against the Wall
as Officer Edie
2011
Three Rivers
2009
The Soloist
as Flo Ayers
2009
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Omar's Mom
2008
Saving Grace
as Kate Perry
2007
Friday Night Lights
as Bird Merriweather
2006
Ugly Betty
as Yoga
2006
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2005
The Closer
as Député D.A. Powell
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Helen Fincher
2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Pearl Stone
2005
Numb3rs
as Medical Examiner
2005
NCIS
as Donna Wolfson
2003
Threat Matrix
as Carina Wright
2003
Threat Matrix
as NSA Agent Hodges
2003
This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys
as Narrator
2003
Crossing Jordan
as Elaine Duchamps
2001
The Sky is Falling
as Janie
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Cynthia James
2000
Static Shock
as Dr. Franklin (voice)
2000
Judging Amy
as Eileen Stayman
1999
Any Day Now
as Rene Jackson
1998
Jaded
as Carol Broker
1998
Black Dog
as Avery
1998
Blackout Effect
as Kim Garfield
1998
C-16: FBI
1997
Leaving L.A.
as Dr. Claudia Chan
1997
The Cherokee Kid
as Mama Turner
1996
Dark Skies
1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996
If These Walls Could Talk
as Shameeka Webb
1996
Nightjohn
as Dealey
1996
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
as Judge Consuelo Marshall
1996
America's Dream
as Philomena (segment "The Reunion")
1996
It Was Him or Us
as Lieutenant Sondra Washington
1995
Bleeding Hearts
as Enid Sheperd
1995
Murder One
as Margaret Stratton
1995
Bless This House
1995
Dangerous Minds
as Irene Roberts
1995