C. C. H. Pounder Biography (1952-)

Full name, Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder; born December 25, 1952, in Georgetown, Guyana; daughter of Ronald Urlington and Betsy Enid Arnella (maiden name, James) Pounder; married Boubacar Kone (an anthropologist), 1991. Addresses: Contact: Smith and Associates, 121 North San Vincente, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Warren Cowan & Associates PR, 8899 Beverly Blvd.,Suite 919, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Agent: Mitchell K. Stubbs & Associates, 8675 W. Washington Blvd., Suite 203, Culver City, CA 90232.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: December 25, 1952; Georgetown, Guyana

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Dawn Murphy, Women in Prison, Fox, 1987-1988
Nurse Lucy, Birdland, ABC, 1994
Dr. Angela Hicks, a recurring role, ER (also known as EmergencyRoom), NBC, 1994-1997
Detective Claudette Wyms, The Shield, F/X, 2002-
Miniseries
Venus Taylor, The Atlanta Child Murders, CBS, 1985
Ernestine Littlechap, If Tomorrow Comes, CBS, 1986
Sara Pickett, Return to Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1993
Dr. Shauna Kendall, House of Frankenstein 1997, NBC, 1997
Sandra Knight, Netforce (also known as Tom Clancy's "Netforce"), ABC, 1999
To Serve and Protect (also known as Family Shield), NBC, 1999
Movies
Jane, Booker, 1984
Priscilla, As Summers Die, HBO, 1986
Ada Johnson, Resting Place, CBS, 1986
Roberta, Leap of Faith (also known as Question of Faith), CBS, 1988
Janice, Run till You Fall, CBS, 1988
Julie, Third Degree Burn, HBO, 1989
Prue, No Place Like Home (also known as Homeless), CBS, 1989
Rachel Twymon, Common Ground, CBS, 1990
Fran Ambrose, Psycho IV: The Beginning, Showtime, 1990
Fannie Lee Chaney, Murder in Mississippi (also known as Mississippi Summer), NBC, 1990
Naomi Brinker, For Their Own Good, ABC, 1993
Lieutenant Janna Mayvene, Lifepod, Fox, 1993
Daisy Bates, The Ernest Green Story, The Disney Channel, 1993
Detective Nora Davis, The Disappearance of Christina, USA Network,1994
Ash, Zooman (also known as Zooman and the Sign), Showtime,1995
Nurse Shabana, Light Side Clinic, White Dwarf, Fox, 1995
Mrs. Harris, Jack Reed: A Killer amongst Us (also known as JackReed: One of Our Own and Jack Reed: The Ridges Case), NBC, 1996
Dr. Marilyn Tower, All She Ever Wanted (also known as Mother'sDay and The Ties That Bind), ABC, 1996
Jenny Ford, "1952," If These Walls Could Talk, HBO, 1996
Danielle Kline, Final Justice, Lifetime, 1998
Dr. Geddes, Little Girl Fly Away (also known as The Poet),CBS, 1998
Ethel B., Funny Valentines, Starz!, 1999
Lily Keyes, A Touch of Hope, NBC, 1999
Voice of virtual news anchor #1, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), 1999
Mrs. Swift, Disappearing Acts, HBO, 2000
Ma Jenkins, Cora Unashamed, PBS, 2000
Jo Ann Robinson, Boycott, HBO, 2001
Judge, Things behind the Sun, Showtime, 2001
Winnie Mandela, Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, F/X, 2004
Pilots
Anna Mae Demsey, The Line, NBC, 1987
On the Edge, NBC, 1987
Eudora Kellogg, New Year (also known as New Year's and New Year's 1999), ABC, 1993
Harriet "Harry" Napoleon, Things That Go Bump, NBC, 1997
Ghost Cop, Fox, 1998
Specials
Renee Cook, "My Past Is My Own," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS, 1989
Presenter, 21st NAACP Image Awards,1989
Roxanne Tevis, "Darryl Tevis," Lifestories, NBC, 1991
Acapulco Black Film Festival (documentary), Black Starz!, 2000
Reader, Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives (documentary), HBO, 2003

Presenter, The 2003 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Race: The Power of an Illusion (documentary), PBS, 2003
The 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2004
Episodic
Jasimine, "The Second Oldest Profession," Hill Street Blues, 1981
"Little Boil Blue," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982
Vonette Timmons, "Disenfranchised," Cagney and Lacey, CBS, 1986
"Amazing Grace," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1986
Judge Roseann Robin, "El Sid," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Mrs. Davis, "Full Moon," Valerie (also known as The Hogan Family), 1986
Judge Roseann Robin, "Those Lips, That Eye," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Lucinda "The Hacker" Merkle, "Babes in the Woods," 227, NBC, 1989
Mama Harper, "Black on White on Fire--- August 11, 1965," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990
Yvonne, "Too Much, Too Late," Miami Vice, NBC, 1990
"Oli of Ol' Lay," Cop Rock, 1990
Judge Roseann Robin, "Lie Harder," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
"Potts Don't Fail Me Now," Cop Rock, 1990
"Marital Blitz," Cop Rock, 1990
Judge Roseann Robin, "Back to the Suture," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
Clair's friend, "Clair's Reunion," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1992
Nora Neil Marshall, "The Good Daughter," Sisters, NBC, 1993
Dr. LeBrook, "Co-op," South Central, 1994
Voice of Stonecutter, "Stone Broke," Biker Mice from Mars (animated), 1994
Agent Lucy Kazdin, "Duane Barry," The X-Files, Fox, 1995
Nina Shaw, "Mommy Not Dearest," Living Single, 1995
Irene, "Demon Knight," Tales from the Crypt, 1995
Voice of Desdemona, "Legion," Gargoyles (animated), 1995
Voice of Desdemona, "High Noon," Gargoyles (animated), 1995
Voice of Desdemona/Coldfire, "Possession," Gargoyles (animated), 1996
Cheryl Andrews, "The Judge," Millennium, Fox, 1996
Cheryl Andrews, "Weeds," Millennium, Fox, 1997
Cheryl Andrews, "Force Majeure," Millennium, Fox, 1997
Cheryl Andrews, "The Hand of Saint Sebastian," Millennium, Fox, 1997
Cheryl Andrews, "Skull and Bones," Millennium, Fox, 1998
Voice of anchor woman, "Rebirth: Part 1," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 1999
Voice of Miss Powers, "The Contest," Detention, The WB, 1999
Deborah O'Leary, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, "CelestialNavigation," The West Wing, NBC, 2000
Tracy, "Plastered," Rude Awakening, Showtime, 2000
The stranger, "Decompression," The Outer Limit, Showtime and syndicated, 2000
Mayor, "Aftershock," Static Shock, 2000
Mayor, "Junior," Static Shock, 2001
Helene Washington, "The Day After," The Practice, ABC, 2001
Helene Washington, "Awakenings," The Practice, ABC, 2001
Woman on hunger strike, "Mortality," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2001
Ellen Carmichael, "To Serve and Protect," The District, CBS, 2001
Carolyn Maddox, "Ridicule," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(also known as Law & Order: S.V.U.), NBC, 2001
Millie Towns, "The DNA or Not to DNA," For the People, Lifetime, 2002
Dr. Myers, "Prophet & Loss," Girlfriends, UPN, 2004
Attorney Carolyn Maddox, "Careless," Law & Order: Special VictimsUnit (also known as Law & Order: S.V.U.), NBC, 2004
The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2004
Also appeared as Judge Addison, Sweet Justice; Officer Shirley, "Night Prowlers," Rocket Power (animated); and as a mime, "Lost and Found," Rocket Power (animated).
Film Appearances
Nurse Gibbons (some sources cite Nurse Blake), All That Jazz, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Mother, Union City, Kinesis/Mainline, 1980
Anne, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, Paramount, 1982
Deborah, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Learning in Focus, 1984
Peaches Altamont, Prizzi's Honor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Brenda, Bagdad Cafe (also known as Out of Rosenheim), Island Pictures, 1987
Julie Marsden, Postcards from the Edge, Columbia, 1990
Miss Prism, The Importance of Being Earnest, Eclectic Concepts/Paco Global, 1992
Dr. Garvey, Benny and Joon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
Bertha, Robocop 3, Orion, 1993
Lieutenant Victoria Hendrix, Sliver (also known as Sliver--Gierder Augen), Paramount, 1993
Irene, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight (also known as Demon Keeper and Demon Knight), Universal, 1995
Voice of the oracle, Aladdin and the King of Thieves (animated), Buena Vista, 1996
Dr. Hollis Miller, Face/Off, Paramount, 1997
Blossoms and Veils, 1997
Lucinda Davis, Melting Pot (also known as Race), A-Pix Entertainment, 1998
Detective Margie Francis, End of Days, MCA/Universal, 1999
Pearl, We Men on the Vineyard, 1999
Sally, Tet Grenne, Athenaise, 2002
Nurse Bloom, Baby of the Family, DownSouth Filmworks, 2002
Tough Like Wearing Dreadlocks, Beautiful Flower, 2004
Stage Appearances
S.S. Glencairn, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1978
Rita, The Mighty Gents, Mobile Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1979
Valeria, Coriolanus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, then Public Theatre, New York City, both 1979
Mrs. Brewster, Open Admissions, Music Box Theatre, New York City,1984
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Vree, Fallout, 1997
Voice of Chief, True Crime: Streets of LA, Activision, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, September 4, 1995, p. 101

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