Actor profile

Lorraine Toussaint

4th April 1960 Trinidad, British West Indies Acting

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.

43 Movies 52 TV Shows 1 In Production 103 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation poster

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation 6th June 2024 as Rashida Remington (voice)

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 10th May 2024 as Gertrude

Nimona poster

Nimona 23rd June 2023 as Queen Valerin (voice)

The Glorias poster

The Glorias 18th December 2020 as Flo Kennedy

Concrete Cowboy poster

Concrete Cowboy 13th September 2020 as Nessi

The Line poster

The Line 8th July 2020 as Sharon

Unladylike2020 poster

Unladylike2020 19th June 2020 as (voice)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 8th August 2019 as Lou Lou

Sprinter poster

Sprinter 24th April 2019 as Donna

Fast Color poster

Fast Color 29th March 2019 as Bo

Anne Frank Meets God poster

Anne Frank Meets God 12th October 2018 as God (voice)

Love Beats Rhymes poster

Love Beats Rhymes 1st December 2017 as Nichelle

Girls Trip poster

Girls Trip 21st July 2017 as Lorraine Toussaint

Sophie and the Rising Sun poster

Sophie and the Rising Sun 27th January 2016 as Salome Whitmore

The Night Before poster

The Night Before 20th November 2015 as Mrs. Roberts

Runaway Island poster

Runaway Island 12th June 2015 as Naomi Holloway

Selma poster

Selma 25th December 2014 as Amelia Boynton

Ask Me Anything poster

Ask Me Anything 19th April 2014 as Dr. Sherman

Middle of Nowhere poster

Middle of Nowhere 12th October 2012 as Ruth

The Soloist poster

The Soloist 24th April 2009 as Flo Ayers

Their Eyes Were Watching God poster

Their Eyes Were Watching God 6th March 2005 as Pearl Stone

The Sky is Falling poster

The Sky is Falling 7th June 2001 as Janie

Jaded poster

Jaded 9th July 1998 as Carol Broker

Black Dog poster

Black Dog 1st May 1998 as Avery

Blackout Effect poster

Blackout Effect 4th January 1998 as Kim Garfield

The Cherokee Kid poster

The Cherokee Kid 14th December 1996 as Mama Turner

If These Walls Could Talk poster

If These Walls Could Talk 11th September 1996 as Shameeka Webb

Nightjohn poster

Nightjohn 1st June 1996 as Dealey

The Making of a Hollywood Madam poster

The Making of a Hollywood Madam 21st February 1996 as Judge Consuelo Marshall

America's Dream poster

America's Dream 17th February 1996 as Philomena (segment "The Reunion")

It Was Him or Us poster

It Was Him or Us 21st November 1995 as Lieutenant Sondra Washington

Bleeding Hearts poster

Bleeding Hearts 22nd September 1995 as Enid Sheperd

Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds 11th August 1995 as Irene Roberts

A Time to Heal poster

A Time to Heal 8th April 1994

Mother's Boys poster

Mother's Boys 1st October 1993 as Robert’s Associate

Class of '61 poster

Class of '61 12th April 1993 as Sarah

Point of No Return poster

Point of No Return 19th March 1993 as Beth

Sad Inheritance poster

Sad Inheritance 14th March 1993 as Florence Crawford

Trial: The Price of Passion poster

Trial: The Price of Passion 3rd May 1992 as Nancy Goodpaster

Hudson Hawk poster

Hudson Hawk 23rd May 1991 as Almond Joy

Common Ground poster

Common Ground 25th March 1990 as Alva Debnam

Breaking In poster

Breaking In 13th October 1989 as Delphine the Hooker

A Case of Deadly Force poster

A Case of Deadly Force 9th April 1986 as Pat Bowden

All's Fair poster

All's Fair 4th November 2025 as Alberta Dome

The Better Sister poster

The Better Sister 29th May 2025 as Catherine Lancaster

StuGo poster

StuGo 1st January 2025 as Dr. Lullah (voice)

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer 7th February 2021 as Viola 'Vi' Marsette

Your Honor poster

Your Honor 6th December 2020 as Judge Sarah LeBlanc

The Village poster

The Village 19th March 2019 as Patricia Davis

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power poster

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 13th November 2018 as Shadow Weaver (voice)

Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island 7th July 2018 as Emily Ghost (voice)

Big City Greens poster

Big City Greens 18th June 2018 as Remy’s Mother (voice)

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Nia Rogers

Rosewood poster

Rosewood 23rd September 2015 as Donna Rosewood

Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie 8th May 2015 as Rebecca

black-ish poster

black-ish 24th September 2014 as Almaviligerais

Forever poster

Forever 22nd September 2014 as Lt. Joanne Reece

Chicago P.D. poster

Chicago P.D. 8th January 2014 as Shambala Green

Orange Is the New Black poster

Orange Is the New Black 11th July 2013 as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker

The Fosters poster

The Fosters 3rd June 2013 as Dana Adams

Steve Harvey poster

Steve Harvey 4th September 2012 as Self

Scandal poster

Scandal 5th April 2012 as Nancy Drake

The Finder poster

The Finder 12th January 2012 as La Bruja

Against the Wall poster

Against the Wall 31st July 2011 as Officer Edie

Three Rivers poster

Three Rivers 4th October 2009

The Secret Life of the American Teenager poster

The Secret Life of the American Teenager 1st July 2008 as Omar's Mom

Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace 23rd July 2007 as Kate Perry

Friday Night Lights poster

Friday Night Lights 3rd October 2006 as Bird Merriweather

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Yoga

Made in Hollywood poster

Made in Hollywood 30th September 2005 as Self

The Closer poster

The Closer 13th June 2005 as Député D.A. Powell

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Helen Fincher

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Medical Examiner

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Donna Wolfson

Threat Matrix poster

Threat Matrix 18th September 2003 as Carina Wright

Threat Matrix poster

Threat Matrix 18th September 2003 as NSA Agent Hodges

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys poster

This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys 2nd February 2003 as Narrator

Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan 24th September 2001 as Elaine Duchamps

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Cynthia James

Static Shock poster

Static Shock 23rd September 2000 as Dr. Franklin (voice)

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Eileen Stayman

Any Day Now poster

Any Day Now 18th August 1998 as Rene Jackson

C-16: FBI poster

C-16: FBI 27th September 1997

Leaving L.A. poster

Leaving L.A. 12th April 1997 as Dr. Claudia Chan

Dark Skies poster

Dark Skies 21st September 1996

Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th September 1996

Murder One poster

Murder One 20th September 1995 as Margaret Stratton

Bless This House poster

Bless This House 11th September 1995

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Yolanda

Frasier poster

Frasier 16th September 1993 as Nurse

Where I Live poster

Where I Live 5th March 1993

Bodies of Evidence poster

Bodies of Evidence 18th June 1992

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Shambala Green

Nasty Boys poster

Nasty Boys 22nd February 1990 as Dr. Chanel Cory

227 poster

227 14th September 1985

National Theatre at Home: The Story poster

Coming soon

National Theatre at Home: The Story 1st December 2026 as Pat