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| Born: | Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder December 25, 1952 Guyana |
| Role: | Claudette Wyms |
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Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952; age 72), known professionally as CCH Pounder, played Detective Claudette Wyms on The Shield.
Biography and career[]
Pounder was born in Guyana and raised on a sugar cane plantation. When she was a young girl, her parents moved to the United States, and later sent to a boarding school in Great Britain. After graduating, she went to study at the Ithaca College in New York where she discovered acting. She worked in several theater plays, including The Mighty Gents with Morgan Freeman, and her debut in Broadway in Open Admissions.
She has recently garnered critical acclaim for her performances in "ER" and "The Shield", both of which got her several Emmy nominations.
Pounder married Senegalese anthropologist Boubacar Kone on 1991. They married in an African ceremony in Senegal, and then remarried in Los Angeles. She has recently appeared in hit movies such as Avatar (with Matt Gerald).
Role on The Shield[]
The character of Claudette Wyms was originally supposed to be a man, but Pounder's agent called creator Shawn Ryan and convinced him to change the detective to a woman. However, Pounder still requested that none of the original dialogue was changed so her character would be able to "hold her own" alongside other male detectives.
The Shield credits[]
- The Shield
- All episodes
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- Pounder provided DVD audio commentary for the following episodes:
- Season 1: "The Spread" (with Clark Johnson, Shawn Ryan and Glen Mazzara)
- Season 1: "Cupid & Psycho" (with Glen Mazzara, Michael Chiklis, Walton Goggins and Jay Karnes)
- Season 3: "Cracking Ice" (with Charles H. Eglee, Guy Ferland, Matt Gerald and Gareth Williams)
- Season 3: "Fire in the Hole" (with Catherine Dent, Nicki Micheaux and Cathy Cahlin Ryan)
- Season 3: "All In" (with Michael Chiklis, Kenneth Johnson, Jay Karnes and Scott Rosenbaum)
- Season 4: "The Cure" (with Benito Martinez, Glen Mazzara and Shawn Ryan)
- Season 4: "Ain't That a Shame" (with Glenn Close, Catherine Dent, Stephen Kay and Shawn Ryan)
- Season 5: "Trophy" (with Catherine Dent, Laura Harring and Benito Martinez)
- Season 5: "Of Mice and Lem" (with Anthony Anderson, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Michael Jace, Kenneth Johnson and Benito Martinez)
Awards and nominations[]
- See also: The Shield's awards and honors
| Organization | Year | Category | Result |
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| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ✕ |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | ✕ |
| 2004 | ✕ | ||
| 2006 | ✕ | ||
| 2007 | ✕ | ||
| 2008 | ✕ | ||
| 2009 | ✕ | ||
| NAMIC Vision Awards | 2007 | Best Actress - Drama | ✕ |
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | 2003 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ✕ |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series, Drama | ✓ | |
| 2004 | ✓ |
Selected filmography[]
- Rustin (2023)
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Home Again (2012)
- Avatar (2009)
- Orphan (2009)
- End of Days (1999)
- Face/Off (1997)
- Robocop 3 (1993)
- Sliver (1993)
- Postcards from the Edge (1990)
- Prizzi's Honor (1985)
- All That Jazz (1979)
Television appearances
- Black Cake (2023)
- NCIS: New Orleans (2014-2021)
- Sons of Anarchy (2013-2014)
- Warehouse 13 (2009-2014)
- The Shield (2002-2008)
- Justice League (2004-2006)
- ER (1994-1997)
- L.A. Law (1986-1992)
