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

Grey's Anatomy
2012
Law & Order
1990
NCIS
2011
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2006
Chicago P.D.
2016
Frasier
2004
ER
2008
Scandal
2012
The Closer
2005
Crossing Jordan
2002
Numb3rs
2005
Orange Is the New Black
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
104
2026
National Theatre at Home: The Story
as Pat · unreleased
2025
StuGo
as Dr. Lullah (voice)
2025
The Better Sister
as Catherine Lancaster
2025
All's Fair
as Alberta Dome
2024
Hamlet
as Gertrude
2024
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
as Rashida Remington (voice)
2023
Nimona
as Queen Valerin (voice)
2021
The Equalizer
as Viola 'Vi' Marsette
2021
Summer Camp Island
as Emily Ghost (voice)
2020
The Glorias
as Flo Kennedy
2020
Concrete Cowboy
as Nessi
2020
The Line
as Sharon
2020
Unladylike2020
as (voice)
2020
Your Honor
as Judge Sarah LeBlanc
2020
The Good Fight
as Nia Rogers
2020
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2019
Fast Color
as Bo
2019
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
as Lou Lou
2019
Sprinter
as Donna
2019
The Village
as Patricia Davis
2019
Vernon and Gus
as Marvella Magnificent (voice)
2018
Anne Frank Meets God
as God (voice)
2018
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
as Shadow Weaver (voice)
2018
Big City Greens
as Remy’s Mother (voice)
2018
Grace and Frankie
as Rebecca
2017
Love Beats Rhymes
as Nichelle
2017
Girls Trip
as Lorraine Toussaint
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Salome Whitmore
2016
Chicago P.D.
as Shambala Green
2016
black-ish
as Almaviligerais
2015
The Night Before
as Mrs. Roberts
2015
Runaway Island
as Naomi Holloway
2015
Rosewood
as Donna Rosewood
2015
Steve Harvey
as Self
2014
Ask Me Anything
as Dr. Sherman
2014
Selma
as Amelia Boynton
2014
Forever
as Lt. Joanne Reece
2014
Orange Is the New Black
as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker
2013
The Fosters
as Dana Adams
2012
Middle of Nowhere
as Ruth
2012
The Finder
as La Bruja
2012
Scandal
as Nancy Drake
2012
Grey's Anatomy
as Helen Fincher
2012
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Omar's Mom
2011
Against the Wall
as Officer Edie
2011
NCIS
as Donna Wolfson
2010
Three Rivers
2009
The Soloist
as Flo Ayers
2009
Friday Night Lights
as Bird Merriweather
2008
ER
as Yolanda
2007
Ugly Betty
as Yoga
2007
Saving Grace
as Kate Perry
2006
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Cynthia James
2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God
as Pearl Stone
2005
Numb3rs
as Medical Examiner
2005
Judging Amy
as Eileen Stayman
2005
The Closer
as Député D.A. Powell
2004
Frasier
as Nurse
2004
Threat Matrix
as NSA Agent Hodges
2003
Threat Matrix
as Carina Wright
2003
This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys
as Narrator
2002
Static Shock
as Dr. Franklin (voice)
2002
Crossing Jordan
as Elaine Duchamps
2001
The Sky is Falling
as Janie
1998
Blackout Effect
as Kim Garfield
1998
Jaded
as Carol Broker
1998
Black Dog
as Avery
1998
Any Day Now
as Rene Jackson
1998
C-16: FBI
1997
Leaving L.A.
as Dr. Claudia Chan
1996
If These Walls Could Talk
as Shameeka Webb
1996
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
as Judge Consuelo Marshall
1996
The Cherokee Kid
as Mama Turner
1996
America's Dream
as Philomena (segment "The Reunion")
1996
Nightjohn
as Dealey
1996
Dark Skies
1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1995
Dangerous Minds
as Irene Roberts
1995
It Was Him or Us
as Lieutenant Sondra Washington
1995
Bleeding Hearts
as Enid Sheperd
1995
Amazing Grace
1995
Bless This House
1995
Murder One
as Margaret Stratton
1994
A Time to Heal
1993
Point of No Return
as Beth
1993
Class of '61
as Sarah
1993
Mother's Boys
as Robert’s Associate
1993
Sad Inheritance
as Florence Crawford
1993
Where I Live
1992
Trial: The Price of Passion
as Nancy Goodpaster
1992
Bodies of Evidence
1991
Hudson Hawk
as Almond Joy
1990
Common Ground
as Alva Debnam
1990
Law & Order
as Shambala Green
1990
227
1990
Nasty Boys
as Dr. Chanel Cory
1989
Breaking In
as Delphine the Hooker
1988
Sidewalks Entertainment
1986
A Case of Deadly Force
as Pat Bowden
1983
The Face of Rage
as Stendah
Silent Retreat
as Wanda
The Spittin' Image
Out on a Limb
The Line