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C.C.H. Pounder

Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952), known professionally as C. C. H. Pounder (styled "CCH Pounder"), is a Guyanese-American film and television actress. She has appeared in numerous films, made-for-television films, television miniseries and plays, and has made guest appearances on notable television shows. She stars as Mo'at, the Na'vi Tsahik (spiritual leader) in the film Avatar.



Filmography

C.C.H. Pounder - filmography


  • Orphan on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Vera Farmiga,  Peter Sarsgaard,  Isabelle Fuhrman
    Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 14,447 members
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  • Orphan - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman,  Vera Farmiga,  Erik Olsen
    Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    An outwardly angelic little girl displays an unforeseen devilish streak upon moving into the home of her new adoptive parents in this shocker starring Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga. In the aftermath of a miscarriage, prospective parents Kate (Farmiga) and John (Sarsgaard) find their lives turned ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,304 members
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  • The Shield - Series 2 (4 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Michael Chiklis,  C.C.H. Pounder,  Catherine Dent
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Shawn Ryan, a regular writer for "Angel" and other programmes, created this crime drama to challenge the mores of televised entertainment and to provide a heightened reality with increasingly complicated moral questions. Michael Chiklis stars as Vic Mackey, perhaps television's most unpopular, no-..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 5,258 members
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  • Boycott on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Shawn Michael Howard,  Reg E. Cathey,  Eric Todd Dellums
    Director: Clark Johnson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Clark Johnson (HOMICIDE) makes his feature-film directorial debut with BOYCOTT, the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped the rise of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After Rosa Parks (Iris Little-Thomas) refuses to sit in the back of the bus and is arrested, the Montgomery ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 179 members
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  • Tom Clancy's Netforce (1999)
    Starring: Judge Reinhold,  Kris Kristofferson,  Brian Dennehy
    Director: Robert Lieberman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the year 2005, the internet is a source of great gain for a new breed of techno-criminals. In response, the government has created a new division of the FBI known as Netforce. When Netforce's internal network is infiltrated, the race is on to secure the world's information system.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 362 members
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  • Face/Off - Blu-ray (1997)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Nicolas Cage,  Joan Allen
    Director: John Woo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    The ordeal of super-heroic, singularly dedicated FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta – BLOW OUT, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER) is only beginning after finally capturing his arch nemesis, Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage – WILD AT HEART, NATIONAL TREASURE), an elusive, maniacal terrorist who claimed the life of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 3,176 members
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  • For Their Own Good on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Elizabeth Perkins,  Laura San Giacomo,  Charles Haid
    Director: Ed Kaplan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A disturbing true story set in Texas, 1984. A large corporation producing toxic substances that might cause defects in an unborn child orders the female workforce to have compulsory sterilisation or be sacked. One poverty-stricken woman fights back...
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 78 members
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  • Bagdad Cafe on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Marianne Sagebrecht,  C.C.H. Pounder,  Jack Palance
    Director: Percy Adlon,  Percy Adlon
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This West German film is set in the California Desert. A husband-and-wife pair of Bavarian tourists become stranded when their car breaks down; after a quarrel, the wife, Marianne Sagebrecht, gathers her luggage and stalks off. She stops at the Bagdad Cafe, a fleapit truckstop run by outspoken C.C...read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,575 member
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  • Resting Place on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Morgan Freeman,  John Lithgow,  C.C.H. Pounder
    Director: John Korty
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Watch now: £2.49
    When a black Army Lieutenant killed in Vietnam is prevented from being buried in his hometown's all-white cemetery, an Army Major investigates the situation. As he looks back upon the soldier's career, he discovers that he may not have been a victim of the war after all...
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 268 members
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C.C.H. Pounder facts

5 most recent films

Orphan - 3.5 stars
Orphan - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Shield - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Boycott - 3.0 stars
Tom Clancy's Netforce - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Shield - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Face/Off - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Orphan - 3.5 stars
Orphan - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Bagdad Cafe - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Tom Clancy's Netforce - 2.5 stars
Resting Place - 3.0 stars
For Their Own Good - 3.0 stars
Boycott - 3.0 stars
Bagdad Cafe - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Catherine Dent - 5 times - show films
Michael Chiklis - 5 times - show films
Walton Goggins - 5 times - show films
CCH Pounder - 3 times - show films
Margo Martindale - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 5 times - show films
Jaume Collet-Serra - 2 times - show films
John Korty - 2 times - show films
Percy Adlon - 1 times - show films
Ada Johnson - 1 times - show films