CCH Pounder, star of “NCIS: New Orleans,” is revered by critics and fans alike for her powerful performances in film and television. Pounder has received four Emmy Award nominations for her roles in the television series “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,” “ER,” “The X-Files” and “The Shield,” where her performance as Claudette Wyms also awarded her a MIB Prism Award, two Golden Satellite Awards and the Genii Excellence in TV Award. Additional television credits include “Warehouse 13,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Revenge” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Pounder’s film credits include “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,” “Home Again,” “Avatar,” “Orphan,” “Prizzi’s Honor,” “Postcards from the Edge,” “RoboCop 3,” “Sliver,” “Tales from the Crypt,” “Face/Off,” “End of Days” and her breakout role in “Bagdad Café.” Pounder received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for “Grow Old Along With Me, the Best is Yet to Be,” and won an Audie Award for “Women in the Material World.”
