Lorraine Toussaint
Lorraine Toussaint (born April 4, 1960 in Trinidad ) is an American actress .
Life
Toussaint's family immigrated to the United States when she was ten years old. She studied dramaturgy at the Juilliard School . The actress made her debut in the television drama The Face of Rage from 1983. In the television drama In the Net of Violence (1986), she played one of the bigger roles alongside Richard Crenna . In the adventure comedy The Dream Dancers (1989) she took on a larger role alongside Burt Reynolds and Casey Siemaszko .
In the thriller Codename: Nina (1993), Toussaint starred alongside Bridget Fonda and Gabriel Byrne . From 1998 to 2002 she played one of the two leading roles in the television series Any Day Now . For this role she was nominated for the Image Award in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 . In the television drama Love never dies (2005), which has won numerous awards and nominations , she played a larger role alongside Halle Berry .
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: The Face of Rage
- 1986: A Case of Deadly Force
- 1989: The Dream Dancers (Breaking In)
- 1990: Common Ground
- 1990–1994, 2003: Law & Order (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1991: Hudson Hawk - The Master Thief (Hudson Hawk)
- 1992: Red Dwarf
- 1992: Bitter Triumph (Trial: The Price of Passion)
- 1993: Code name: Nina (Point of No Return)
- 1994: Deadly Intentions (Mother's Boys)
- 1995: Dangerous Minds (Dangerous Minds)
- 1996: Psalms from the Underground (short film)
- 1996: Young, female, merciless (Jaded)
- 1996: House of Silent Screams (If These Walls Could Talk)
- 1997: The Spittin 'Image (short film)
- 1998: Black Dog
- 1998: Collision in the sky (Blackout Effect)
- 1998–2002: Alabama Dreams ( Any Day Now , TV series, 88 episodes)
- 2002–2003: Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2005: The Love Never Dies (Their Eyes Were Watching God)
- 2005, 2009: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( Numb3rs , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006–2007: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2007: Ugly Betty (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2007: the soloist
- 2007–2010: Saving Grace (TV series, 43 episodes)
- 2008: The Gold Lunch (short film)
- 2009–2011: Friday Night Lights (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2012: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, episode 8x20)
- 2013: Body of Proof (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2013–2017: The Fosters (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2014: Orange Is the New Black (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2014: Katie's Blog (Ask Me Anything)
- 2014: Selma
- 2014–2015: Forever (TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2015: The Highligen Three Kings (The Night Before)
- 2015-2017: Rosewood (TV series, 41 episodes)
- since 2018: Into the Badlands (TV series)
- 2018: Grace and Frankie (TV series, episode 4x10)
- 2018–2020: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power ( She-Ra and the Princesses of Power , TV series, voice 28 episodes)
- 2019: The Village (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2019: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Web links
- Lorraine Toussaint in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Lorraine Toussaint in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toussaint, Lorraine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trinidad , Trinidad and Tobago |