Cast & creator
Lorraine Toussaint
Best known for Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: Lorraine Tousaint, لورین توسان
48
film credits
56
television credits
104
1983–2026 · acting roles
7.0
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (104)
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Law & Order
Shambala Green
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Helen Fincher
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Cynthia James
2000
NCIS
Donna Wolfson
2003
Chicago P.D.
Shambala Green
2014
Frasier
Nurse
1993
The Closer
Député D.A. Powell
2005
Scandal
Nancy Drake
2012
ER
Yolanda
1994
Numb3rs
Medical Examiner
2005
Crossing Jordan
Elaine Duchamps
2001
Orange Is the New Black
Yvonne 'Vee' Parker
2013
black-ish
Almaviligerais
2014
Judging Amy
Eileen Stayman
1999
The Good Fight
Nia Rogers
2017
The Equalizer
Viola 'Vi' Marsette
2021
The Fosters
Dana Adams
2013
Summer Camp Island
Emily Ghost (voice)
2018
Grace and Frankie
Rebecca
2015
Friday Night Lights
Bird Merriweather
2006
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Omar's Mom
2008
Ugly Betty
Yoga
2006
Big City Greens
Remy’s Mother (voice)
2018
Rosewood
Donna Rosewood
2015
Murder One
Margaret Stratton
1995
Steve Harvey
Self
2012
Saving Grace
Kate Perry
2007
Static Shock
Dr. Franklin (voice)
2000
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Shadow Weaver (voice)
2018
Your Honor
Judge Sarah LeBlanc
2020
227
1985
All's Fair
Alberta Dome
2025
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Forever
Lt. Joanne Reece
2014
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Lou Lou
2019
StuGo
Dr. Lullah (voice)
2025
The Finder
La Bruja
2012
Any Day Now
Rene Jackson
1998
Threat Matrix
Carina Wright
2003Threat Matrix
NSA Agent Hodges
2003
The Better Sister
Catherine Lancaster
2025
Dark Skies
1996
Against the Wall
Officer Edie
2011Sidewalks Entertainment
1988
Girls Trip
Lorraine Toussaint
2017
Dangerous Minds
Irene Roberts
1995
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
Rashida Remington (voice)
2024
Three Rivers
2009
Bodies of Evidence
1992
Nimona
Queen Valerin (voice)
2023
Nasty Boys
Dr. Chanel Cory
1990
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996
Hudson Hawk
Almond Joy
1991
The Night Before
Mrs. Roberts
2015Vernon and Gus
Marvella Magnificent (voice)
2019
The Village
Patricia Davis
2019
C-16: FBI
1997
Point of No Return
Beth
1993
Bless This House
1995
The Soloist
Flo Ayers
2009
Where I Live
1993
If These Walls Could Talk
Shameeka Webb
1996
Selma
Amelia Boynton
2014
Leaving L.A.
Dr. Claudia Chan
1997
Ask Me Anything
Dr. Sherman
2014
Concrete Cowboy
Nessi
2020
The Glorias
Flo Kennedy
2020
Mother's Boys
Robert’s Associate
1993
The Cherokee Kid
Mama Turner
1996
Fast Color
Bo
2019
Black Dog
Avery
1998
Blackout Effect
Kim Garfield
1998
The Sky is Falling
Janie
2001Amazing Grace
1995The Line
Love Beats Rhymes
Nichelle
2017
It Was Him or Us
Lieutenant Sondra Washington
1995
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Pearl Stone
2005
Middle of Nowhere
Ruth
2012
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Salome Whitmore
2016
Jaded
Carol Broker
1998
This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys
Narrator
2003
National Theatre at Home: The Story
Pat
2026
Common Ground
Alva Debnam
1990The Face of Rage
Stendah
1983
Trial: The Price of Passion
Nancy Goodpaster
1992
Sad Inheritance
Florence Crawford
1993Out on a Limb
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
Judge Consuelo Marshall
1996
Bleeding Hearts
Enid Sheperd
1995
Hamlet
Gertrude
2024
Breaking In
Delphine the Hooker
1989
A Time to Heal
1994
A Case of Deadly Force
Pat Bowden
1986
The Line
Sharon
2020
Sprinter
Donna
2019
Unladylike2020
(voice)
2020
America's Dream
Philomena (segment "The Reunion")
1996
Class of '61
Sarah
1993
Silent Retreat
Wanda
Nightjohn
Dealey
1996
Anne Frank Meets God
God (voice)
2018
Runaway Island
Naomi Holloway
2015