Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

64 · Born: Apr 4, 1960

Known For

Hudson Hawk Hudson Hawk
Selma Selma
Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black
Point of No Return Point of No Return

Personal Details

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Born Apr 4, 1960 Trinidad, British West Indies
Parents
  • Janet Beane

Biography

Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer. Toussaint began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In, Hudson Hawk, and Dangerous Minds.

Career

2023
Nimona
Nimona as Queen Valerin (voice)
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2021
The Equalizer
The Equalizer as Vi Marsette
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Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island as Emily Ghost (voice)
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2020
American Masters
American Masters as (voice)
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UNLADYLIKE: The Change Makers
UNLADYLIKE: The Change Makers as Mary Church Terrell
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Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy as Nessi
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Your Honor
Your Honor as Judge Sarah LeBlanc
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2019
Sprinter
Sprinter as Donna
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark as Lou Lou
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Fast Color
Fast Color as Bo
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The Village
The Village as Patricia Davis
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2018
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as Shadow Weaver (voice)
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Big City Greens
Big City Greens as Remy’s Mother (voice)
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2017
Love Beats Rhymes
Love Beats Rhymes as Nichelle
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2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Sophie and the Rising Sun as Salome Whitmore
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2015
The Night Before
The Night Before as Mrs. Roberts
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Runaway Island
Runaway Island as Naomi Holloway
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Rosewood
Rosewood as Donna Rosewood
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2014
Forever
Forever as Lt. Joanne Reece
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Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker
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2012
Middle of Nowhere
Middle of Nowhere as Ruth
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The Finder
The Finder as La Bruja
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2009
The Soloist
The Soloist as Flo Ayers
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2008
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
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2007
Saving Grace
Saving Grace
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2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God as Pearl Stone
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2003
This Far by Faith
This Far by Faith as Narrator
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This Far by Faith
This Far by Faith as Narrator
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Frasier
Frasier as Nurse
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2002
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan as Dr. Elaine Duchamps
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2001
The Sky Is Falling
The Sky Is Falling as Janie
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1998
Jaded
Jaded as Carol Broker
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Blackout Effect
Blackout Effect as Kim Garfield
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Any Day Now
Any Day Now as Rene Jackson
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1996
America's Dream
America's Dream as Philomena (segment "The Reunion")
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1995
Dangerous Minds
Dangerous Minds as Irene Roberts
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Bleeding Hearts
Bleeding Hearts as Enid Sheperd
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1994
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal
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1993
Love, Lies & Lullabies
Love, Lies & Lullabies as Florence Crawford
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Point of No Return
Point of No Return as Beth
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1992
Trial: The Price of Passion
Trial: The Price of Passion as Nancy Goodpaster
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Bodies of Evidence
Bodies of Evidence
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1990
Common Ground
Common Ground as Alva Debnam
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Shambala Green
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1989
Breaking In
Breaking In as Delphine the Hooker
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1986
A Case of Deadly Force
A Case of Deadly Force as Pat Bowden
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