Award Winning Actor
Advocate for Global South storytelling
CCF Position:
Ambassador
About:
Award-winning actress CCH Pounder stars in Netflix’s RUSTIN, Max’s FULL CIRCLE, Hulu’s BLACK CAKE, and James Cameron’s AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, with upcoming roles in Amazon’s ANANSI BOYS. Known for NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, THE SHIELD, and THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY, she has earned four Emmy® nominations. A patron of Caribbean and African art, she co-founded Senegal’s Musée Boribana and advocates widely for the arts and social causes.