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Lorraine Toussaint

1960 - Today

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Lorraine Toussaint ( born April 4, 1960) is a Trinidadian–born actress based in the United States. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Toussaint began her career in theatre, before supporting performances in films such as Breaking In (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), and Dangerous Minds (1995). As a lead actress, she is best known for her role as Rene Jackson in the critically acclaimed Lifetime television drama series Any Day Now, from 1998 to 2002, and her recurring role as defense attorney Shambala Green in the NBC legal drama Law & Order. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Lorraine Toussaint is the 7,762nd most popular actor (down from 6,235th in 2024), the 27th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Trinidadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lorraine Toussaint ranks 7,762 out of 13,578. Before her are Eamonn Walker, Sally Rand, Shannyn Sossamon, Erika Marozsán, Charlotte Riley, and Susan Anton. After her are Paulina García, Zuleikha Robinson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Johnny Messner, George Maharis, and Han Ye-seul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Lorraine Toussaint ranks 523. Before her are Natalia Bestemianova, Emma Samms, Lyudmyla Denisova, Tyrell Biggs, Torben Grael, and Pablo Larios. After her are Paulina García, Catherine Coleman, Stephan Engels, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Jean-Philippe Durand, and Makoto Sugiyama.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Lorraine Toussaint ranks 27 out of 71. Before her are Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952), Eric Williams (1911), Geoffrey Holder (1930), Anthony Carmona (1953), Ellis Clarke (1917), and Anthony Nesty (1967). After her are Patrick Manning (1946), McDonald Bailey (1920), Basdeo Panday (1933), Marian Marsh (1913), Richard Thompson (1985), and Gary Goodridge (1966).

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Among ACTORS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among actors born in Trinidad and Tobago, Lorraine Toussaint ranks 2. Before her are Geoffrey Holder (1930). After her are Marian Marsh (1913), and Winston Duke (1986).

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