Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint is a commanding presence who can flip from warmth to menace in a single look, and her turn as Vee on Orange Is the New Black is one of the most genuinely frightening antagonists that show ever had. What I admire is how much theatrical discipline she brings, the kind of Juilliard-trained control that lets her fill a scene without raising her voice. Her work on Any Day Now earned real acclaim, and she has quietly built one of the more respected character-actress careers around. Every time she shows up in something, I trust she'll elevate the material. She deserves more leading roles.

Lorraine Toussaint (born April 4, 1960, on the island of Trinidad) is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer who later moved to New York and trained at the Juilliard School. She is known for roles in television series including Friday's Curse, Any Day Now, Orange Is the New Black as Vee, and Forever, as well as numerous film and stage credits.

Name (English)

Lorraine Toussaint

Name (Japanese)

ロレイン・トゥーサント

Reading

ろれいん・とぅーさんと

Born

April 4, 1960 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Origin

Trinidad Island, Trinidad and Tobago

Occupation

Film producer / Television actor / Film actor / Actor / Stage actor

High school

LaGuardia High School

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88

Tags

• From the United States
• Film producer
• Television actor
• Film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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