Lorraine Toussaint Biography | Wikipedia
Who is Lorraine Toussaint?
Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer from Trinidad and Tobago. Her mother brought her to live in Brooklyn in the late 1960s. She graduated from Manhattan’s High School of performing Arts in 1978 where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard.
Toussaint grew up under the British system, which she thinks is very strict and horrific for children. A system that did not acknowledge children as being individuals. In an interview, the actor actor said, “You were small animals earning the right to be human.
Childhood for me then felt extraordinarily powerless, and as an artistic child who learned in different ways, it was hell. I was beaten regularly. An obedient child was a fearful child. I was a very good little girl, which meant I lived in a world of silent, dark nightmares most of the time.”
Lorraine Toussaint Age | Birthday
How old is Lorraine?
She is 63 years old as of 2023. Born April 4, 1960, in Trinidad in the West Indies. She celebrates her birthdays on 4th of April each year. At the age of ten, her family relocated to New York City, where a young Toussaint was intrigued when she came upon a large ad in the telephone book for a theater school.
Lorraine Toussaint Education
Toussaint graduated from Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts in 1978. She then attended the Julliard School’s drama division as a member of Group 11 (1978-1982), where her classmates in 1982 included Megan Gallagher, Penny Johnson Jerald, Jacky Kenny and Jack Stehlin. She graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Lorraine Toussaint’s Nationality | Ethnicity
She is a Trinidadian-American actress who is also a recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics’ Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Lorraine Toussaint ‘s Height, Weight and Body Measurements
Lorraine is 5 feet 9 in / 175 cm which makes her 1.75 m tall. She weighs 73 kg and her body measurements are; Bust-38, Waist-30 and hip-39. Moreover, her bra size is 36B with cup size B.
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Lorraine Toussaint’s Career
After graduating, Toussaint began her career as a Shakespearean actress before tackling screen acting in television and film. Notable stage roles include Hippolyta in Liviu Ciulei’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Guthrie Theatre, Tamara in the World premier of Toni Morrison’s Dreaming Emmett at Capital Preparatory Theatre, the American premier of Two Fish in the Sky at the Phoenix Theatre, and an appearance at Tadashi Suzuki’s Toga Festival in Japan.
As a lead actress, she is best known for her role as Rene Jackson in the firmly acclaimed television drama series Any Day Now (1998-2001). She had a recurring role as defense attorney Shambala Green in the legal drama Law & Order from 1990-2003.
She received critical acclaim and an Independent spirit Award nomination for her performance in Middle of Nowhere. She played the role of the major enemy in the second season of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (20140. For the series, she received critical acclaim and a Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2015.
Lorraine Toussaint Family | Parents
Janet Beane, an educator was Lorraine’s mother. Information regarding her father is currently not available. Toussaint, however, was reared in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from the High School pf Performing Arts in Manhattan in 1978.
Lorraine Toussaint’s Marriage | Husband
Lorraine Toussaint’s husband is Michael Tomlinson with whom she has been with for quite some time now. He is also the father to Lorraine Toussaint’s daughter Samara Zane. His name is being mistaken by many as Google suggests Lorraine’s husband is Micah Zane. The adorable couple has got a great deal of love for one another.
Lorraine Toussaint’s Salary
Toussaint’s salary is estimated to be $250,000.
Lorraine Toussaint’s Net Worth
She has a net worth of $2 million.
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What is Lorraine Toussaint famous for?
Lorraine is a SAG Award-winning performer best known for her role in the Academy Award-nominated feature fil Selma, and for playing “Vee” in the television series Orange is the New Black, which earned her a Critics Choice TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.
What is Lorraine Toussaint doing now?
She later co-started in the ABC fantasy-drama series Forever (2014-15), the Fox comedy-drama Rosewood (205-17), the AMC drama into the Badlands (2018-19), NBC drama The Village (2019) and CBS crime drama The Equalizer (2021-present).
Where does Lorraine live?
After losing her California home in 2018 wildfires, the actress bought an early-19th-century farmhouse near Rhinebeck, N.Y.
What movies was Lorraine Toussaint in?
-Fast Color
-Selma
-Concrete Cowboy
-Their Eyes Were Watching God
-Dangerous Minds
– Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Does Lorraine sing?
Yes, she is a Trinidadian-American actor and singer.
Does Lorraine Toussaint have children?
Yes, but just one child who is Samara Zane, who she got with her husband, Michael Tomlinson that has been dating her for quite some time now.
Who is the Black actress named Lorraine?
Actress Lorraine Toussaint was born and reared in Trinidad & Tobago on April 4, 1960, to Janet Beane, an educator. Information regarding her father is not available. Toussaint, however, was reared on Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan in 1978.