Lorraine Toussaint is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on April 4, 1960 in Trinidad And Tobago. She is best known for her role as Rene Jackson, the star of Lifetime’s Any Day Now series. However, she also played regular roles in series like Saving Grace and Crossing Jordan. She is also known for her film roles in Dangerous Minds and Middle of Nowhere, where she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
She and Laverne COX shared recurring roles as Vee Parker (respectively) and Sophia Burset (respectively) on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.
Lorraine Toussaint (/t uː ˈ s ɑː n t / ; born April 4, 1960) is a Trinidadian-American actress and producer.
Toussaint graduated from Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts in 1978. She then attended the Juilliard School’s drama division as a member of Group 11 (1978–1982), where her classmates in 1982 included Megan Gallagher, Penny Johnson Jerald, Jack Kenny, and Jack Stehlin. Toussaint graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She then began her career as Shakespearean actress before tackling screen acting in television and film.
She is a Trinidadian native and settled in New York City when she was ten years old.
