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Lorraine Toussaint (born April 4, 1960) is an American actress and producer, known for playing powerful characters on television and film. Toussaint began her career in theatre before supporting performances in films such as ''Breaking In'' (1989), ''Hudson Hawk'' (1991), and ''Dangerous Minds'' (1995). As lead actress, she is best known for her role as Rene Jackson in the Lifetime critically acclaimed television drama series ''Any Day Now'' from 1998 to 2002. Toussaint later was regular cast member in the NBC police procedural ''Crossing Jordan'' (2002–03), and TNT crime drama ''Saving Grace'' (2007–10). Toussaint also has made over 30 guest appearances on television, starred in the number of made for television movies, and had recurring roles in ''Law & Order'', ''Ugly Betty'', ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Body of Proof'', and ''The Fosters''. She co-starred in the ABC fantasy-drama series, ''Forever'' (2014–15), and is currently co-starring in the Fox comedy-drama, ''Rosewood''. Toussaint received critical acclaim and Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in the 2012 drama film ''Middle of Nowhere'' written and directed by Ava DuVernay. In 2014, she played the role of Yvonne "Vee" Parker, the main antagonist, in the second season of Netflix comedy-drama series, ''Orange Is the New Black'', for which she received critical acclaim and Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She later played the role of Amelia Boynton Robinson in the 2014 historical drama film ''Selma'' directed by DuVernay. ==Early life== Toussaint was born in Trinidad. In an interview she said: "I grew up under the British system, which I think is horrific for children -- very, very strict -- a system that did not recognise children as being individuals. 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 alternative ways, it was hell. I was beaten regularly... A good child was a fearful child, and I was a very, very, good child, which meant I lived in a world of silent, dark terror most of the time."〔 Her mother was a teacher, and brought Toussaint to live in Brooklyn in the late 1960s. 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Lorraine Toussaint )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lorraine Toussaint」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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