Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint: Biography in Details

Who is Lorraine Toussaint?

Loraine Toussaint is an American actress and producer of Trinidad origin. Besides, she is a writer and life lover.

She had done remarkable and award-winning supporting roles in films and TV. She also did theater during her initial days.

Lorraine Toussaint: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Lorraine Toussaint was born on 4th April 1960 in Trinidad, Trinidad, and Tobago. She is 63 years old.

Her ethnicity is African. She has dual nationality: American and Trinidadian.

She was born during British rule and she said that due to this, their life was difficult.

Toussaint has seen the ordeal of slavery. She moved to Brooklyn with her mother in the late 1960s.

There is not much mentioned about her father anywhere on the internet. Lorraine probably is the only child of her parents.

She has been a good daughter and took care of her mother who was suffering from multiple sclerosis. Her mother expired in 1999.

Her mother, Janet Beane, was a teacher. There are no details available about Lorraine Toussaint’s father.

When Lorraine Toussaint was just 10 years old, her mother moved with her to Brooklyn, USA.

While her mother used to work, Lorraine Toussaint was alone at home and she got to watching television.

She developed an interest in acting and forced her mother to put her through an acting training course.

Education

She studied at Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts. She later joined Julliard School’s drama division. Further, she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Lorraine Toussaint: Professional Life, Career

Soon after her graduation, Lorraine Toussaint bagged the role of Lady Macbeth with ‘Shakespeare and Company.’

She did theater for 12 years before moving to Los Angeles for acting on television.

She got good roles and she also started doing films. Her acting has been highly appreciated and she won many prestigious awards for her acting.

She was also nominated for several coveted awards. She enjoys gardening and architecture.

Lorraine Toussaint: Salary, Net Worth

Lorraine Toussaint has earned a handsome amount of money with her work and is worth $ 2 million.

Lorraine Toussaint: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Lorraine Toussaint is a talented actress who has won critical acclaim for her acting skills.

There were rumors that she will be seen in the third season of the series, ‘Orange Is the New Black.’ But the rumors turned out to be false.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Lorraine Toussaint has a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 73 kg.

She has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Furthermore, there are no details regarding her body measurement.

Social Media

Lorraine Toussaint is active on Twitter and Instagram but she is not active on her Facebook account.

She has 21.2k followers on Twitter and 33.3k followers on Instagram.

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