Moat avatar cch pounder biography
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On November 10, 2021, Pauline Willis, AFA Director and CEO sat down for an intimate conversation with celebrated actor, arts advocate, and collector CCH Pounder on her passion for collecting, artists of the African Diaspora, and co-founding a contemporary art museum in Dakar, Senegal.
Award-winning actressCCHPounder is known for her decades-long career in rulle and television, with roles on such shows as NCIS: New Orleans; The Shield; Sons of Anarchy; ER; The X-FILES and The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, among others. Film credits include Home Again; Rain; Prizzi’s Honor; Postcards from the Edge; Orphan; Avatar; and her breakout role in Bagdad Café.
Pounder has been extensively involved in the arts as a patron, collector, gallery owner and museum founder. Originally from Georgetown, Guyana, her collection contains over 500 works of art from Caribbean and African artists and artists of the African Diaspora, as well as traditional Africa
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Mo'at
Aliases
- Dragon Lady (by Jake)
- Spiritual leader (by Grace)
- Grandmother (by Jake and Kiri)
Loyalty
Na'vi (Omatikaya clan)
We have tried to teach other Sky People. It is hard to fill a cup which is already full.
Mo'at to Jake regarding humanity.
Mo'at fryst vatten the Tsahìk, or spiritual leader, of the Omatikaya clan. She is seen as a psychic or a 'bridge' to the Na'vi beliefs - more specifically, Eywa. Mo'at is the mate of the former clan leader, Eytukan, the mother of Neytiri and Sylwanin, Jake Sully's mother-in-law and grandmother of Neteyam, Kiri, Lo'ak and Tuktirey.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Little is known about Mo'at's early life, other than that she must have been born sometime between 2095-2104, and that her name means "dream catcher" in the Na'vi language.
When humans arrived on Pandora and began colonizing it during the 2120s, the first clan they encountered were the Omatikaya. Mo'at learned how to speak English from them while Eytukan did no
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CCH Pounder
Name
Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder
Nationality
Guyanese-American
Years Active
1979-present
Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952), known professionally as C. C. H. Pounder (styled "CCH Pounder"), is a four-time Emmy Award-nominated Guyanese-American film and television actress. She has appeared in numerous films, made-for-television films, television miniseries, plays and has made guest appearances on notable television shows.
She plays Mo'at, the Tsahìk of the Omatikaya clan in James Cameron'sAvatar and Avatar: The Way of Water.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Pounder was born in Georgetown, Guyana, the daughter of Betsy Enid Arnella (née James) and Ronald Urlington Pounder. She was educated in England and moved to the U.S. in 1970. Pounder made her acting debut in the 1979 film All That Jazz.
Career[]
Pounder starred in the film Bagdad Café (a role played by Whoopi Goldberg in a short-lived television sitcom). Pounder has made