For more than three decades, fans have watched and grown to love Lorraine Toussaint’s acting in critically acclaimed projects, such as 2014’s Selma and Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black.
But there’s still so much you don’t know about her. While promoting her latest series, The Equalizer, the actress exclusively opened up to Us Weekly with 25 things about herself — including her favorite hobbies, secret talents and happy place.
Keep scrolling to learn more about Toussaint.1. I grew up on an island and love the water. [But] like most islanders, I can’t swim.2.
My first TV job was [1986’s] A Case of Deadly Force. I had only done theater up until then and didn’t know I had to learn my lines at home.
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