Pounder's first acting role was in the movie "All That Jazz" (1979). Her other movie credits include "Prizzi's Honor" (1985), "Bagdad Cafe" (1987), "Postcards from the Edge" (1990), "" (1990), "Benny & Joon" (1993), "Demon Knight" (1995), "Face/Off" (1997), "End of Days" (1999), "Orphan" (2009), "Avatar" (2009), "" (2013) and "" (2019).