LORRAINE TOUSSAINT

Lorraine Toussaint discusses her role as Aunt Vi on 'The Equalizer,' working with Queen Latifah and more.

(CBS Local)– Lorraine Toussaint has been acting in Hollywood for decades, but the actor says she has never been busier than she is now. Toussaint plays a prominent role on Showtime’s “Your Honor” with Bryan Cranston and is also one of the stars of “The Equalizer” with Queen Latifah on CBS. MORE FROM CBS:“The Equalizer” premieres right after Super Bowl LV on CBS Sunday, February 7 and Toussaint was honored to work with Latifah after years of bumping into her at social events. “I’ve always admired Queen [Latifah] and we’ve always circled each other socially, but never got a chance to work together,” said Toussaint, in an interview with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith. We’re these rabid tea drinkers with the different cups and saucers and tea pots.”Watch “The Equalizer” on CBS and stream it on CBS All Access.

This image released by CBS shows Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer," premiering after the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7. Her latest chapter comes in the new CBS series "The Equalizer” as the first Black woman to portray the role in the franchise. The show debuts Feb. 7 in the coveted timeslot following the Super Bowl, typically the year's most-watched program. The post-Super Bowl slot has provided monstrous ratings over the years for shows like "Friends,” “Survivor” and "Undercover Boss.”"I'm so stoked that we’re coming on after the Super Bowl," Latifah said Wednesday on a video call. Latifah added: “Hopefully, they’ll start to say, ‘Damn, Latifah is a badass.'