L. Scott Caldwell
Born: 1950-04-17 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Laverne Scott Caldwell (born April 17, 1950) is an American actress known for her role as Rose on Lost. She earned a degree in Theater Arts and Communications from Loyola University Chicago, and has an extensive background in feature films, television and theater. Her film credits include Mystery Alaska, Waiting to Exhale, The Net, The Fugitive, Dutch and Without a Trace. She had recurring roles on Judging Amy, and has guest-starred in JAG, Chicago Hope, City of Angels and Promised Land, all on CBS. Her additional television credits include The Practice, The Division, Any Day Now, Murder One, The Pretender, Grace Under Fire, Melrose Place, Lois and Clark, ER, Nip/Tuck, L.A. Law, Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case, Saving Grace, State of Mind, and The Cosby Show. On Broadway, she won a 1988 Tony Award for her role in Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Her other Broadway credits include Proposals, A Month of Sundays and Home. She has also appeared off Broadway in About Heaven & Earth, Colored People's Time, Old Phantoms, A Season to Unravel, and The Imprisonment of Obatala. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
2024
- Bad Monkey as Ya-Ya
2021
- Bingo Hell as Dolores
- One of Us Is Lying as Nonny
2020
- Love in the Time of Corona as Nanda
2019
- All Rise as Roxy Robinson
2018
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Nana Ruth
- A Million Little Things as Renee Howard
2017
- The Good Doctor as Evelyn Allen
- Division 19 as Michelle Jacobs
- The Case for Christ as Alfie Davis
2016
- Lucifer as Lilith
- Insecure as Carol Carter
- Mercy Street as Belinda Gibson
2015
- The Perfect Guy as Evelyn Vaughn
- Concussion as Waters' Mother
- That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2 as Self
2014
- How to Get Away with Murder as Jasmine Bromelle
- Madam Secretary as Afeni Rahim
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Laverne Holt
2011
- The Lamp as Miss Esther
2009
- Southland as Enid Adams
- Powder Blue as Nurse Gomez
- Like Dandelion Dust as Allyson Bower
2008
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Margaret Shakur
2007
- Private Practice as Jillian McCray
- Saving Grace as Dee Reynolds
2006
- Gridiron Gang as Bobbi Porter
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Allison Cobb
- Ghost Whisperer as Liz Nelson
2004
- Lost as Rose Nadler
- Intimate Betrayal as Det. Sheila Monroe
2003
- Cold Case as Alice Stallworth
- Nip/Tuck as Dr. Reed
- Queens Supreme as Judge Rose Barnea
2002
- Without a Trace as Anna Washington
- The Court
2001
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Nora Parkes
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jo Anderson
- Judging Amy as Tanya Miller
- Mystery, Alaska as Judge McGibbons
- The Last Man on Planet Earth as Ester
1998
1997
- The Practice as Parole Board Chairwoman Susan Moton
1996
- The Pretender as Gwen Porter
- Twilight Man as Det. Lou Shannon
1995
- JAG as Mrs. Flora Springs
- Murder One
- Soweto Green as Cora
- Waiting to Exhale as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)
- The Net as Public Defender
- Devil in a Blue Dress as Hattie Parsons
- Down Came a Blackbird as Cerises
1994
- ER as Dr. Rabb
- Chicago Hope
1993
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Carol Sherman
- The Fugitive as Poole
- Extreme Justice as Devlin
- The Switch as Mrs. Linson
- Darkness Before Dawn
1992
- Melrose Place as Judge Maxine Marco
1991
- Dutch as Homeless Woman
- Up Against the Wall as Sandy Wilkes
- Baby of the Bride as Doctor
1990
- Dangerous Passion as Ruby
- The Outsiders as Barbara Richards
1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Alien Nation as Lyddie
1988
- TV 101 as Mrs. Hines
- God Bless the Child as Althea Watkins
1987
- Tour of Duty as Selma Binion
- thirtysomething
1986
- L.A. Law as Wanda Havens
1984
- The Cosby Show as Elizabeth
- Hunter as Gloria Tessel
- Exterminator 2 as Patron
1983
- Without a Trace as Janet Smith
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Winner