L. Scott Caldwell

Acting

L. Scott Caldwell

Born April 17, 1950Chicago, Illinois, USA81 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Bad Monkey
2024Bad Monkey
as Ya-YaTV
Bingo Hell
2021Bingo Hell
as DoloresMovie
All Rise
2019All Rise
as Roxy RobinsonTV
The Rookie
2018The Rookie
as Mabel St. ClairTV
The Good Doctor
2017The Good Doctor
as Evelyn AllenTV
The Case for Christ
2017The Case for Christ
as Alfie DavisMovie
Division 19
2017Division 19
as Michelle JacobsMovie
Insecure
2016Insecure
as Carol CarterTV
Lucifer
2016Lucifer
as LilithTV
Mercy Street
2016Mercy Street
as Belinda GibsonTV
Concussion
2015Concussion
as Waters' MotherMovie
The Perfect Guy
2015The Perfect Guy
as Evelyn VaughnMovie
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with Murder
as Jasmine BromelleTV
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretary
as Afeni RahimTV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Laverne HoltTV
The Lamp
2011The Lamp
as Miss EstherMovie
Powder Blue
2009Powder Blue
as Nurse GomezMovie
Southland
2009Southland
as Enid AdamsTV
Like Dandelion Dust
2009Like Dandelion Dust
as Allyson BowerMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practice
as Jillian McCrayTV
Saving Grace
2007Saving Grace
as Dee ReynoldsTV
Gridiron Gang
2006Gridiron Gang
as Bobbi PorterMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whisperer
as Liz NelsonTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Allison CobbTV
I
2004Intimate Betrayal
as Det. Sheila MonroeMovie
Lost
2004Lost
as Rose NadlerTV
Cold Case
2003Cold Case
as Alice StallworthTV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuck
as Dr. ReedTV
Queens Supreme
2003Queens Supreme
as Judge Rose BarneaTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Trace
as Anna WashingtonTV
Mystery, Alaska
1999Mystery, Alaska
as Judge McGibbonsMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amy
as Tanya MillerTV
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Parole Board Chairwoman Susan MotonTV
The Pretender
1996The Pretender
as Gwen PorterTV
Twilight Man
1996Twilight Man
as Det. Lou ShannonMovie
Waiting to Exhale
1995Waiting to Exhale
as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)Movie
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995Devil in a Blue Dress
as Hattie ParsonsMovie
JAG
1995JAG
as Mrs. Flora SpringsTV
The Net
1995The Net
as Public DefenderMovie
Soweto Green
1995Soweto Green
as CoraMovie
ER
1994ER
as Dr. RabbTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hope
as Bonnie MedinaTV
The Fugitive
1993The Fugitive
as PooleMovie
Extreme Justice
1993Extreme Justice
as DevlinMovie
The Switch
1993The Switch
as Mrs. LinsonMovie
Melrose Place
1992Melrose Place
as Judge Maxine MarcoTV
Baby of the Bride
1991Baby of the Bride
as DoctorMovie
Dutch
1991Dutch
as Homeless WomanMovie
Love, Lies and Murder
1991Love, Lies and Murder
as Judge StarkeyTV
Up Against the Wall
1991Up Against the Wall
as Sandy WilkesMovie
The Outsiders
1990The Outsiders
as Barbara RichardsTV
TV 101
1988TV 101
as Mrs. HinesTV
God Bless the Child
1988God Bless the Child
as Althea WatkinsMovie
Tour of Duty
1987Tour of Duty
as Selma BinionTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Wanda HavensTV
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Show
as ElizabethTV
Hunter
1984Hunter
as Gloria TesselTV
Exterminator 2
1984Exterminator 2
as PatronMovie
Without a Trace
1983Without a Trace
as Janet SmithMovie
L
Lisa Trotter
as Lisa TrotterMovie