L. Scott Caldwell

Actor Apr 17 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1956–2024 (68 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

The Fugitive

Poole

Film

Concussion

Waters' Mother

Film

Gridiron Gang

Bobbi Porter

Film

The Net

Public Defender

Film

The Case for Christ

Alfie Davis

Film

Devil in a Blue Dress

Hattie Parsons

Film

Bad Monkey

Ya-Ya

Film

Mystery, Alaska

Judge McGibbons

Filmography

Acting (82)

Movies (32)

Bingo Hell

as Dolores

The Case for Christ

as Alfie Davis

Division 19

as Michelle Jacobs

Concussion

as Waters' Mother

The Perfect Guy

as Evelyn Vaughn

That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2

as Self

The Lamp

as Miss Esther

Powder Blue

as Nurse Gomez

Like Dandelion Dust

as Allyson Bower

Gridiron Gang

as Bobbi Porter

Intimate Betrayal

as Det. Sheila Monroe

3.0

Mystery, Alaska

1999

as Judge McGibbons

6.3

The Last Man on Planet Earth

as Ester

Twilight Man

as Det. Lou Shannon

The Net

as Public Defender

Waiting to Exhale

as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)

6.3

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

as Hattie Parsons

6.5

Down Came a Blackbird

1995

as Cerises

8.2

Soweto Green

1995

as Cora

The Fugitive

as Poole

The Switch

as Mrs. Linson

Darkness Before Dawn

Extreme Justice

as Devlin

Dutch

as Homeless Woman

Up Against the Wall

as Sandy Wilkes

Baby of the Bride

as Doctor

Dangerous Passion

as Ruby

God Bless the Child

as Althea Watkins

Exterminator 2

as Patron

Without a Trace

as Janet Smith

Nightmare City

Lisa Trotter

as Lisa Trotter

Television (50)

Bad Monkey

as Ya-Ya

One of Us Is Lying

as Nonny

Love in the Time of Corona

as Nanda

All Rise

as Roxy Robinson

The Rookie

as Mabel St. Clair

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

2018

as Nana Ruth

8.2

A Million Little Things

as Renee Howard

The Good Doctor

as Evelyn Allen

Lucifer

as Lilith

Insecure

as Carol Carter

Mercy Street

as Belinda Gibson

Madam Secretary

as Afeni Rahim

How to Get Away with Murder

as Jasmine Bromelle

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Laverne Holt

Southland

as Enid Adams

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

as Margaret Shakur

Private Practice

as Jillian McCray

Saving Grace

as Dee Reynolds

Grey's Anatomy

as Allison Cobb

Ghost Whisperer

as Liz Nelson

Lost

as Rose Nadler

Cold Case

as Alice Stallworth

Nip/Tuck

as Dr. Reed

Queens Supreme

as Judge Rose Barnea

Without a Trace

as Anna Washington

The Court

The Division

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Nora Parkes

7.6

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jo Anderson

Judging Amy

as Tanya Miller

Any Day Now

The Practice

as Parole Board Chairwoman Susan Moton

The Pretender

as Gwen Porter

JAG

as Mrs. Flora Springs

Murder One

as Dr. Rabb

Chicago Hope

as Bonnie Medina

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

as Carol Sherman

6.9

Melrose Place

1992

as Judge Maxine Marco

5.9

Love, Lies and Murder

as Judge Starkey

The Outsiders

as Barbara Richards

Doogie Howser, M.D.

TV 101

as Mrs. Hines

Tour of Duty

as Selma Binion

thirtysomething

L.A. Law

as Wanda Havens

The Cosby Show

as Elizabeth

Hunter

as Gloria Tessel

American Playhouse

as Edith

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner