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L. Scott Caldwell

Laverne Scott Caldwell (born April 17, 1950) is an American actress known for her role as Rose on Lost. Caldwell, who earned a degree in Theater Arts and Communications from Loyola University Chicago, 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. Caldwell 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, Caldwell 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. Her most recent appearances have been in the television series Southland and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and films Powder Blue, Like Dandelion Dust, and Gridiron Gang. Caldwell recently appeared on Lost in a recurring capacity. According to the Season 2 DVD featurettes, her husband was going through health problems during the shooting of the first season. Her husband's story inspired her character's story in her focused episode, S.O.S. Description above from the Wikipedia article L. Scott Caldwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Apr 17, 1950 In Chicago - Illinois - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
54
First Appeared:
In the movie Nightmare City
Latest Project:
Series Bad Monkey 2024-08-13
Known For
Poster of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Poster of Cold Case
Poster of Melrose Place
Filmography
Movie Nightmare City 2025
Series Bad Monkey Ya-Ya 2024-08-13
Movie Bingo Hell Dolores 2021-10-01
Movie The Case for Christ Alfie Davis 2017-04-07
Series Mercy Street Belinda Gibson 2016-01-17
Movie That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2 Self 2015-03-07
Movie Concussion Waters' Mother 2015-11-12
Movie The Perfect Guy Evelyn Vaughn 2015-09-11
Series How to Get Away with Murder Jasmine 2014-09-25
Series Brooklyn Nine-Nine Laverne Holt 2013-09-17
Movie The Lamp Miss Esther 2011-08-01
Movie Powder Blue Nurse Gomez 2009-05-08
Movie Like Dandelion Dust Allyson Bower 2009-02-05
Series Southland Enid Adams 2009-04-09
Series Saving Grace Unknown 2007-07-23
Movie Gridiron Gang Bobbi Porter 2006-09-15
Series Ghost Whisperer Unknown 2005-09-23
Series Lost Unknown 2004-09-22
Series Queens Supreme Judge Rose Barnea 2003-01-10
Series Cold Case Unknown 2003-09-28
Series Nip/Tuck Unknown 2003-07-22
Series Without a Trace Unknown 2002-09-26
Series The Division Unknown 2001-01-07
Movie Mystery, Alaska Judge McGibbons 1999-10-01
Movie The Last Man on Planet Earth Ester 1999-02-18
Series Judging Amy Unknown 1999-09-19
Series The Practice Unknown 1997-03-04
Series The Pretender Unknown 1996-09-19
Movie The Net Public Defender 1995-07-28
Movie Twilight Man Det. Lou Shannon 1995-12-31
Series Murder One Unknown 1995-09-20
Series JAG Unknown 1995-09-23
Movie Down Came a Blackbird Cerises 1995-10-22
Movie Devil in a Blue Dress Hattie Parsons 1995-09-29
Movie Waiting to Exhale Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited) 1995-12-22
Series ER Unknown 1994-09-19
Series Chicago Hope Unknown 1994-09-18
Movie The Switch Mrs. Linson 1993-01-17
Movie Extreme Justice Devlin 1993-06-26
Movie The Fugitive Poole 1993-08-06
Series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown 1993-09-12
Series Melrose Place Unknown 1992-07-08
Movie Baby of the Bride Doctor 1991-12-22
Movie Dutch Homeless Woman 1991-07-19
Movie Dangerous Passion Ruby 1990-02-28
Series Doogie Howser, M.D. Unknown 1989-09-19
Movie God Bless the Child Althea Watkins 1988-03-21
Series Tour of Duty Unknown 1987-09-24
Series thirtysomething Unknown 1987-09-29
Series L.A. Law Unknown 1986-09-15
Movie Exterminator 2 Patron 1984-09-14
Series Hunter Unknown 1984-09-18
Series The Cosby Show Unknown 1984-09-20
Movie Without a Trace Janet Smith 1983-02-04