L. Scott Caldwell

L. Scott Caldwell (born Laverne Scott, born 1950) is an American actress best known for her roles as Deputy U.S. Marshall Erin Poole in The Fugitive and Rose on the television series Lost.

Early life Born inl Chicago, Illinois,

Personal life In her early twenties, Scott married John Caldwell and had a son, Ominara. She was divorced in the early 1980s and was married again (on her birthday) in 2004 to artist/photographer/director Dasal Banks. Banks suffered from cancer and died in May 2005. Caldwell completed her husband's final film, My Brothers and Me, a documentary created to raise awareness about prostate cancer among black men.

Caldwell gives lectures and appears on panels concerning African American actors. In 2007, she participated in tributes to August Wilson at Goodman Theatre in conjunction with Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago, and at St. Louis Black Repertory Company. In June 2008, she participated in the NAACP Theatre Awards Festival Actors on Acting panel. In June 2009, Caldwell moderated a panel of actors, directors, and casting directors discussing African American Images in Hollywood. In February 2010, she directed a staged reading of Standing On My Sisters' Shoulders for the Los Angeles chapter of Actors Equity Association.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Without a Trace Janet Smith 1984 Exterminator 2 Patron 1991 Us Against the Wall Sandy Wilkes Dutch Homeless Woman 1993 The Fugitive Deputy US Marshal Erin Poole Extreme Justice Devlin 1995 Soweto Green Cora Tshabalala Waiting to Exhale Bernadine's Divorce Attorney The Net Court Appointed Attorney Devil in a Blue Dress Hattie Mae Parsons 1999 Mystery, Alaska Judge McGibbons 2002 Dragonfly Nurse 2006 Gridiron Gang Bobbi Porter 2009 Powder Blue Nurse Gomez 2010 Like Dandelion Dust Allyson Bower Lisa Trotter Lisa Trotter 2011 The Lamp Miss Esther 2015 Division 19 Michelle Jacobs That Gal... Who Was in That Thing Herself Documentary The Perfect Guy Evelyn Concussion Mrs. Waters 2017 The Case for Christ Alfie Davis 2021 Bingo Hell Dolores

Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 All My Children Nurse 1 episode 1983 American Playhouse Edith Episode: "The Files on Jill Hatch: Part II" 1988 The Cosby Show Elizabeth Episode: "Out of Brooklyn" God Bless the Child Althea Watkins TV movie TV 101 Mrs. Hines Episode: "Home" 1989 Alien Nation Lyddie Tuggles TV movie L.A. Law Wanda Havens Episode: "Leave it to Geezer" Tour of Duty Selma Binion Episode: "Promised Land" Hunter Gloria Tessel Episode: "Last Run" 1990 Dangerous Passion Ruby TV movie Doogie Howser, M.D. Mrs. Alexander Episode: "Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail" The Outsiders Barbra Richards Episode: "Pilot" 1991 Love, Lies and Murder Judge Starkey Episodes: 1.1 & 1.2 Equal Justice Mrs. Ida Bolton Episode: "The Big Game and Other Crimes" Thirtysomething Alice Episode: "Hopeless" Baby of the Bride Unknown TV movie 1992 The Heights Joanne Episode: "No Place Like Home" 1993 The Switch Mrs. Linson TV movie Darkness Before Dawn Unknown TV movie Reasonable Doubts Eleanor Gilbert Episode: "Sister, Can You Spare a Dime?" For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story Rita TV movie Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Carol Sherman Episode: "The Green, Green Glow of Home" 1994 Melrose Place Judge Maxine Marco Episode: "With This Ball and Chain" 1995 Grace Under Fire Carol Briscoe Episode: "Sticks and Stones" Down Came a Blackbird Cerises TV movie 1996 Twilight Man Detective Lou Shannon TV movie The Pretender Gwen Porter Episode: "Pilot" Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story Dr. Wallace TV movie 1997 Murder One Anna Mae Brown Episode: "Chapter Eleven, Year Two" 1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction Senator Condon TV movie 1998 Any Day Now Mrs. Opal Lee Episode: "Making Music with the Wrong Man" Promised Land Jury Forewoman Episode: "Jury Duty" 1999 The Last Man on Planet Earth Ester TV movie JAG Mrs. Flora Springs Episode: "Nobody's Child" Chicago Hope Bonnie Medina Episode: "A Goy and His Dog" Intimate Betrayal Detective Sheila Monroe TV movie 1999–2000 Judging Amy Tanya Miller 7 episodes 2000 City of Angels Angela Patterson Episodes: "Deliver the Male", "Assume the Position", "The Prince and the Porker" 2001 The Division Detective Reese Episode: "The Fear Factor" Kate Brasher Mrs. Rumel Episode: "Simon" The Practice Parole Board Chairwoman Susan Moton Episode: "Killing Time" Passions Clinic Counselor Episode: #1.630 2002 The Court Anne Marie Episode: "Due Process" 2003 Queens Supreme Judge Rose Barnea 13 episodes Nip/Tuck Dr. Reed Episode: "Montana/Sassy/Justicce" 2004–2006 ER Dr. Rabb Episodes: "NICU", "Graduation Day" 2004–2010 Lost Rose Nadler 23 episodes 2006 Cold Case Alice Stallworth Episode: "Sandhogs" Ghost Whisperer Liz Nelson Episode: "The Ghost Within" 2007 Jozi-H Dr. Laura Shields Episode: "Love in the Time of Aids" State of Mind Mrs. Williams Episode: "Lost & Found" Saving Grace Dee Reynolds Episode: "Everything's Got a Shelf Life" Without a Trace Reverend Anna Washington Episode: "Baggage" 2008–2013 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Margaret Shakur 32 episodes 2009–2013 Southland Enid Adams 7 episodes 2011 Grey's Anatomy Allison Cobb Episode: "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Nora Parkes Episode: "In a Dark, Dark House" 2012 My America Narrator Episode: "Bellagio" Private Practice Jillian McCray Episode: "The Next Episode" 2013 Low Winter Sun Violet Geddes 5 episodes Criminal Minds Tina Johnson Episode: "Strange Fruit" 2015 Madam Secretary Afeni Rahim Episode: "You Say You Want a Revolution" 2016–2017 Mercy Street Belinda 11 episodes 2017 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Judge Laverne Holt Episode: "Your Honor" How to Get Away with Murder Jasmine Bromelle 5 episodes The Last Tycoon Lucille Episodes: "More Stars Than There Are in Heaven", "Eine Kleine Reichmusik" The Trustee Odelle Jones TV movie 2017–2021 Insecure Carol Carter 8 episodes 2018 Dynasty Granny Episode: "Trashy Little Tramp" 2018–2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Nana Ruth Episodes: "Chapter Seven", "Chapter Ten", "Chapter Twenty-One", "Chapter Thirty-One" 2018–2019 A Million Little Things Renee Howard Episodes: "Goodnight", "Austin", "The Game of Your Life" 2018–2021 Queen Sugar Willa Mae Desonier Episodes: "Late-April 2020", "Study War No More" 2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jo Anderson Episode: "Diss" 2019–2021 All Rise Roxy Robinson 7 episodes 2020 Sacred Lies Dalia Episodes: "Chapter Ten: With the Dancing Lions", "Chapter Nine: Bloodline" Lucifer Lily Rose Episode: "It Never Ends Well for the Chicken" Love in the Time of Corona Nanda Episodes: "Love and Protest", "Seriously Now", "#RelationshipGoals", "The Course of Love" 2021 One of Us Is Lying Nonny Episode: "Pilot" 2021–2022 Our Kind of People Olivia Sturgess Dupont 8 episodes 2023 The Good Doctor Evelyn Allen Episode: "Hard Heart" 2024–present Bad Monkey YaYa 10 episodes2026 The RookieMabel SinclairEpisode: Cut and Run

Theatre 2017 Gem of the Ocean as Aunt Ester Tyler 2014 What I Learned In Paris as Eve Madison 2014 The Wife's Story as She 2011 A Raisin in the Sun as Lena Younger 2011 The Circle as Donna 2009 Reverse Transcription Staged Reading as Ottoline 2006 The Dreams of Sarah Breedlove as Sarah Breedlove / Madam C.J. Walker 2000–2005 Going to St. Ives (radio broadcast and recording) as May N'Kame 1998 St. Louis Woman as Leah 1997 Proposals as Clemma Diggins 1997 Macbeth as Lady Macbeth 1995 American Medea as Medea 1991 The Piano Lesson as Berniece 1990 From the Mississippi Delta as Miss Rosebud / Brother Pastor 1987–1988 Joe Turner's Come and Gone as Bertha Holly 1987 A Month of Sundays as Understudy Mrs. Baker 1986 Elegies for the Fallen Staged Reading 1984 A Play of Giants as Ambassador 1983 About Heaven & Earth as Black Woman, The Redeemer / Raimy, Nightline 1982 A Raisin in the Sun as Ruth Younger 1982 Colored Peoples Time as Catherine / Addie / Nadine / Ida 1982 Boesman and Lena as Lena 1980–1981 Home as Pattie Mae Wells / Woman One (Broadway debut) 1979 A Season to Unravel as Afrodite 1979 Plays From Africa – Everyman & The Imprisonment of Obatala 1979 Old Phantoms as Ruth 1978 Daughters of the Mock as Gail 1977 The Thesmophoriazousae as Sosie (Chicago – Court Theatre) 1975 The Other Cinderella (Chicago – Club Misty) 1974 No Place to Be Somebody: A Black-Black Comedy as Cora Beasley (Loyola University student production) A Raisin in the Sun as Travis Younger (Hyde Park High School student production)

Director 2009 My Brothers and Me Documentary 2010 Standing On My Sisters' Shoulders Staged Reading

Commercials 1989 The United Negro College Fund – Little Brother as Mother 1992 McDonald's – Grapevine as Calvin's Mother

Radio 1982 WBAI – Reena by Paule Marshall as The Narrator

Awards and nominations Awards 2011 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance and Ensemble Performance – A Raisin in the Sun 2006 BTAA Award for Best leading actress in a play – The Dreams of Sarah Breedlove 2005 Obie Award for Performance in a play – Going to St. Ives 1998 Helen Hayes Award for Supporting actress in a non-resident production – Proposals 1997 Drama-Logue Award for Performance in a play – Proposals 1990 Drama-Logue Award for Ensemble performance – From The Mississippi Delta 1988 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play – Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Nominations 2011 Ovation Award for Best Acting Ensemble in a Play – A Raisin in the Sun 2007 Gemini Award (Canadian television) for Best actress in a guest performance – Jozi-H 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding actress in a play – Going to St. Ives 1998 FANY (FAns of NY Theatre) Award for Outstanding actress in a play – Proposals