L. Scott Caldwell

L. Scott Caldwell

75 · Born: Apr 17, 1950

Personal Details

BornApr 17, 1950 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Spouse
  • Dasal McClain Banks

    ( Apr 17, 2004 to Jun 13, 2005 )
  • John Caldwell

    ( Dec 8, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025 )

Biography

L. Scott Caldwell, a renowned actress, has accumulated an impressive array of credits across feature films, television, and theater. Her extensive filmography includes notable roles in "Lost", "The Fugitive", "Insecure", "Waiting to Exhale", "The Good Doctor", and "Without a Trace". Caldwell has also had a recurring role in the popular television series "Judging Amy", and has made guest appearances in various CBS shows, such as "JAG", "Chicago Hope", "City of Angels", and "Promised Land".

In addition to her television work, Caldwell has appeared in numerous other TV shows, including "The Practice", "The Division", "Any Day Now", "Murder One", "The Pretender", "Grace Under Fire", "Melrose Place", "Lois and Clark", "ER", "Nip and Tuck", and "L.A. Law". Caldwell's impressive theater credits include her Tony Award-winning performance in "Joe Turner's Come and Gone", as well as notable roles in "Proposals", "A Month of Sundays", and "Home" on Broadway.

Caldwell has also appeared Off-Broadway in "About Heaven & Earth", "Colored People's Time", "Old Phantoms", "A Season to Unravel", and "The Imprisonment of Obatala".

Career

2024
Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey as Ya-Ya
2021
Bingo Hell
Bingo Hell as Dolores
Insecure
Insecure as Carol Carter
2017
The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ as Alfie Davis
Division 19
Division 19 as Michelle Jacobs
2016
Mercy Street
Mercy Street as Belinda Gibson
2015
The Perfect Guy
The Perfect Guy as Evelyn Vaughn
Concussion
Concussion as Waters' Mother
2011
The Lamp
The Lamp as Miss Esther
2009
Like Dandelion Dust
Like Dandelion Dust as Allyson Bower
Powder Blue
Powder Blue as Nurse Gomez
Southland
Southland as Enid Adams
2008
Lost
Lost as Rose Nadler
2006
Gridiron Gang
Gridiron Gang as Bobbi Porter
2003
Queens Supreme
Queens Supreme as Judge Rose Barnea
Mystery, Alaska
Mystery, Alaska as Judge McGibbons
The Net
The Net as Public Defender
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress as Hattie Parsons
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)
1993
The Switch
The Switch as Mrs. Linson
1991
Dutch
Dutch as Homeless Woman
Up Against the Wall
Up Against the Wall as Sandy Wilkes
1988
God Bless the Child
God Bless the Child as Althea Watkins
1984
1983
Without a Trace
Without a Trace as Janet Smith