Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born April 17, 1950
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.
TVBad Monkey
2024
as Ya-Ya
TVOne of Us Is Lying
2021
as Nonny
MovieBingo Hell
2021
as Dolores
TVLove in the Time of Corona
2020
as Nanda
TVAll Rise
2019
as Roxy Robinson
TVChilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018
as Nana Ruth
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Mabel St. Clair
TVA Million Little Things
2018
as Renee Howard
TVThe Good Doctor
2017
as Evelyn Allen
MovieThe Case for Christ
2017
as Alfie Davis
MovieDivision 19
2017
as Michelle Jacobs
TVInsecure
2016
as Carol Carter
TVLucifer
2016
as Lilith
TVMercy Street
2016
as Belinda Gibson
MovieConcussion
2015
as Waters' Mother
MovieThe Perfect Guy
2015
as Evelyn Vaughn
MovieThat Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
2015
as Self
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Jasmine Bromelle
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Afeni Rahim
TVBrooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Laverne Holt
MovieThe Lamp
2011
as Miss Esther
MoviePowder Blue
2009
as Nurse Gomez
TVSouthland
2009
as Enid Adams
MovieLike Dandelion Dust
2009
as Allyson Bower
TVThe Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Margaret Shakur
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Jillian McCray
TVSaving Grace
2007
as Dee Reynolds
MovieGridiron Gang
2006
as Bobbi Porter
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Liz Nelson
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Allison Cobb
Intimate Betrayal
2004
as Det. Sheila Monroe
TVLost
2004
as Rose Nadler
TVCold Case
2003
as Alice Stallworth
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Dr. Reed
TVQueens Supreme
2003
as Judge Rose Barnea
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Anna Washington
TVThe Court
2002
TVThe Division
2001
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Nora Parkes
MovieMystery, Alaska
1999
as Judge McGibbons
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jo Anderson
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Tanya Miller
MovieThe Last Man on Planet Earth
1999
as Ester
TVAny Day Now
1998
TVThe Practice
1997
as Parole Board Chairwoman Susan Moton
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Gwen Porter
MovieTwilight Man
1996
as Det. Lou Shannon
MovieWaiting to Exhale
1995
as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)
MovieDown Came a Blackbird
1995
as Cerises
MovieDevil in a Blue Dress
1995
as Hattie Parsons
TVJAG
1995
as Mrs. Flora Springs
TVMurder One
1995
MovieThe Net
1995
as Public Defender
MovieSoweto Green
1995
as Cora
TVER
1994
as Dr. Rabb
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Bonnie Medina
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Carol Sherman
MovieThe Fugitive
1993
as Poole
MovieExtreme Justice
1993
as Devlin
MovieDarkness Before Dawn
1993
MovieThe Switch
1993
as Mrs. Linson
TVMelrose Place
1992
as Judge Maxine Marco
MovieBaby of the Bride
1991
as Doctor
MovieDutch
1991
as Homeless Woman
TVLove, Lies and Murder
1991
as Judge Starkey
MovieUp Against the Wall
1991
as Sandy Wilkes
TVThe Outsiders
1990
as Barbara Richards
MovieDangerous Passion
1990
as Ruby
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Mrs. Alexander
TVTV 101
1988
as Mrs. Hines
MovieGod Bless the Child
1988
as Althea Watkins
TVthirtysomething
1987
TVTour of Duty
1987
as Selma Binion
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Wanda Havens
TVThe Cosby Show
1984
as Elizabeth
TVHunter
1984
as Gloria Tessel
MovieExterminator 2
1984
as Patron
MovieWithout a Trace
1983
as Janet Smith
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Edith
Lisa Trotter
as Lisa Trotter
MovieNightmare City
