L. Scott Caldwell
Biography
L. Scott Caldwell is an American actress whose stage career began in Chicago, where she acted in productions and taught at the Chicago High School of the Performing Arts. After moving to New York in 1978, she auditioned for Uta Hagen's HB Studio and The Negro Ensemble Company and was accepted by both Hagen and Douglas Turner Ward. Her work there led to Broadway in 1980 in Samm Art Williams's Home at the Cort Theatre. In 1988 she received a Tony Award for her portrayal of Bertha Holly in August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone. She moved to southern California for film and television, and is known for her part as Erin Poole, a deputy U.S. Marshall, in The Fugitive (1993) and as Rose on Lost. Other credits include Neil Simon's Proposals on Broadway in 1997, the 2016 PBS series Mercy Street, and a 2011 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for A Raisin in the Sun.
76years old
Turns 77 on April 17in 157 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 30 years1991 to 2021
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Early training
In 1978 Caldwell traveled to New York to try out for Uta Hagen's school, HB Studio. While she waited, she noticed an advertisement for The Negro Ensemble Company, and after her audition she rode the subway there.
First role
Caldwell's first season at NEC included roles in several plays. Samm Art Williams's Home, one of those plays, brought her to Broadway's Cort Theatre in 1980.
L. Scott Caldwell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
L. Scott Caldwell shares two films with Brett Rice, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Brett Rice's page
Rus Blackwell's page
Tom Sizemore's page
Julianne Moore's page
Christopher McDonald's page
Stephen Root's page
Jon GunnDirector, 2 films, 2009 to 2017
All films by Jon Gunn
Box office
What L. Scott Caldwell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$621 million
8 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 12 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$369M59.4% of the total
- 2$111M17.8% of the total
- 3$60M9.7% of the total
- 4$42M6.7% of the total
- 5$18M2.9% of the total
- 6$16M2.6% of the total
- 7$4.6M0.7% of the total
- 8$353K0.1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1988 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.