L. Scott Caldwell

Birth Name:

Laverne Scott

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actress

Won a Tony Award for her role in Broadway's "Come & Gone" in 1988
Earned her bachelor's degree in Theater Arts and Communications from Loyola University in Chicago
Worked as an operator at Illinois Bell before completing her bachelor's degree
Quote: "Remember three things in this profession - dream, have faith and practice your craft․"
Was accepted into the Negro Ensemble Company in her early acting days, and went on to perform in a wide variety of plays
Stated that she appeared in the first play her mother ever saw
The first time she saw professional black actors on stage was on a high school field trip to a production of "A Day of Absence" featuring Negro Ensemble Company co-founder Douglas Turner Ward

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