Scott, Esther

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SCOTT, Esther

PERSONAL

Addresses:

Agent—Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in television commercial for 10–10–987.

Awards, Honors:

DramaLogue Award, best performance, 1992, for The Swan; Garland Award, best actress, Back Stage West, Beverly Hills Outlook Award, best actress, MADDY Award, best actress, Ticketholder Award, best actress, Entertainment Today, 2003, all for Going to St. Ives; Ticketholder Award runner–up, best actress, Entertainment Today, 2003, for To Be Young, Gifted and Black.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Tisha's grandmother, Boyz in the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood), Columbia, 1991.

Mrs. Mackey, Encino Man (also known as California Man), Buena Vista, 1992.

Nurse Alvira, Don Juan DeMarco, New Line Cinema, 1995.

Female conductor, Species, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1995.

Records clerk, Illegal in Blue, Orion, 1995.

Mrs. Raymond, The Low Life, Cabin Fever International, 1995.

Asylum nurse, The Craft, Columbia, 1996.

Maria, Out to Sea, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Mrs. Ford, One Eight Seven, Warner Bros., 1997.

Denise Whiterspoon, Senseless, Miramax, 1998.

Clarissa, The Kid (also known as Disney's "The Kid"), 2000.

Judge, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), 2002.

Cashier Lady, Fresh Like Strawberries, 2003.

Grandma, You Got Served, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Sally Lindon, Serial Killing 4 Dummys (also known as Serial Killer and Serial Killing), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice of Shodu Warrick, Ewoks (also known as Ewoks & Droids Adventure Hour, Star Wars: Ewoks, and The All New Ewoks), ABC, 1986–87.

Gladys, The Geena Davis Show, ABC, 2000.

Doris, the older nanny, a recurring role, The Help, The WB, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dorinda, False Arrest, ABC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Older nurse, Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story (also known as Fatal Love), ABC, 1992.

Polly O'Neill, Baby Brokers, NBC, 1994.

Nurse superintendent, The Innocent, NBC, 1994.

Officer Patricia Smith, The Great Mom Swap, ABC, 1995.

Matron, Woman Undone, Showtime, 1996.

Anna Stabler, A Christmas Memory (also known as Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory"), CBS, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mary, Dedicated to the One I Love, CBS, 1991.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Shirley, Southern Fried Rice, ABC, 1996.

Doris, the older nanny, The Help, The WB, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Receptionist, "Payback," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1988.

Nurse, "Parting Glances," Melrose Place, Fox, 1994.

Connie, "Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1994.

Mrs. Homewood, "To Joey, With Love," Full House, ABC, 1994.

Security guard, "Feelings, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Feelings …, " Empty Nest, NBC, 1995.

Nurse #2, "Postmortem Madness," Melrose Place, Fox, 1995.

"ER," The Wayans Bros., 1995.

Patron #6, "C.R.E.A.M.," Martin, 1995.

Mrs. Hughes, "Have No Fear," Party of Five, Fox, 1995.

Ruby, "Alone Again … Naturally," Ellen, ABC, 1997.

"Black & Blue," High Incident, ABC, 1997.

Nurse #2, "Better Homes and Condos," Melrose Place, Fox, 1997.

Mattie, "Working Girls," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1997.

Mattie, "Popular Mechanic," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1997.

Auntie Pearl, "Maid to Order," The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 1998.

"Imagine: Part 2," Michael Hayes, CBS, 1998.

Mattie, "Prom Night," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1998.

Roland Johnson, "The Roommate," City Guys, NBC, 1998.

Verla Mae, "That's My Momma," Smart Guy, The WB, 1998.

Clara, "Crappy Birthday," The King of Queens, CBS, 1999.

Snake expert, "Mourning After," Brimstone, Fox, 1999.

Mrs. Collins, "Heads or Tails," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

Ms. Mason, "Who Nose?," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1999.

Marge, "One Angry Man," Becker, CBS, 2000.

Rolanda Johnson, "El Brain," City Guys, NBC, 2000.

Rolanda Johnson, "Brother from Another Mother," City Guys, NBC, 2001.

Selma, "Maya Takes a Stan," Girlfriends, UPN, 2001.

Rolanda Johnson, "Goodbye Manny High," City Guys, NBC, 2001.

"Beyond the Grave," The Division, 2002.

Olivia McAllen, "Celano v. Foster," Family Law, 2002.

"The Advocate" (also known as "Side Effects"), ER, NBC, 2003.

Interviewer, "A Little Love for Lydia," Less Than Perfect, 2003.

Karen, "The Value of Money," The Tracy Morgan Show, NBC, 2004.

Delores, "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month," Monk, USA Network, 2004.

Also appeared in "Romancing the Stones," The Stones; as Beverly, John Grisham's "The Client," CBS.

Stage Appearances:

Marisol and The Swan, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1992.

May N'Kame, Going to St. Ives, Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles, 2003.

To Be Young, Gifted and Black, Fountain Theatre, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Back Stage West, February 20, 2003.

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