Judith Scott (born 22 Dec 1965) is an American actress known for her roles in L.A. Doctors, Jake 2.0, and Dexter, and for her years with the Second City theatre troupe, both in Chicago and Toronto.
Early life and career Born Judith Spears on Dec 22, 1965, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Scott is the eldest of three children born to Henrietta Eleanor (née Evans) and Julian Herbert Spears, then an officer in the United States Army Special Forces."Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1959", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZS-7H7P : Sun Mar 10 10:05:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Julian Herbert Spears and Henrietta Evans, 22 Apr 1961. Reflecting her father's respective reassignments, the family's address shifted frequently during Scott's pre-school years, encompassing North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, and even Germany. Well before her 6th birthday, however, her parents divorced, and, along with her siblings and mother, she moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where, by September 1971, the former Miss Evans had become Mrs. Marvin Scott."Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCB-BPF : Tue Feb 18 21:20:55 UTC 2025), Entry for Henrietta Evans Spears and Marvin Scott, 11 Sep 1971. Six years in Tennessee were followed by moves to Delaware, and, finally, to Illinois, where, following her brief attendance at Webster College and an unfulfilling one-year expedition to Paris, Scott finally found what she had been searching for in the form of Chicago's Second City (stumbled upon after exiting a nearby restroom). I heard people laughing and decided to poke my head in. I said to myself, 'How do I get a piece of this? I want in on this party.' [...] The theater, particularly Second City, was grad school for me. I learned a lot of life lessons out of that place.
Scott portrayed Dr. Rose Kent on Season 1 of 24. She played a recurring role as Dr. Jenna Williams on the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She portrayed Esmee Pascal on the Showtime series Dexter. She has guest-starred on Numbers, Family Law, Judging Amy, The X-Files, Frasier, Crossing Jordan, House, Forever Knight and many other series. She has also appeared in feature films such as the 1994 The Santa Clause movie starring Tim Allen, Guess Who, Fracture, and Flightplan. She played Claudia in FX's Snowfall. Her upcoming projects include Geechee.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1990Opportunity KnocksMilt's Secretary1994BoulevardSheila1994The Santa ClauseSusan Perry1995No ContestNancy Polson1995Soul SurvivorAnnie1996Dunston Checks InNancy2003Vampires AnonymousChristine2005Guess WhoMarilyn Jones2005FlightplanEstella2007FractureResident2009IngeniousRita2012The Longer Day of HappinessLisa Jones2017KingsWoman in Panties2018BlueDr. Diane Carol2020Bad HairEdna2021The Little ThingsMarshaGeechee
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991HammermanAdditional Voices1992Top CopsNeta WestonEpisode: "Robert Dwyer/Neta Weston/Bruce Hanson"1992E.N.G.Mary GravesEpisode: "The Sleep of Reason"1993MatrixEstherEpisode: "Love Kills"1994Race to Freedom: The Underground RailroadMrs. BrownTelevision film1994RoboCopDr. Janet BaileyEpisode: "What Money Can't Buy"1994Due SouthHead NurseEpisode: "Manhunt"1994Against Their WillBreezeTelevision film1995Friends at LastFanny's Lawyer1995Forever KnightCarol LewisEpisode: "Curiouser and Curiouser"1995The Preston EpisodesKelly Freeman / Jelly Freeman5 episodes1996Living SingleKaren O'NealEpisode: "The Engagement: Part 1"1997A Nightmare Come TrueGretchenTelevision film1998A Wing and a PrayerHarriet1998Murder at 75 BirchDetective Carter1998The Wonderful World of DisneyCoopEpisode: "Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery"1998–1999L.A. DoctorsNina10 episodes1999–2000Get RealDr. Prendergast2 episodes2000Judging AmyMara RobertsEpisode: "Gray vs. Gray"2000–2001CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDr. Jenna Williams6 episodes2001FreakyLinksNatalie TatumEpisode: "Subject: The Stone Room"2001The X-FilesDr. Kai BoweEpisode: "Medusa"2001Crossing JordanFBI Agent Annie Larrabee / JennyEpisode: "Born to Run"2002The Bernie Mac ShowPatriciaEpisode: "Wanda's Week Off"200224Dr. Rose KentEpisode: "1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m."2002The GuardianSylvia DoucetteEpisode: "Lawyers, Guns and Money"2002FrasierColleenEpisode: "Rooms with a View"2003Oliver BeeneWanda GilbertEpisode: "Space Race"2003–2004Jake 2.0Lou Beckett16 episodes2004Without a TraceGail O'NeillEpisode: "The Season"2006Criminal MindsDet. Charlotte RussetEpisode: "What Fresh Hell?"2006MonkPrincipal FranklinEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Big Game"2006ERMandy SmithEpisode: "Heart of the Matter"2006Cold CaseCherise PierceEpisode: "Fireflies"2006–2007DexterLt. Esmee Pascal5 episodes2007Close to HomeAlexi RogersEpisode: "Getting in"2007SharkDr. Laura FieldsEpisode: "Dr. Laura"2008NumbersJudy TurnerEpisode: "Breaking Point"2008One Tree HillAdoption WorkerEpisode: "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace"2008Lincoln HeightsAnita Kingston3 episodes2008The CleanerSasha / Rehab Administrator2 episodes2009HouseDana MillerEpisode: "The Greater Good"2009HawthorneKaren SchillingEpisode: "Trust Me"2009Tyler Perry's House of PaynePrudenceEpisode: "Till Payne Do We Part"2010Detroit 1-8-7Jill RobertsEpisode: "Royal Bubbles/Needle Drop"2011Necessary RoughnessJudy LangEpisode: "Forget Me Not"2011–2012CastleEvelyn Montgomery3 episodes2012CSI: MiamiEllen PhillipsEpisode: "Habeas Corpse"2012Franklin & BashBodyView's AttorneyEpisode: "Last Dance"2016Murder in the FirstRegina ParkerEpisode: "Normandy Bitch"2017How to Get Away with MurderBarhamEpisode: "I Love Her"2017–2019SnowfallClaudia Crane11 episodes2018The ArrangementDelia ClarkEpisode: "On Location"2018–2020All AmericanJanelle Cooper6 episodes2019SurveillanceClaire ReynoldsTelevision film2022From ScratchMaxine2025Gen VPamEpisode: "H is for Human"
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