Summary
Kelsey Scott is an American actress, screenwriter and director.
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 Scott in 2020 | |
| Born | 1976 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Biography edit
Kelsey Scott was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. When she was 13, Scott starred as Robert Guillaume's daughter in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Robert Guillaume Show (1989).[1][2][3] She graduated from Florida A&M University.[1]
After Scott began working as a director and screenwriter, her most notable work was the short film The Buse (2000) for which she won awards at the Sidewalk Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and Hollywood Black Film Festival.[4] She wrote the 2004 thriller film Motives and its sequel, Motives 2 (2007).[5]
In the late 2000s, Scott returned to acting, appearing in episodes of television series include House, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds and NCIS. She played Anne Northup, Solomon Northup's wife in the 2013 period-drama film 12 Years a Slave.[1]
In 2017, Scott received Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her performance in Fear the Walking Dead: Passage.[6][5] In 2019, she received Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for web-drama series, Giants.[7] In 2022, she appeared as the store manager in Better Call Saul season six episode 10.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c Hinson, Mark. "FAMU alum Kelsey Scott nabs an Emmy nomination for 'Fear The Walking Dead'". Tallahassee Democrat.
- ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. April 24, 1989 – via Google Books.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sister Circle | Kelsey Scott Talks Acting Journey & More | TVONE. YouTube.
- ^ "Kelsey Scott". IMDb.
- ^ a b "FAMU Alumna Kelsey Scott Lands Emmy Nomination". July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Kelsey Scott". Television Academy.
- ^ Montgomery, Daniel (May 3, 2019). "Daytime Emmy winners 2019: Full list of Creative Arts winners on Friday night".
- ^ "Better Call Saul features legendary cameo and recast actors in latest episode". Hitc. July 26, 2022.
External links edit
- Kelsey Scott at IMDb