{{short description|American film and television actress (born 1976)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Kelsey Scott | image = Kelsey Scott 2020 (cropped).jpg |caption= Scott in 2020 |birth_name = | birth_date = 1976 | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | education = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1995–present }} '''Kelsey Scott''' is an American actress, screenwriter and director.
==Biography== 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).<ref name=bio/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aZ8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58 |title=Jet|date=April 24, 1989|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/-BopDF7BUD8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201110023904/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BopDF7BUD8 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BopDF7BUD8| title = Sister Circle {{!}} Kelsey Scott Talks Acting Journey & More {{!}} TVONE | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She graduated from Florida A&M University.<ref name=bio>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/07/14/famu-alum-kelsey-scott-nabs-emmy-nomination-fear-walking-dead/479971001/|title=FAMU alum Kelsey Scott nabs an Emmy nomination for 'Fear The Walking Dead'|first=Mark|last=Hinson|website=Tallahassee Democrat}}</ref>
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.{{Citation needed |date=January 2025}} She wrote the 2004 thriller film ''Motives'' and its sequel, ''Motives 2'' (2007).<ref name=n/>
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''.<ref name=bio/> From 2016 to 2017 she had the recurring role in the ABC legal thriller series, ''How to Get Away with Murder'' as Rose Edmond.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/htgawm-why-alfred-enoch-wes-season-3-killed/|title=How To Get Away With Murder: Why Alfred Enoch’s Wes Was Killed In Season 3|first1=Aya|last1=Tsintziras|first2=Shawn S.|last2=Lealos|date=January 17, 2023|website=ScreenRant}}</ref>
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''.<ref name="emmy">{{Cite web|title=Kelsey Scott|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/kelsey-scott|website=Television Academy}}</ref><ref name=n>{{Cite web|url=https://hbcubuzz.com/2017/07/famu-alumna-kelsey-scott-lands-emmy-nomination/|title=FAMU Alumna Kelsey Scott Lands Emmy Nomination|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, she received Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for web-drama series, ''Giants''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/daytime-emmy-winners-creative-arts-full-list-news/|title=Daytime Emmy winners 2019: Full list of Creative Arts winners on Friday night|first1=Daniel|last1=Montgomery|date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> From 2018 to 2021 she co-starred in the HBO comedy series, ''Insecure'' and in 2021 appeared in three episodes of ''Dynasty''. In 2022, she appeared as the store manager in ''Better Call Saul'' season six episode 10.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/26/better-call-saul-season-6-episode-10-cast-guest-stars-of-nippy/ | title=Better Call Saul features legendary cameo and recast actors in latest episode | newspaper=Hitc | date=July 26, 2022 }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0779427}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Kelsey}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:American television actresses Category:Film directors from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:21st-century American screenwriters Category:Actresses from Atlanta Category:21st-century American women Category:Screenwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Mass media people from Atlanta Category:American women screenwriters Category:Writers from Atlanta