Kelsey Scott
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. She graduated from Florida A&M University.
After Scott began working as a director and screenwriter, her most notable work was the short film The Buse for which she won awards at the Sidewalk Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and Hollywood Black Film Festival. She wrote the 2004 thriller film Motives and its sequel, Motives 2.
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. From 2016 to 2017, she had a recurring role as Rose Edmond in the ABC legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.
In 2017, Scott received Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her performance in . In 2019, she received Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for web-drama series, Giants.
