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Aloma Wright

Born: 10 March 1950 (76 years old)
Gender: Female

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Aloma Wright is an American actress best known for her role as Nurse Laverne Roberts in the television sitcom Scrubs, from 2001-2007. She returned for Season 7 as a new character, Nurse Shirley, after her previous character was killed off at the end of Season 6.

Television Roles

Show

Character

Ally McBeal - Season 3

Judge Aloma Harris

Ally McBeal - Season 4

Judge Aloma Harris

Cold Case - Season 2

Della Lincoln

Frasier - Season 6

Maria

Friends - Season 5

The Saleswoman

Girlfriends - Season 1

Laurie's Mother

Growing Up Fisher - Season 1

Tricia

Harry's Law - Season 1

Nancy Jones

Judging Amy - Season 1

Judge Roberta Pattison

Judging Amy - Season 2

Judge Roberta Pattison

Mad Men - Season 2

Viola

NYPD Blue - Season 11

Florence George

Parenthood - Season 3

Natalie

Private Practice - Season 5

Social Worker

Private Practice - Season 6

Social Worker

Scrubs - Season 1

Nurse Laverne Roberts

Scrubs - Season 2

Nurse Laverne Roberts

Scrubs - Season 3

Nurse Laverne Roberts

Scrubs - Season 4

Nurse Laverne Roberts

Scrubs - Season 5

Nurse Laverne Roberts

Scrubs - Season 6

Nurse Laverne Roberts

Scrubs - Season 7

Nurse Shirley

Scrubs - Season 8

Nurse Shirley

Suits - Season 5

Gretchen Bodinski

Suits - Season 6

Gretchen Bodinski

The Bill Engvall Show - Season 1

Dotty

The Carmichael Show - Season 3

Aunt Clarice

The Fixer (2012) - Season 4

Tina Wilson

The Middle - Season 5

Cashier

The Parkers - Season 1

Shirley West

The Parkers - Season 3

Shirley West

The Soul Man - Season 4

Shirley

The Soul Man - Season 5

Shirley

The Steve Harvey Show - Season 3

Tulabett

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