Samantha Sloyan

She played a recurring role as a White House employee named Jeannine Locke in the first three seasons of Scandal.

Sloyan continued to appear in smaller films, including In the Key of Eli, Tape 407, and the television movie Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story.

She first appeared in the eleventh season episode "How to Save a Life", which included the death of lead character, Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey.

She appeared again in the 12th season, including the show's 250th episode "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", which was mostly focused on Sloyan's character.

[1] In 2021, Sloyan portrayed Catholic fanatic Beverley Keane in the miniseries Midnight Mass, directed by Mike Flanagan.