Novella Nelson
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Novella Christine Nelson (December 17, 1939 – August 31, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She established her career as a singer, both on the off-Broadway and Broadway stage and in cabaret-style locales.
Known for
Credits
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as Botanica Woman
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
as Librarian
A Perfect Murder (1998)
as Ambassador Alice Wills
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
as Diner Woman
Birth (2004)
as Lee
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Madame St. Clair
Green Card (1990)
as Marriage Celebrant
Head of State (2003)
as Moderator
Antwone Fisher (2002)
as Mrs. Tate
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
as Maya Restaurant Owner
Strictly Business (1991)
as Olivia
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
as Jean
The Ten (2007)
as Sophia Jackson
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
as Mobu
Dear Wendy (2005)
as Clarabelle
Girl 6 (1996)
as Angela's Aunt
Orphans (1987)
as Mattie
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
Daybreak (1993)
as Mrs. Chaney
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
as Carla Willis
Judy Berlin (1999)
as Carol
White Lies (1997)
as Leon's Mother
Manny & Lo (1996)
as Georgine
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
as Self
Citizen Cohn (1992)
as Second Annie Lee Moss
Dead Funny (1994)
as Frances
The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
as Rosetta Tyler
Stephanie Daley (2007)
as Dr. Peterson
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)
as Pearl
The Keeper (1995)
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Mercy (1995)
as Angela
Premium (2006)
as Jayme
He's Fired, She's Hired (1984)
as Serena Cole
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
Actor
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
as Self
A Doctor's Story (1984)
as Mrs. Thornton
Preaching to the Choir (2005)
as Aunt June
Nancy, Please (2012)
as Dr. Bannister
Abuse (1983)
as Street Interviewee
Notes for My Daughter (1995)
as Shirley
The Littlest Victims (1989)
as Mrs. Munson
The Gilded Six Bits (2001)
as Mama Banks
Harambee! (1996)
as Queenesther
Privilege (1990)
as Yvonne Washington