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
Head of State (2003)
as Moderator
Green Card (1990)
as Marriage Celebrant
The Ten (2007)
as Sophia Jackson
Girl 6 (1996)
as Angela's Aunt
Antwone Fisher (2002)
as Mrs. Tate
Dear Wendy (2005)
as Clarabelle
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
as Maya Restaurant Owner
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
as Mobu
Dead Funny (1994)
as Frances
White Lies (1997)
as Leon's Mother
Stephanie Daley (2007)
as Dr. Peterson
Manny & Lo (1996)
as Georgine
Strictly Business (1991)
as Olivia
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
as Jean
Daybreak (1993)
as Mrs. Chaney
Judy Berlin (1999)
as Carol
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
as Self
Citizen Cohn (1992)
as Second Annie Lee Moss
The Keeper (1995)
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
as Carla Willis
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)
as Pearl
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
as Self
Premium (2006)
as Jayme
A Doctor's Story (1984)
as Mrs. Thornton
Abuse (1983)
as Street Interviewee
The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
as Rosetta Tyler
Mercy (1995)
as Angela
He's Fired, She's Hired (1984)
as Serena Cole
Privilege (1990)
as Yvonne Washington
Nancy, Please (2012)
as Dr. Bannister
Preaching to the Choir (2005)
as Aunt June
Orphans (1987)
as Mattie
Notes For My Daughter (1995)
as Shirley
Harambee! (1996)
as Queenesther
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
Actor
The Littlest Victims (1989)
as Mrs. Munson
The Gilded Six Bits (2001)
as Mama Banks