
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





