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