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
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Madame St. Clair
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
as Diner Woman
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
as Professor
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six (1980)
Actor
Birth (2004)
as Lee
Head of State (2003)
as Moderator
Green Card (1990)
as Marriage Celebrant
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
as Jean
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
as Mobu
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
as Maya Restaurant Owner
Antwone Fisher (2002)
as Mrs. Tate
The Ten (2007)
as Sophia Jackson
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
as Carla Willis
Girl 6 (1996)
as Angela's Aunt
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)
as Pearl
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
Dear Wendy (2005)
as Clarabelle
Stephanie Daley (2007)
as Dr. Peterson
Strictly Business (1991)
as Olivia
The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
as Rosetta Tyler
Orphans (1987)
as Mattie
The Gilded Six Bits (2001)
as Mama Banks
Daybreak (1993)
as Mrs. Chaney
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
as Self
He's Fired, She's Hired (1984)
as Serena Cole
Preaching to the Choir (2005)
as Aunt June
Judy Berlin (1999)
as Carol
White Lies (1997)
as Leon's Mother
A Doctor's Story (1984)
as Mrs. Thornton
Manny & Lo (1996)
as Georgine
Citizen Cohn (1992)
as Second Annie Lee Moss
Dead Funny (1994)
as Frances
Notes for My Daughter (1995)
as Shirley
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
as Self
Mercy (1995)
as Angela
The Keeper (1995)
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Premium (2006)
as Jayme
Abuse (1983)
as Street Interviewee
The Littlest Victims (1989)
as Mrs. Munson
Harambee! (1996)
as Queenesther
Privilege (1990)
as Yvonne Washington
Nancy, Please (2012)
as Dr. Bannister