Actor
Novella Nelson
Biography

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