
Novella Nelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1939
- Died
- August 31, 2017 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Filmography

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Movie · as Self

Mr. SOUL!
Movie · as Self

You Were Never Really Here
Movie · as Diner Woman

A Walk Among the Tombstones
Movie · as Librarian

Nancy, Please
Movie · as Dr. Bannister

It's Kind of a Funny Story
Movie · as Professor

The Toe Tactic
Movie · as Victoria Hadaway

Stephanie Daley
Movie · as Dr. Peterson

The Ten
Movie · as Sophia Jackson

The Starter Wife
TV · as Nana · 6 eps

Army Wives
TV · as Vivian Burton · 2 eps

Damages
TV · as Older Female Victim · 2 eps

Premium
Movie · as Jayme

Griffin & Phoenix
Movie · as Maya Restaurant Owner

30 Rock
TV · as Novella Nelson · 1 ep

Preaching to the Choir
Movie · as Aunt June

Dear Wendy
Movie · as Clarabelle

Birth
Movie · as Lee

Head of State
Movie · as Moderator

Whoopi
TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

Antwone Fisher
Movie · as Mrs. Tate

The Gilded Six Bits
Movie · as Mama Banks

Judy Berlin
Movie · as Carol

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Mrs. Mosley, Judge Anne Sciola · 1 ep

The West Wing
TV · as Gail Fitzwallace · 2 eps

Third Watch
TV · as Sondra Richards · 1 ep

A Perfect Murder
Movie · as Ambassador Alice Wills

Sex and the City
TV · as Madame Lordes · 1 ep

Mama Flora's Family
TV · as Pearl (1955-1970) · 2 eps

White Lies
Movie · as Leon's Mother

The Devil's Advocate
Movie · as Botanica Woman

Harambee!
Movie · as Queenesther

Girl 6
Movie · as Angela's Aunt

Manny & Lo
Movie · as Georgine

The Summer of Ben Tyler
Movie · as Rosetta Tyler

The Keeper
Movie · as Mrs. Lemont, Mother

Mercy
Movie · as Angela
Notes for My Daughter
Movie · as Shirley

Dead Funny
Movie · as Frances

New York Undercover
TV · as Prof. Cortez · 1 ep

Weekend at Bernie's II
Movie · as Mobu

Daybreak
Movie · as Mrs. Chaney

Citizen Cohn
Movie · as Second Annie Lee Moss

Strictly Business
Movie · as Olivia

Privilege
Movie · as Yvonne Washington

Green Card
Movie · as Marriage Celebrant

Law & Order
TV · as Mrs. Washington, Judge Gloria Crutcher · 1 ep

The Littlest Victims
Movie · as Mrs. Munson

Hothouse
TV · as Olivia · 1 ep

Orphans
Movie · as Mattie

Kojak: The Price of Justice
Movie · as Pearl

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV · as Jazz Singer · 1 ep

The Equalizer
TV · as Miriam Blain · 1 ep

The Cotton Club
Movie · as Madame St. Clair

A Doctor's Story
Movie · as Mrs. Thornton

He's Fired, She's Hired
Movie · as Serena Cole

The Flamingo Kid
Movie · as Lizzy the Housekeeper

Abuse
Movie · as Street Interviewee

Chiefs
TV · as Nellie Cole · 1 ep

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
Movie

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Movie · as Carla Willis

An Unmarried Woman
Movie · as Jean