Novella Nelson

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

2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project poster

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Movie · as Self

2018
Mr. SOUL! poster

Mr. SOUL!

Movie · as Self

2017
You Were Never Really Here poster

You Were Never Really Here

Movie · as Diner Woman

2014
A Walk Among the Tombstones poster

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Movie · as Librarian

2012
Nancy, Please poster

Nancy, Please

Movie · as Dr. Bannister

2010
It's Kind of a Funny Story poster

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Movie · as Professor

2009
The Toe Tactic poster

The Toe Tactic

Movie · as Victoria Hadaway

2007
Stephanie Daley poster

Stephanie Daley

Movie · as Dr. Peterson

2007
The Ten poster

The Ten

Movie · as Sophia Jackson

2007
The Starter Wife poster

The Starter Wife

TV · as Nana · 6 eps

2007
Army Wives poster

Army Wives

TV · as Vivian Burton · 2 eps

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as Older Female Victim · 2 eps

2006
Premium poster

Premium

Movie · as Jayme

2006
Griffin & Phoenix poster

Griffin & Phoenix

Movie · as Maya Restaurant Owner

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Novella Nelson · 1 ep

2005
Preaching to the Choir poster

Preaching to the Choir

Movie · as Aunt June

2005
Dear Wendy poster

Dear Wendy

Movie · as Clarabelle

2004
Birth poster

Birth

Movie · as Lee

2003
Head of State poster

Head of State

Movie · as Moderator

2003
Whoopi poster

Whoopi

TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

2002
Antwone Fisher poster

Antwone Fisher

Movie · as Mrs. Tate

2001
The Gilded Six Bits poster

The Gilded Six Bits

Movie · as Mama Banks

1999
Judy Berlin poster

Judy Berlin

Movie · as Carol

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Mrs. Mosley, Judge Anne Sciola · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Gail Fitzwallace · 2 eps

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Sondra Richards · 1 ep

1998
A Perfect Murder poster

A Perfect Murder

Movie · as Ambassador Alice Wills

1998
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

TV · as Madame Lordes · 1 ep

1998
Mama Flora's Family poster

Mama Flora's Family

TV · as Pearl (1955-1970) · 2 eps

1997
White Lies poster

White Lies

Movie · as Leon's Mother

1997
The Devil's Advocate poster

The Devil's Advocate

Movie · as Botanica Woman

1996
Harambee! poster

Harambee!

Movie · as Queenesther

1996
Girl 6 poster

Girl 6

Movie · as Angela's Aunt

1996
Manny & Lo poster

Manny & Lo

Movie · as Georgine

1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler poster

The Summer of Ben Tyler

Movie · as Rosetta Tyler

1995
The Keeper poster

The Keeper

Movie · as Mrs. Lemont, Mother

1995
Mercy poster

Mercy

Movie · as Angela

1995
Notes for My Daughter

Notes for My Daughter

Movie · as Shirley

1994
Dead Funny poster

Dead Funny

Movie · as Frances

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · as Prof. Cortez · 1 ep

1993
Weekend at Bernie's II poster

Weekend at Bernie's II

Movie · as Mobu

1993
Daybreak poster

Daybreak

Movie · as Mrs. Chaney

1992
Citizen Cohn poster

Citizen Cohn

Movie · as Second Annie Lee Moss

1991
Strictly Business poster

Strictly Business

Movie · as Olivia

1990
Privilege poster

Privilege

Movie · as Yvonne Washington

1990
Green Card poster

Green Card

Movie · as Marriage Celebrant

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

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

1989
The Littlest Victims poster

The Littlest Victims

Movie · as Mrs. Munson

1988
Hothouse poster

Hothouse

TV · as Olivia · 1 ep

1987
Orphans poster

Orphans

Movie · as Mattie

1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice poster

Kojak: The Price of Justice

Movie · as Pearl

1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd poster

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

TV · as Jazz Singer · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Miriam Blain · 1 ep

1984
The Cotton Club poster

The Cotton Club

Movie · as Madame St. Clair

1984
A Doctor's Story poster

A Doctor's Story

Movie · as Mrs. Thornton

1984
He's Fired, She's Hired poster

He's Fired, She's Hired

Movie · as Serena Cole

1984
The Flamingo Kid poster

The Flamingo Kid

Movie · as Lizzy the Housekeeper

1983
Abuse poster

Abuse

Movie · as Street Interviewee

1983
Chiefs poster

Chiefs

TV · as Nellie Cole · 1 ep

1980
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six poster

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

Movie

1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan poster

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Movie · as Carla Willis

1978
An Unmarried Woman poster

An Unmarried Woman

Movie · as Jean