- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- August 31, 2017
Novella Nelson
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.
Filmography
movieGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023 · Self
movieMr. SOUL!
2018 · Self
movieYou Were Never Really Here
2017 · Diner Woman
movieA Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 · Librarian
movieNancy, Please
2012 · Dr. Bannister
movieThe Ten
2007 · Sophia Jackson
tvDamages
2007 · Older Female Victim
tvArmy Wives
2007 · Vivian Burton
tvThe Starter Wife
2007 · Nana
movieStephanie Daley
2007 · Dr. Peterson
tv30 Rock
2006 · Novella Nelson
movieGriffin & Phoenix
2006 · Maya Restaurant Owner
moviePremium
2006 · Jayme
moviePreaching to the Choir
2005 · Aunt June
movieDear Wendy
2005 · Clarabelle
movieBirth
2004 · Lee
tvWhoopi
2003 · Nurse
movieHead of State
2003 · Moderator
movieAntwone Fisher
2002 · Mrs. Tate
movieThe Gilded Six Bits
2001 · Mama Banks
movieJudy Berlin
1999 · Carol
tvThird Watch
1999 · Sondra Richards
tvThe West Wing
1999 · Gail Fitzwallace
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Mrs. Mosley, Judge Anne Sciola
tvMama Flora's Family
1998 · Pearl (1955-1970)
tvSex and the City
1998 · Madame Lordes
movieA Perfect Murder
1998 · Ambassador Alice Wills
movieThe Devil's Advocate
1997 · Botanica Woman
movieWhite Lies
1997 · Leon's Mother
movieThe Summer of Ben Tyler
1996 · Rosetta Tyler
movieHarambee!
1996 · Queenesther
movieManny & Lo
1996 · Georgine
movieGirl 6
1996 · Angela's Aunt
movieMercy
1995 · Angela
movieThe Keeper
1995 · Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Notes For My Daughter
movieNotes For My Daughter
1995 · Shirley
tvNew York Undercover
1994 · Prof. Cortez
movieDead Funny
1994 · Frances
movieWeekend at Bernie's II
1993 · Mobu
movieDaybreak
1993 · Mrs. Chaney
movieCitizen Cohn
1992 · Second Annie Lee Moss
movieStrictly Business
1991 · Olivia
movieGreen Card
1990 · Marriage Celebrant
moviePrivilege
1990 · Yvonne Washington
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Mrs. Washington, Judge Gloria Crutcher
movieThe Littlest Victims
1989 · Mrs. Munson
tvHothouse
1988 · Olivia
movieOrphans
1987 · Mattie
tvThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Jazz Singer
movieKojak: The Price of Justice
1987 · Pearl
tvThe Equalizer
1985 · Miriam Blain
movieThe Flamingo Kid
1984 · Lizzy the Housekeeper
movieHe's Fired, She's Hired
1984 · Serena Cole
movieThe Cotton Club
1984 · Madame St. Clair
movieA Doctor's Story
1984 · Mrs. Thornton
tvChiefs
1983 · Nellie Cole
movieAbuse
1983 · Street Interviewee
movieThe Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
movieThe Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979 · Carla Willis
movieAn Unmarried Woman
1978 · Jean