Novella Nelson
Born: 1939-12-17 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2017-08-31
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
2018
- Mr. SOUL! as Self
2017
- You Were Never Really Here as Diner Woman
2014
- A Walk Among the Tombstones as Librarian
2012
- Nancy, Please as Dr. Bannister
2007
- Damages as Older Female Victim
- Army Wives as Vivian Burton
- The Ten as Sophia Jackson
- Stephanie Daley as Dr. Peterson
- The Starter Wife as Nana
2006
- 30 Rock as Novella Nelson
- Premium as Jayme
- Griffin & Phoenix as Maya Restaurant Owner
2005
- Dear Wendy as Clarabelle
- Preaching to the Choir as Aunt June
2004
- Birth as Lee
2003
- Whoopi as Nurse
- Head of State as Moderator
2002
- Antwone Fisher as Mrs. Tate
2001
- The Gilded Six Bits as Mama Banks
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mrs. Mosley
- The West Wing as Gail Fitzwallace
- Third Watch as Sondra Richards
- Judy Berlin as Carol
1998
- Sex and the City as Madame Lordes
- A Perfect Murder as Ambassador Alice Wills
- Mama Flora's Family as Pearl (1955-1970)
1997
- The Devil's Advocate as Botanica Woman
- White Lies as Leon's Mother
1996
- Harambee! as Queenesther
- Girl 6 as Angela's Aunt
- Manny & Lo as Georgine
- The Summer of Ben Tyler as Rosetta Tyler
1995
- The Keeper as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
- Mercy as Angela
- Notes For My Daughter as Shirley
1994
- New York Undercover as Prof. Cortez
- Dead Funny as Frances
1993
- Daybreak as Mrs. Chaney
- Weekend at Bernie's II as Mobu
1992
- Citizen Cohn as Second Annie Lee Moss
1991
- Strictly Business as Olivia
1990
- Law & Order as Mrs. Washington
- Privilege as Yvonne Washington
- Green Card as Marriage Celebrant
1989
- The Littlest Victims as Mrs. Munson
1987
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Jazz Singer
- Orphans as Mattie
- Kojak: The Price of Justice as Pearl
1985
- The Equalizer as Miriam Blain
1984
- The Cotton Club as Madame St. Clair
- The Flamingo Kid as Lizzy the Housekeeper
- He's Fired, She's Hired as Serena Cole
- A Doctor's Story as Mrs. Thornton
1979
- The Seduction of Joe Tynan as Carla Willis
1978
- An Unmarried Woman as Jean