Novella Nelson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1939-12-17 – 2017-08-31 (aged 77)

From: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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 (60)

MOVIE★ 6.4
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
You Were Never Really Here
2017
as Diner Woman
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
as Librarian
MOVIE★ 5.2
Nancy, Please
2012
as Dr. Bannister
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Ten
2007
as Sophia Jackson
TV★ 7.4
Damages
2007
as Older Female Victim
TV★ 7.5
Army Wives
2007
as Vivian Burton
TV★ 4.4
The Starter Wife
2007
as Nana
MOVIE★ 5.8
Stephanie Daley
2007
as Dr. Peterson
TV★ 7.5
30 Rock
2006
as Novella Nelson
MOVIE★ 7.1
Griffin & Phoenix
2006
as Maya Restaurant Owner
MOVIE★ 5.4
Premium
2006
as Jayme
MOVIE★ 9.0
Preaching to the Choir
2005
as Aunt June
MOVIE★ 5.8
Dear Wendy
2005
as Clarabelle
MOVIE★ 6.0
Birth
2004
as Lee
TV★ 8.8
Whoopi
2003
as Nurse
MOVIE★ 5.6
Head of State
2003
as Moderator
MOVIE★ 6.9
Antwone Fisher
2002
as Mrs. Tate
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Gilded Six Bits
2001
as Mama Banks
MOVIE★ 5.9
Judy Berlin
1999
as Carol
TV★ 7.9
Third Watch
1999
as Sondra Richards
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Gail Fitzwallace
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Mosley
TV★ 7.6
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Pearl (1955-1970)
TV★ 7.4
Sex and the City
1998
as Madame Lordes
MOVIE★ 6.6
A Perfect Murder
1998
as Ambassador Alice Wills
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997
as Botanica Woman
MOVIE★ 3.8
White Lies
1997
as Leon's Mother
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
as Rosetta Tyler
MOVIE★ 7.0
Harambee!
1996
as Queenesther
MOVIE★ 6.3
Manny & Lo
1996
as Georgine
MOVIE★ 5.0
Girl 6
1996
as Angela's Aunt
MOVIE★ 6.6
Mercy
1995
as Angela
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Keeper
1995
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
MOVIE
Notes for My Daughter
1995
as Shirley
TV★ 7.3
New York Undercover
1994
as Prof. Cortez
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dead Funny
1994
as Frances
MOVIE★ 5.1
Weekend at Bernie's II
1993
as Mobu
MOVIE★ 5.3
Daybreak
1993
as Mrs. Chaney
MOVIE★ 6.3
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Second Annie Lee Moss
MOVIE★ 5.4
Strictly Business
1991
as Olivia
MOVIE★ 6.1
Green Card
1990
as Marriage Celebrant
MOVIE★ 4.7
Privilege
1990
as Yvonne Washington
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Mrs. Washington
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Littlest Victims
1989
as Mrs. Munson
TV★ 7.5
Hothouse
1988
as Olivia
MOVIE★ 5.7
Orphans
1987
as Mattie
TV★ 7.0
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Jazz Singer
MOVIE★ 5.2
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
as Pearl
TV★ 7.1
The Equalizer
1985
as Miriam Blain
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Flamingo Kid
1984
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
MOVIE★ 6.5
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
as Serena Cole
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Cotton Club
1984
as Madame St. Clair
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Doctor's Story
1984
as Mrs. Thornton
TV★ 7.9
Chiefs
1983
as Nellie Cole
MOVIE★ 4.9
Abuse
1983
as Street Interviewee
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
as Carla Willis
MOVIE★ 6.7
An Unmarried Woman
1978
as Jean