Novella Nelson
Birthday
1939/12/17
Day of death
2017/08/31 (77 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also know as
Novella Christine Nelson
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.
Acting
(1997) White Lies
as Leon's Mother
(1997) The Devil's Advocate
as Botanica Woman
(1987) Orphans
as Mattie
(1993) Weekend at Bernie's II
as Mobu
(1999) Judy Berlin
as Carol
(1978) An Unmarried Woman
as Jean
(2006) Premium
as Jayme
(2002) Antwone Fisher
as Mrs. Tate
(2001) The Gilded Six Bits
as Mama Banks
(2012) Nancy, Please
as Dr. Bannister
(2003) Head of State
as Moderator
(1990) Privilege
as Yvonne Washington
(2023) Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self
(2007) Stephanie Daley
as Dr. Peterson
(2014) A Walk Among the Tombstones
as Librarian
(1998) A Perfect Murder
as Ambassador Alice Wills
(2006) Griffin & Phoenix
as Maya Restaurant Owner
(2007) The Ten
as Sophia Jackson
(1990) Green Card
as Marriage Celebrant
(2005) Preaching to the Choir
as Aunt June
(1996) Harambee!
as Queenesther
(2005) Dear Wendy
as Clarabelle
(1984) The Cotton Club
as Madame St. Clair
(2004) Birth
as Lee
(2017) You Were Never Really Here
as Diner Woman
(1996) Girl 6
as Angela's Aunt
(1991) Strictly Business
as Olivia
(1996) Manny & Lo
as Georgine
(1979) The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Carla Willis
(1984) A Doctor's Story
as Mrs. Thornton
(1984) He's Fired, She's Hired
as Serena Cole
(1984) The Flamingo Kid
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
(1987) Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Pearl
(1992) Citizen Cohn
as Second Annie Lee Moss
(1993) Daybreak
as Mrs. Chaney
(1994) Dead Funny
as Frances
(1995) The Keeper
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
(1995) Mercy
as Angela
(1996) The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Rosetta Tyler
(1983) Abuse
as Street Interviewee
(2018) Mr. SOUL!
as Self
(1980) The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
as ---
(1989) The Littlest Victims
as Mrs. Munson
(1995) Notes For My Daughter
as Shirley
(1998) Sex and the City
as Madame Lordes
(1983) Chiefs
as Nellie Cole
(1990) Law & Order
as Mrs. Washington
(2006) 30 Rock
as Novella Nelson
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mrs. Mosley
(1994) New York Undercover
as Prof. Cortez
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judge Anne Sciola
(1998) Mama Flora's Family
as Pearl (1955-1970)
(1987) The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Jazz Singer
(1999) The West Wing
as Gail Fitzwallace
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judge
(1985) The Equalizer
as Miriam Blain
(1990) Law & Order
as Judge Gloria Crutcher
(2003) Whoopi
as Nurse
(1999) Third Watch
as Sondra Richards
(2007) The Starter Wife
as Nana
(2007) Army Wives
as Vivian Burton