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 Judge Sophia R. 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
(1984) He's Fired, She's Hired
as Serena Cole
(1984) The Flamingo Kid
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
(1996) The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Rosetta Tyler
(1995) Mercy
as Angela
(1996) Manny & Lo
as Georgine
(1993) Daybreak
as Mrs. Chaney
(1992) Citizen Cohn
as Second Annie Lee Moss
(1994) Dead Funny
as Frances
(1984) A Doctor's Story
as Mrs. Thornton
(1987) Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Pearl
(1979) The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Carla Willis
(1995) The Keeper
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
(1983) Abuse
as Street Interviewee
(2018) Mr. SOUL!
as Self
(1980) The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
as ---
(1998) Sex and the City
as Madame Lordes
(1983) Chiefs
as Nellie Cole
(2006) 30 Rock
as Novella Nelson
(1990) Law & Order
as Mrs. Washington
(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
(2000) Wonderland
as ---