Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born December 17, 1939
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.
MovieGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
as Self
MovieMr. SOUL!
2018
as Self
MovieYou Were Never Really Here
2017
as Diner Woman
MovieA Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
as Librarian
MovieNancy, Please
2012
as Dr. Bannister
MovieThe Ten
2007
as Sophia Jackson
TVDamages
2007
as Older Female Victim
TVArmy Wives
2007
as Vivian Burton
TVThe Starter Wife
2007
as Nana
MovieStephanie Daley
2007
as Dr. Peterson
TV30 Rock
2006
as Novella Nelson
MovieGriffin & Phoenix
2006
as Maya Restaurant Owner
MoviePremium
2006
as Jayme
MoviePreaching to the Choir
2005
as Aunt June
MovieDear Wendy
2005
as Clarabelle
MovieBirth
2004
as Lee
TVWhoopi
2003
as Nurse
MovieHead of State
2003
as Moderator
MovieAntwone Fisher
2002
as Mrs. Tate
MovieThe Gilded Six Bits
2001
as Mama Banks
MovieJudy Berlin
1999
as Carol
TVThird Watch
1999
as Sondra Richards
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Gail Fitzwallace
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Mosley
TVMama Flora's Family
1998
as Pearl (1955-1970)
TVSex and the City
1998
as Madame Lordes
MovieA Perfect Murder
1998
as Ambassador Alice Wills
MovieThe Devil's Advocate
1997
as Botanica Woman
MovieWhite Lies
1997
as Leon's Mother
MovieThe Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
as Rosetta Tyler
MovieHarambee!
1996
as Queenesther
MovieManny & Lo
1996
as Georgine
MovieGirl 6
1996
as Angela's Aunt
MovieMercy
1995
as Angela
MovieThe Keeper
1995
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Notes for My Daughter
1995
as Shirley
TVNew York Undercover
1994
as Prof. Cortez
MovieDead Funny
1994
as Frances
MovieWeekend at Bernie's II
1993
as Mobu
MovieDaybreak
1993
as Mrs. Chaney
MovieCitizen Cohn
1992
as Second Annie Lee Moss
MovieStrictly Business
1991
as Olivia
MovieGreen Card
1990
as Marriage Celebrant
MoviePrivilege
1990
as Yvonne Washington
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Mrs. Washington
MovieThe Littlest Victims
1989
as Mrs. Munson
TVHothouse
1988
as Olivia
MovieOrphans
1987
as Mattie
TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Jazz Singer
MovieKojak: The Price of Justice
1987
as Pearl
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Miriam Blain
MovieThe Flamingo Kid
1984
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
MovieHe's Fired, She's Hired
1984
as Serena Cole
MovieThe Cotton Club
1984
as Madame St. Clair
MovieA Doctor's Story
1984
as Mrs. Thornton
TVChiefs
1983
as Nellie Cole
MovieAbuse
1983
as Street Interviewee
MovieThe Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
MovieThe Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
as Carla Willis
MovieAn Unmarried Woman
1978
as Jean
