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Novella Christine Nelson 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.
Born
Sunday, 17 December 1939
Died
Friday, 01 September 2017
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | Self | 2023 |
| Mr. Soul! | Self | 2018 |
| You Were Never Really Here | Diner Woman | 2017 |
| Collar | Fiona Taylor | 2015 |
| A Walk Among the Tombstones | Librarian | 2014 |
| Somebody's Hero | Maureen | 2012 |
| Nancy, Please | Dr. Bannister | 2012 |
| The Inheritance | Aunt Bee | 2011 |
| It's Kind of a Funny Story | The Professor | 2010 |
| Night Catches Us | Eloise | 2010 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | Self | 2023 |
| Mr. Soul! | Self | 2018 |
| You Were Never Really Here | Diner Woman | 2017 |
| Collar | Fiona Taylor | 2015 |
| A Walk Among the Tombstones | Librarian | 2014 |
| Somebody's Hero | Maureen | 2012 |
| Nancy, Please | Dr. Bannister | 2012 |
| The Inheritance | Aunt Bee | 2011 |
| It's Kind of a Funny Story | The Professor | 2010 |
| Night Catches Us | Eloise | 2010 |
| The Toe Tactic | Victoria Hadaway | 2009 |
| August Rush | Social Serices Office Attendant | 2007 |
| The Ten | Judge Sophia R. Jackson | 2007 |
| Damages | Older Female Victim | 2007 |
| Army Wives | Vivian Burton | 2007 |
| The Starter Wife | Nana | 2007 |
| Stephanie Daley | Dr. Peterson | 2007 |
| 30 Rock | Novella Nelson | 2006 |
| Griffin & Phoenix | Maya Restaurant Owner | 2006 |
| Preaching to the Choir | Aunt June | 2006 |
| Premium | Jayme | 2006 |
| Dear Wendy | Clarabelle | 2005 |
| Birth | Lee | 2004 |
| Whoopi | Nurse | 2003 |
| Head of State | Moderator | 2003 |
| Antwone Fisher | Mrs. Tate | 2002 |
| Taboo | Self - Narrator | 2002 |
| 100 Centre Street | Isabelle | 2001 |
| Judy Berlin | Carol | 1999 |
| Third Watch | Sondra Richards | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Gail Fitzwallace | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge / Mrs. Mosley / Family Court Judge | 1999 |
| A Perfect Murder | Ambassador Alice Wills | 1998 |
| Sex and the City | Madame Lordes | 1998 |
| The Devil's Advocate | Botanica Woman | 1997 |
| Dellaventura | Aretha Jefferson | 1997 |
| 1999 | Rufus' Shrink | 1997 |
| Oz | Loretta Smith | 1997 |
| White Lies | Leon's Mother | 1997 |
| The Summer of Ben Tyler | Rosetta Tyler | 1996 |
| Manny & Lo | Georgine | 1996 |
| Girl 6 | Angela's Aunt | 1996 |
| Mercy | Angela | 1995 |
| New York News | Evelyn Gates | 1995 |
| The Keeper | Mrs. Lemont, Mother | 1995 |
| New York Undercover | Prof. Cortez / Malcolm's Mother | 1994 |
| Dead Funny | Frances | 1994 |
| Weekend at Bernie's II | Mobu | 1993 |
| Daybreak | Mrs. Chaney | 1993 |
| Citizen Cohn | Second Annie Lee Moss | 1992 |
| Strictly Business | Olivia | 1991 |
| Green Card | Marriage Celebrant | 1991 |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | Media Jackal | 1990 |
| Privilege | Yvonne Washington | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Mrs. Washington / Judge Gloria Crutcher | 1990 |
| A Man Called Hawk | Mrs. Webster | 1989 |
| Mama Flora's Family | Pearl (1955-1970) | 1988 |
| Hothouse | Olivia | 1988 |
| Orphans | Mattie | 1987 |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Jazz Singer | 1987 |
| Kojak: The Price of Justice | Pearl | 1987 |
| The Equalizer | Miriam Blain | 1985 |
| The Flamingo Kid | Lizzy the Housekeeper | 1984 |
| The Cotton Club | Madame St. Clair | 1984 |
| Chiefs | Nellie Cole | 1983 |
| Abuse | Street Interviewee | 1983 |
| The Torture of Mothers | 1980 | |
| The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Carla Willis | 1979 |
| An Unmarried Woman | Jean | 1978 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Shirley | 1972 |
