Novella Nelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1939
- Died
- August 31, 2017
- Birthplace
- 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
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 2023
as Self
Mr. SOUL! 2018
as Self
You Were Never Really Here 2017
as Diner Woman
A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014
as Librarian
Nancy, Please 2012
as Dr. Bannister
It's Kind of a Funny Story 2010
as Professor
The Toe Tactic 2009
as Victoria Hadaway
The Ten 2007
as Sophia Jackson
Stephanie Daley 2007
as Dr. Peterson
Griffin & Phoenix 2006
as Maya Restaurant Owner
Premium 2006
as Jayme
Preaching to the Choir 2005
as Aunt June
Dear Wendy 2005
as Clarabelle
Birth 2004
as Lee
Head of State 2003
as Moderator
Antwone Fisher 2002
as Mrs. Tate
The Gilded Six Bits 2001
as Mama Banks
Judy Berlin 1999
as Carol
A Perfect Murder 1998
as Ambassador Alice Wills
The Devil's Advocate 1997
as Botanica Woman
White Lies 1997
as Leon's Mother
The Summer of Ben Tyler 1996
as Rosetta Tyler
Harambee! 1996
as Queenesther
Manny & Lo 1996
as Georgine
Girl 6 1996
as Angela's Aunt
Mercy 1995
as Angela
The Keeper 1995
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
- Notes for My Daughter
Notes for My Daughter 1995
as Shirley
Dead Funny 1994
as Frances
Weekend at Bernie's II 1993
as Mobu
Daybreak 1993
as Mrs. Chaney
Citizen Cohn 1992
as Second Annie Lee Moss
Strictly Business 1991
as Olivia
Green Card 1990
as Marriage Celebrant
Privilege 1990
as Yvonne Washington
The Littlest Victims 1989
as Mrs. Munson
Orphans 1987
as Mattie
Kojak: The Price of Justice 1987
as Pearl
The Flamingo Kid 1984
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
He's Fired, She's Hired 1984
as Serena Cole
The Cotton Club 1984
as Madame St. Clair
A Doctor's Story 1984
as Mrs. Thornton
Abuse 1983
as Street Interviewee
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six 1980
Actor
The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979
as Carla Willis
An Unmarried Woman 1978
as Jean
Credits from TMDB.