Novella Nelson
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Diner Woman
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Librarian
Nancy, Please (2012)
Dr. Bannister
The Ten (2007)
Judge Sophia R. Jackson
Stephanie Daley (2007)
Dr. Peterson
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
Maya Restaurant Owner
Premium (2006)
Jayme
Preaching to the Choir (2005)
Aunt June
Dear Wendy (2005)
Clarabelle
Birth (2004)
Lee
Head of State (2003)
Moderator
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Mrs. Tate
The Gilded Six Bits (2001)
Mama Banks
Judy Berlin (1999)
Carol
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Ambassador Alice Wills
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Botanica Woman
White Lies (1997)
Leon's Mother
The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
Rosetta Tyler
Harambee! (1996)
Queenesther
Girl 6 (1996)
Angela's Aunt
Manny & Lo (1996)
Georgine
Mercy (1995)
Angela
The Keeper (1995)
Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Dead Funny (1994)
Frances
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
Mobu
Daybreak (1993)
Mrs. Chaney
Citizen Cohn (1992)
Second Annie Lee Moss
Strictly Business (1991)
Olivia
Green Card (1990)
Marriage Celebrant
Orphans (1987)
Mattie
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)
Pearl
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
Lizzy the Housekeeper
He's Fired, She's Hired (1984)
Serena Cole
The Cotton Club (1984)
Madame St. Clair
A Doctor's Story (1984)
Mrs. Thornton
Abuse (1983)
Street Interviewee
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
Carla Willis
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Jean

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