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Novella Nelson

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1939-12-17

Died: 2017-08-31

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	An Unmarried Woman	Jean	67
2	1979	The Seduction of Joe Tynan	Carla Willis	59
3	1980	The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six		0
4	1983	Abuse	Street Interviewee	50
5	1984	A Doctor's Story	Mrs. Thornton	50
6	1984	The Cotton Club	Madame St. Clair	65
7	1984	He's Fired, She's Hired	Serena Cole	60
8	1984	The Flamingo Kid	Lizzy the Housekeeper	60
9	1987	Kojak: The Price of Justice	Pearl	42
10	1987	Orphans	Mattie	58
11	1989	The Littlest Victims	Mrs. Munson	0
12	1990	Privilege	Yvonne Washington	44
13	1990	Green Card	Marriage Celebrant	61
14	1991	Strictly Business	Olivia	55
15	1992	Citizen Cohn	Second Annie Lee Moss	63
16	1993	Daybreak	Mrs. Chaney	51
17	1993	Weekend at Bernie's II	Mobu	50
18	1994	Dead Funny	Frances	50
19	1995	Notes For My Daughter	Shirley	0
20	1995	The Keeper	Mrs. Lemont, Mother	50
21	1995	Mercy	Angela	65
22	1996	Girl 6	Angela's Aunt	50
23	1996	Manny & Lo	Georgine	58
24	1996	Harambee!	Queenesther	0
25	1996	The Summer of Ben Tyler	Rosetta Tyler	57
26	1997	White Lies	Leon's Mother	17
27	1997	The Devil's Advocate	Botanica Woman	75
28	1998	A Perfect Murder	Ambassador Alice Wills	65
29	1999	Judy Berlin	Carol	58
30	2001	The Gilded Six Bits	Mama Banks	0
31	2002	Antwone Fisher	Mrs. Tate	69
32	2003	Head of State	Moderator	56
33	2004	Birth	Lee	60
34	2005	Dear Wendy	Clarabelle	58
35	2005	Preaching to the Choir	Aunt June	0
36	2006	Premium	Jayme	48
37	2006	Griffin & Phoenix	Maya Restaurant Owner	71
38	2007	Stephanie Daley	Dr. Peterson	59
39	2007	The Ten	Sophia Jackson	48
40	2012	Nancy, Please	Dr. Bannister	52
41	2014	A Walk Among the Tombstones	Librarian	63
42	2017	You Were Never Really Here	Diner Woman	65
43	2018	Mr. SOUL!	Self	70
44	2023	Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project	Self	69

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Chiefs	Nellie Cole	79
2	1985	The Equalizer	Miriam Blain	72
3	1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Jazz Singer	60
4	1990	Law & Order	Mrs. Washington	74
5	1990	Law & Order	Judge Gloria Crutcher	74
6	1994	New York Undercover	Prof. Cortez	71
7	1998	Sex and the City	Madame Lordes	74
8	1998	Mama Flora's Family	Pearl (1955-1970)	73
9	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mrs. Mosley	79
10	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Judge Anne Sciola	79
11	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Judge	79
12	1999	The West Wing	Gail Fitzwallace	83
13	1999	Third Watch	Sondra Richards	79
14	2003	Whoopi	Nurse	87
15	2006	30 Rock	Novella Nelson	75