Novella Nelson
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
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
Stephanie Daley
2007
as Dr. Peterson
The Ten
2007
as Sophia Jackson
The Starter Wife
2007
as Nana
Army Wives
2007
as Vivian Burton
Damages
2007
as Older Female Victim
Premium
2006
as Jayme
Griffin & Phoenix
2006
as Maya Restaurant Owner
30 Rock
2006
as Novella Nelson
Preaching to the Choir
2005
as Aunt June
Dear Wendy
2005
as Clarabelle
Birth
2004
as Lee
Head of State
2003
as Moderator
Whoopi
2003
as Nurse
Antwone Fisher
2002
as Mrs. Tate
The Gilded Six Bits
2001
as Mama Banks
Judy Berlin
1999
as Carol
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Mosley
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Judge Anne Sciola
The West Wing
1999
as Gail Fitzwallace
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Judge
Third Watch
1999
as Sondra Richards
A Perfect Murder
1998
as Ambassador Alice Wills
Sex and the City
1998
as Madame Lordes
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Pearl (1955-1970)
White Lies
1997
as Leon's Mother
The Devil's Advocate
1997
as Botanica Woman
Harambee!
1996
as Queenesther
Girl 6
1996
as Angela's Aunt
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
as Rosetta Tyler
Manny & Lo
1996
as Georgine
Mercy
1995
as Angela
The Keeper
1995
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Notes for My Daughter
1995
as Shirley
Dead Funny
1994
as Frances
New York Undercover
1994
as Prof. Cortez
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
Privilege
1990
as Yvonne Washington
Green Card
1990
as Marriage Celebrant
Law & Order
1990
as Mrs. Washington
Law & Order
1990
as Judge Gloria Crutcher
The Littlest Victims
1989
as Mrs. Munson
Hothouse
1988
as Olivia
Orphans
1987
as Mattie
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
as Pearl
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Jazz Singer
The Equalizer
1985
as Miriam Blain
The Cotton Club
1984
as Madame St. Clair
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
as Serena Cole
The Flamingo Kid
1984
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
A Doctor's Story
1984
as Mrs. Thornton
Abuse
1983
as Street Interviewee
Chiefs
1983
as Nellie Cole
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
as Carla Willis
An Unmarried Woman
1978
as Jean