Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 17, 1939
Died
Aug 31, 2017
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits
60 titles
Novella Nelson
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
Self
Mr. SOUL!
Self
You Were Never Really Here
Diner Woman
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Librarian
Nancy, Please
Dr. Bannister
The Ten
Sophia Jackson
Damages
Older Female Victim
Army Wives
Vivian Burton
The Starter Wife
Nana
Stephanie Daley
Dr. Peterson
30 Rock
Novella Nelson
Griffin & Phoenix
Maya Restaurant Owner
Premium
Jayme
Preaching to the Choir
Aunt June
Dear Wendy
Clarabelle
Birth
Lee
Whoopi
Nurse
Head of State
Moderator
Antwone Fisher
Mrs. Tate
The Gilded Six Bits
Mama Banks
Judy Berlin
Carol
Third Watch
Sondra Richards
The West Wing
Gail Fitzwallace
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Mosley
Mama Flora's Family
Pearl (1955-1970)
Sex and the City
Madame Lordes
A Perfect Murder
Ambassador Alice Wills
The Devil's Advocate
Botanica Woman
White Lies
Leon's Mother
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Rosetta Tyler
Harambee!
Queenesther
Manny & Lo
Georgine
Girl 6
Angela's Aunt
Mercy
Angela
The Keeper
Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Notes for My Daughter
Shirley
New York Undercover
Prof. Cortez
Dead Funny
Frances
Weekend at Bernie's II
Mobu
Daybreak
Mrs. Chaney
Citizen Cohn
Second Annie Lee Moss
Strictly Business
Olivia
Green Card
Marriage Celebrant
Privilege
Yvonne Washington
Law & Order
Mrs. Washington
The Littlest Victims
Mrs. Munson
Hothouse
Olivia
Orphans
Mattie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Jazz Singer
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Pearl