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.
Acted in
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
The Ten
2007
as Judge Sophia R. Jackson
Stephanie Daley
2007
as Dr. Peterson
30 Rock
2006
as Novella Nelson
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
Whoopi
2003
as Nurse
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
The West Wing
1999
as Gail Fitzwallace
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Mosley
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Judge Anne Sciola
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Judge
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Pearl (1955-1970)
Sex and the City
1998
as Madame Lordes
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
Girl 6
1996
as Angela's Aunt
Manny & Lo
1996
as Georgine
Mercy
1995
as Angela
The Keeper
1995
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
New York Undercover
1994
as Prof. Cortez
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
Law & Order
1990
as Judge Gloria Crutcher
Law & Order
1990
as Mrs. Washington
Orphans
1987
as Mattie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Jazz Singer
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
as Pearl
The Equalizer
1985
as Miriam Blain
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
Chiefs
1983
as Nellie Cole
Abuse
1983
as Street Interviewee
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