Personal Info
Birthday
December 17, 1939
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (59)
6.4
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Movie2023
7.0
Mr. SOUL!
Movie2018
6.5
You Were Never Really Here
Movie2017
6.3
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Movie2014
5.2
Nancy, Please
Movie2012
4.8
The Ten
Movie2007
7.4
Damages
TV Series2007
7.5
Army Wives
TV Series2007
4.4
The Starter Wife
TV Series2007
5.8
Stephanie Daley
Movie2007
7.5
30 Rock
TV Series2006
7.1
Griffin & Phoenix
Movie2006
No Backdrop
5.4
Premium
Movie2006
No Backdrop
9.0
Preaching to the Choir
Movie2005
5.8
Dear Wendy
Movie2005
6.0
Birth
Movie2004
No Backdrop
8.8
Whoopi
TV Series2003
5.6
Head of State
Movie2003
6.9
Antwone Fisher
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.0
The Gilded Six Bits
Movie2001
5.9
Judy Berlin
Movie1999
7.9
Third Watch
TV Series1999
8.3
The West Wing
TV Series1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV Series1999
7.6
Mama Flora's Family
TV Series1998
7.4
Sex and the City
TV Series1998
6.5
A Perfect Murder
Movie1998
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
Movie1997
3.8
White Lies
Movie1997
6.8
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Movie1996
7.0
Harambee!
Movie1996
6.3
Manny & Lo
Movie1996
5.0
Girl 6
Movie1996
No Backdrop
6.6
Mercy
Movie1995
5.7
The Keeper
Movie1995
7.3
New York Undercover
TV Series1994
6.0
Dead Funny
Movie1994
5.1
Weekend at Bernie's II
Movie1993
5.3
Daybreak
Movie1993
6.3
Citizen Cohn
Movie1992
5.4
Strictly Business
Movie1991
6.1
Green Card
Movie1990
4.7
Privilege
Movie1990
7.3
Law & Order
TV Series1990
No Backdrop
8.0
The Littlest Victims
Movie1989
7.5
Hothouse
TV Series1988
5.7
Orphans
Movie1987
6.8
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV Series1987
5.2
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Movie1987
7.1
The Equalizer
TV Series1985
6.0
The Flamingo Kid
Movie1984
No Backdrop
6.5
He's Fired, She's Hired
Movie1984
6.5
The Cotton Club
Movie1984
No Backdrop
6.7
A Doctor's Story
Movie1984
7.9
Chiefs
TV Series1983
4.9
Abuse
Movie1983
No Backdrop
7.0
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
Movie1980
5.9
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Movie1979
6.7
An Unmarried Woman
Movie1978