Novella Nelson

Novella Nelson

Acting
Born 1939-12-17 - Died 2017-08-31 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Movies (44)

The Devil's Advocate
7.5

The Devil's Advocate

1997Movie7.5
A Walk Among the Tombstones
6.3

A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014Movie6.3
You Were Never Really Here
6.5

You Were Never Really Here

2017Movie6.5
A Perfect Murder
6.6

A Perfect Murder

1998Movie6.6
Birth
6.1

Birth

2004Movie6.1
Green Card
6.1

Green Card

1990Movie6.1
Antwone Fisher
6.9

Antwone Fisher

2002Movie6.9
The Cotton Club
6.5

The Cotton Club

1984Movie6.5
Head of State
5.6

Head of State

2003Movie5.6
Dear Wendy
5.8

Dear Wendy

2005Movie5.8
The Flamingo Kid
6.0

The Flamingo Kid

1984Movie6.0
Strictly Business
5.4

Strictly Business

1991Movie5.4
The Ten
4.8

The Ten

2007Movie4.8
Daybreak
5.3

Daybreak

1993Movie5.3
Girl 6
5.0

Girl 6

1996Movie5.0
Griffin & Phoenix
7.1

Griffin & Phoenix

2006Movie7.1
Orphans
5.7

Orphans

1987Movie5.7
An Unmarried Woman
6.8

An Unmarried Woman

1978Movie6.8
Weekend at Bernie's II
5.1

Weekend at Bernie's II

1993Movie5.1
Stephanie Daley
5.8

Stephanie Daley

2007Movie5.8
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
5.9

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979Movie5.9
The Summer of Ben Tyler
6.8

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996Movie6.8
Mr. SOUL!
7.0

Mr. SOUL!

2018Movie7.0
Dead Funny
6.0

Dead Funny

1994Movie6.0
Judy Berlin
5.9

Judy Berlin

1999Movie5.9
Manny & Lo
6.3

Manny & Lo

1996Movie6.3
Citizen Cohn
6.3

Citizen Cohn

1992Movie6.3
White Lies
3.8

White Lies

1997Movie3.8
Kojak: The Price of Justice
5.2

Kojak: The Price of Justice

1987Movie5.2
Nancy, Please
5.2

Nancy, Please

2012Movie5.2
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
6.4

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

2023Movie6.4
Preaching to the Choir
9.0

Preaching to the Choir

2005Movie9.0
A Doctor's Story
6.7

A Doctor's Story

1984Movie6.7
Mercy
6.6

Mercy

1995Movie6.6
Abuse
4.9

Abuse

1983Movie4.9
The Keeper
5.7

The Keeper

1995Movie5.7
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
7.0

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1980Movie7.0
The Littlest Victims
8.0

The Littlest Victims

1989Movie8.0
He's Fired, She's Hired
6.5

He's Fired, She's Hired

1984Movie6.5
Premium
5.4

Premium

2006Movie5.4
The Gilded Six Bits
7.0

The Gilded Six Bits

2001Movie7.0
Notes for My Daughter

Notes for My Daughter

1995Movie
Harambee!
7.0

Harambee!

1996Movie7.0
Privilege
4.7

Privilege

1990Movie4.7

TV Shows (16)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
Sex and the City
7.4

Sex and the City

1998Series7.4
30 Rock
7.5

30 Rock

2006Series7.5
Third Watch
7.9

Third Watch

1999Series7.9
Damages
7.5

Damages

2007Series7.5
New York Undercover
7.3

New York Undercover

1994Series7.3
Army Wives
7.5

Army Wives

2007Series7.5
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
6.8

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987Series6.8
Whoopi
8.8

Whoopi

2003Series8.8
The Starter Wife
4.4

The Starter Wife

2007Series4.4
Chiefs
7.9

Chiefs

1983Series7.9
Hothouse
7.5

Hothouse

1988Series7.5
Mama Flora's Family
7.6

Mama Flora's Family

1998Series7.6