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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The West Wing

Sex and the City

Third Watch

All Movies (44)

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project2023 · as Self
Mr. SOUL!2018 · as Self
You Were Never Really Here2017 · as Diner Woman
A Walk Among the Tombstones2014 · as Librarian
Nancy, Please2012 · as Dr. Bannister
The Ten2007 · as Sophia Jackson
Stephanie Daley2007 · as Dr. Peterson
Griffin & Phoenix2006 · as Maya Restaurant Owner
Premium2006 · as Jayme
Preaching to the Choir2005 · as Aunt June
Dear Wendy2005 · as Clarabelle
Birth2004 · as Lee
Head of State2003 · as Moderator
Antwone Fisher2002 · as Mrs. Tate
The Gilded Six Bits2001 · as Mama Banks
Judy Berlin1999 · as Carol
A Perfect Murder1998 · as Ambassador Alice Wills
The Devil's Advocate1997 · as Botanica Woman
White Lies1997 · as Leon's Mother
The Summer of Ben Tyler1996 · as Rosetta Tyler
Harambee!1996 · as Queenesther
Manny & Lo1996 · as Georgine
Girl 61996 · as Angela's Aunt
Mercy1995 · as Angela
The Keeper1995 · as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Notes For My Daughter1995 · as Shirley
Dead Funny1994 · as Frances
Weekend at Bernie's II1993 · as Mobu
Daybreak1993 · as Mrs. Chaney
Citizen Cohn1992 · as Second Annie Lee Moss
Strictly Business1991 · as Olivia
Green Card1990 · as Marriage Celebrant
Privilege1990 · as Yvonne Washington
The Littlest Victims1989 · as Mrs. Munson
Orphans1987 · as Mattie
Kojak: The Price of Justice1987 · as Pearl
The Flamingo Kid1984 · as Lizzy the Housekeeper
He's Fired, She's Hired1984 · as Serena Cole
The Cotton Club1984 · as Madame St. Clair
A Doctor's Story1984 · as Mrs. Thornton
Abuse1983 · as Street Interviewee
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six1980
The Seduction of Joe Tynan1979 · as Carla Willis
An Unmarried Woman1978 · as Jean

All TV Shows (19)

Damages2007 · as Older Female Victim
Army Wives2007 · as Vivian Burton
The Starter Wife2007 · as Nana
30 Rock2006 · as Novella Nelson
Whoopi2003 · as Nurse
Third Watch1999 · as Sondra Richards
The West Wing1999 · as Gail Fitzwallace
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Mrs. Mosley
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Judge Anne Sciola
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Judge
Mama Flora's Family1998 · as Pearl (1955-1970)
Sex and the City1998 · as Madame Lordes
New York Undercover1994 · as Prof. Cortez
Law & Order1990 · as Mrs. Washington
Law & Order1990 · as Judge Gloria Crutcher
Hothouse1988 · as Olivia
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd1987 · as Jazz Singer
The Equalizer1985 · as Miriam Blain
Chiefs1983 · as Nellie Cole