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Novella Nelson

Acting

Born December 17, 1939 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died August 31, 2017

Also known as Novella Christine 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.

Filmography34 titles

The West Wing

1999as Gail Fitzwallace

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Judge

Third Watch

1999as Sondra Richards

Mama Flora's Family

as Pearl (1955-1970)

Damages

2007as Older Female Victim

Army Wives

2007as Vivian Burton

30 Rock

2006as Novella Nelson

The Devil's Advocate

1997as Botanica Woman

Sex and the City

1998as Madame Lordes

New York Undercover

1994as Prof. Cortez

Law & Order

1990as Mrs. Washington

Griffin & Phoenix

2006as Maya Restaurant Owner

Antwone Fisher

2002as Mrs. Tate

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996as Rosetta Tyler

An Unmarried Woman

1978as Jean

You Were Never Really Here

2017as Diner Woman

A Perfect Murder

1998as Ambassador Alice Wills

The Cotton Club

1984as Madame St. Clair

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

2023as Self

A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014as Librarian

Green Card

1990as Marriage Celebrant

Birth

2004as Lee

Stephanie Daley

2006as Dr. Peterson

The Keeper

1995as Mrs. Lemont, Mother

Head of State

2003as Moderator

Premium

2006as Jayme

Strictly Business

1991as Olivia

Daybreak

1993as Mrs. Chaney

Nancy, Please

2012as Dr. Bannister

Weekend at Bernie's II

1993as Mobu

The Ten

2007as Sophia Jackson

Privilege

1990as Yvonne Washington

The Starter Wife

2007as Nana

White Lies

1997as Leon's Mother