Novella Nelson

Born: 1939-12-17

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.


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as Botanica Woman
Released: 1997-10-17

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the...

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

as Librarian
Released: 2014-09-18

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and...

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A Perfect Murder

as Ambassador Alice Wills
Released: 1998-06-05

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the...

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as Diner Woman
Released: 2017-11-08

A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job...

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The Cotton Club

as Madame St. Clair
Released: 1984-12-14

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves...

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Birth

as Lee
Released: 2004-10-29

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge...

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as Marriage Celebrant
Released: 1990-12-23

Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's...

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Antwone Fisher

as Mrs. Tate
Released: 2002-12-19

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first...

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Head of State

as Moderator
Released: 2003-03-28

When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic...

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White Lies

as Leon's Mother
Released: 1997-04-01

A museum worker pretends to be an artist in order to impress women. When an attractive assistant...

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The Ten

as Judge Sophia R. Jackson
Released: 2007-08-03

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.

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Daybreak

as Mrs. Chaney
Released: 1993-05-08

When a substantial portion of the nation's populace falls victim to a deadly plague, the...

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Strictly Business

as Olivia
Released: 1991-11-08

Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a...

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Griffin & Phoenix

as Maya Restaurant Owner
Released: 2006-09-12

A terminally ill man falls in love with a woman who has a secret that threatens their time spent...

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as Mobu
Released: 1993-07-09

Everybody's favorite stiff is back! Working fools Larry Wilson and Richard Parker have uncovered...

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Dear Wendy

as Clarabelle
Released: 2005-02-04

In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of...

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Girl 6

as Angela's Aunt
Released: 1996-03-22

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.

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An Unmarried Woman

as Jean
Released: 1978-05-24

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her...

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The Flamingo Kid

as Lizzy the Housekeeper
Released: 1984-12-21

Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the...

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Manny & Lo

as Georgine
Released: 1996-01-22

A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they...

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Stephanie Daley

as Dr. Peterson
Released: 2007-04-20

Stephanie collapses in a pool of blood while on a school skiing trip. A doctor discovers that...

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The Seduction of Joe Tynan

as Carla Willis
Released: 1979-08-17

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court...

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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

as Self
Released: 2023-11-03

Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a...

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Citizen Cohn

as Second Annie Lee Moss
Released: 1992-08-22

As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from...

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Mr. SOUL!

as Self
Released: 2018-04-27

On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem...

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He's Fired, She's Hired

as Serena Cole
Released: 1984-12-18

Advertising executive, Alex Grier, is fired and is unable to find another position, being...

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Judy Berlin

as Carol
Released: 1999-10-06

Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose idealism is at odds with her small suburban community,...

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The Keeper

as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Released: 1995-09-15

Paul Lamont, a corrections officer and law student, leads a comfortable if culturally bankrupt,...

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Orphans

as Mattie
Released: 1987-09-18

Brothers Treat and Philip have only had each other since they were kids, when a small-time...

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The Summer of Ben Tyler

as Rosetta Tyler
Released: 1996-12-15

Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships,...

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Kojak: The Price of Justice

as Pearl
Released: 1987-02-21

Top New York cop Theo Kojak finds himself trapped in a tangled web of false trials, jealousies...

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Mercy

as Angela
Released: 1995-10-19

A couple of people steal the daughter of a famous lawyer. Now they want money to give her back,...

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Premium

as Jayme
Released: 2006-01-02

Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African...

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Dead Funny

as Frances
Released: 1994-05-21

When her practical joker boyfriend dies, a young woman recalls all the pranks he pulled as she...

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A Doctor's Story

as Mrs. Thornton
Released: 1984-04-23

A physician frustrates his family in his fight to prove that an elderly man is not senile.

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Nancy, Please

as Dr. Bannister
Released: 2012-04-20

A graduate student's vengeful ex-roommate refuses to let him retrieve an important book that he...

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Abuse

as Street Interviewee
Released: 1983-03-01

Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director...

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Privilege

as Yvonne Washington
Released: 1990-09-26

Privilege is an intelligently conceived, boldly anarchic, and wickedly insightful exposition on...

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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned...

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The Gilded Six Bits

as Mama Banks
Released: 2001-02-18

The lives of a loving husband and wife collide with that of a wealthy hustler.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Mrs. Mosley
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Judge Anne Sciola
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Judge
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Sex and the City

as Madame Lordes
First aired: 1998-06-06

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best...

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30 Rock

as Novella Nelson
First aired: 2006-10-11

Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the...

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New York Undercover

as Prof. Cortez
First aired: 1994-09-08

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and...

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Law & Order

as Judge Gloria Crutcher
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Mrs. Washington
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Jazz Singer
First aired: 1987-05-21

Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a...

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The Equalizer

as Miriam Blain
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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Chiefs

as Nellie Cole
First aired: 1983-11-13

Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery --...

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