
Novella Nelson
Acting
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.

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self

Mr. SOUL!
Self

You Were Never Really Here
Diner Woman

A Walk Among the Tombstones
Librarian

Nancy, Please
Dr. Bannister

The Ten
Sophia Jackson

Stephanie Daley
Dr. Peterson

Griffin & Phoenix
Maya Restaurant Owner

Premium
Jayme

Preaching to the Choir
Aunt June

Dear Wendy
Clarabelle

Birth
Lee

Head of State
Moderator

Antwone Fisher
Mrs. Tate

The Gilded Six Bits
Mama Banks

Judy Berlin
Carol

A Perfect Murder
Ambassador Alice Wills

The Devil's Advocate
Botanica Woman

White Lies
Leon's Mother

The Summer of Ben Tyler
Rosetta Tyler

Harambee!
Queenesther

Manny & Lo
Georgine

Girl 6
Angela's Aunt

Mercy
Angela

The Keeper
Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Notes For My Daughter
Shirley

Dead Funny
Frances

Weekend at Bernie's II
Mobu

Daybreak
Mrs. Chaney

Citizen Cohn
Second Annie Lee Moss

Strictly Business
Olivia

Green Card
Marriage Celebrant

Privilege
Yvonne Washington

The Littlest Victims
Mrs. Munson

Orphans
Mattie

Kojak: The Price of Justice
Pearl

The Flamingo Kid
Lizzy the Housekeeper

He's Fired, She's Hired
Serena Cole

The Cotton Club
Madame St. Clair

A Doctor's Story
Mrs. Thornton

Abuse
Street Interviewee

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Carla Willis

An Unmarried Woman
Jean







