Novella Nelson
Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA — Dec 17 1939• Died Aug 31 2017
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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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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Mosley
Law & Order
Mrs. Washington
The West Wing
Gail Fitzwallace
30 Rock
Novella Nelson
Sex and the City
Madame Lordes
Third Watch
Sondra Richards
Damages
Older Female Victim
The Equalizer
Miriam Blain
Army Wives
Vivian Burton
New York Undercover
Prof. Cortez
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Jazz Singer
Whoopi
Nurse
The Devil's Advocate
Botanica Woman
The Starter Wife
Nana
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Librarian
A Perfect Murder
Ambassador Alice Wills
Mama Flora's Family
Pearl (1955-1970)
You Were Never Really Here
Diner Woman
Hothouse
Olivia
Birth
Lee
Chiefs
Nellie Cole
Green Card
Marriage Celebrant
Head of State
Moderator
The Ten
Sophia Jackson
The Cotton Club
Madame St. Clair
Antwone Fisher
Mrs. Tate
Daybreak
Mrs. Chaney
Dear Wendy
Clarabelle
An Unmarried Woman
Jean
The Flamingo Kid
Lizzy the Housekeeper
Orphans
Mattie
Griffin & Phoenix
Maya Restaurant Owner
Strictly Business
Olivia
Dead Funny
Frances
Girl 6
Angela's Aunt
Mr. SOUL!
Self
White Lies
Leon's Mother
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Pearl
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Carla Willis
Manny & Lo
Georgine
The Keeper
Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Judy Berlin
Carol
Stephanie Daley
Dr. Peterson
Premium
Jayme
A Doctor's Story
Mrs. Thornton
Citizen Cohn
Second Annie Lee Moss
Mercy
Angela
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Rosetta Tyler
Weekend at Bernie's II
Mobu
He's Fired, She's Hired
Serena Cole
Harambee!
Queenesther
The Littlest Victims
Mrs. Munson
Privilege
Yvonne Washington
Nancy, Please
Dr. Bannister
Preaching to the Choir
Aunt June
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
Notes For My Daughter
Shirley
Abuse
Street Interviewee
The Gilded Six Bits
Mama Banks
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self