Person
Novella Nelson
Acting · 1939–2017 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Mrs. Mosley
Law & Order
Mrs. Washington
The West Wing
Gail Fitzwallace
Damages
Older Female Victim
Army Wives
Vivian Burton
Sex and the City
Madame Lordes
30 Rock
Novella Nelson
Third Watch
Sondra Richards
The Equalizer
Miriam Blain
New York Undercover
Prof. Cortez
Filmography
- 2023Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni ProjectSelf
- 2018Mr. SOUL!Self
- 2017You Were Never Really HereDiner Woman
- 2014A Walk Among the TombstonesLibrarian
- 2012Nancy, PleaseDr. Bannister
- 2007The TenSophia Jackson
- 2007DamagesOlder Female Victim
- 2007Army WivesVivian Burton
- 2007The Starter WifeNana
- 2007Stephanie DaleyDr. Peterson
- 200630 RockNovella Nelson
- 2006Griffin & PhoenixMaya Restaurant Owner
- 2006PremiumJayme
- 2005Preaching to the ChoirAunt June
- 2005Dear WendyClarabelle
- 2004BirthLee
- 2003WhoopiNurse
- 2003Head of StateModerator
- 2002Antwone FisherMrs. Tate
- 2001The Gilded Six BitsMama Banks
- 1999Judy BerlinCarol
- 1999Third WatchSondra Richards
- 1999The West WingGail Fitzwallace
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. Mosley
- 1998Mama Flora's FamilyPearl (1955-1970)
- 1998Sex and the CityMadame Lordes
- 1998A Perfect MurderAmbassador Alice Wills
- 1997The Devil's AdvocateBotanica Woman
- 1997White LiesLeon's Mother
- 1996The Summer of Ben TylerRosetta Tyler
- 1996Harambee!Queenesther
- 1996Manny & LoGeorgine
- 1996Girl 6Angela's Aunt
- 1995MercyAngela
- 1995The KeeperMrs. Lemont, Mother
- 1995Notes for My DaughterShirley
- 1994New York UndercoverProf. Cortez
- 1994Dead FunnyFrances
- 1993Weekend at Bernie's IIMobu
- 1993DaybreakMrs. Chaney
- 1992Citizen CohnSecond Annie Lee Moss
- 1991Strictly BusinessOlivia
- 1990Green CardMarriage Celebrant
- 1990PrivilegeYvonne Washington
- 1990Law & OrderMrs. Washington
- 1989The Littlest VictimsMrs. Munson
- 1988HothouseOlivia
- 1987OrphansMattie
- 1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddJazz Singer
- 1987Kojak: The Price of JusticePearl
- 1985The EqualizerMiriam Blain
- 1984The Flamingo KidLizzy the Housekeeper
- 1984He's Fired, She's HiredSerena Cole
- 1984The Cotton ClubMadame St. Clair
- 1984A Doctor's StoryMrs. Thornton
- 1983ChiefsNellie Cole
- 1983AbuseStreet Interviewee
- 1980The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
- 1979The Seduction of Joe TynanCarla Willis
- 1978An Unmarried WomanJean
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