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Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1 / Dec / 1939 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
Novella Christine Nelson
Novella Nelson
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
10.0
Wonderland
5 / Mar / 2000
8.7
Whoopi
3 / Sep / 2003
8.2
The West Wing
4 / Sep / 1999
7.9
Third Watch
5 / Sep / 1999
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2 / Sep / 1999
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2 / Sep / 1999
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2 / Sep / 1999
7.8
Chiefs
1 / Nov / 1983
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
6 / Oct / 1997
7.4
30 Rock
4 / Oct / 2006
Credits
All
Department
Acting
2023
•
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self
2018
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Mr. SOUL!
as Self
2017
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You Were Never Really Here
as Diner Woman
2014
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A Walk Among the Tombstones
as Librarian
2012
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Nancy, Please
as Dr. Bannister
2007
•
Stephanie Daley
as Dr. Peterson
2007
•
The Ten
as Judge Sophia R. Jackson
2006
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Premium
as Jayme
2006
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Griffin & Phoenix
as Maya Restaurant Owner
2006
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30 Rock
(1 episode) as Novella Nelson
2005
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Preaching to the Choir
as Aunt June
2005
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Dear Wendy
as Clarabelle
2004
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Birth
as Lee
2003
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Head of State
as Moderator
2003
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Whoopi
(1 episode) as Nurse
2002
•
Antwone Fisher
as Mrs. Tate
2001
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The Gilded Six Bits
as Mama Banks
2000
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Wonderland
(1 episode)
1999
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Judy Berlin
as Carol
1999
•
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1 episode) as Mrs. Mosley
1999
•
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1 episode) as Judge Anne Sciola
1999
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The West Wing
(2 episodes) as Gail Fitzwallace
1999
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1 episode) as Judge
1999
•
Third Watch
(1 episode) as Sondra Richards
1998
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A Perfect Murder
as Ambassador Alice Wills
1998
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Sex and the City
(1 episode) as Madame Lordes
1998
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Mama Flora's Family
(2 episodes) as Pearl (1955-1970)
1997
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White Lies
as Leon's Mother
1997
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The Devil's Advocate
as Botanica Woman
1996
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Harambee!
as Queenesther
1996
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Girl 6
as Angela's Aunt
1996
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The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Rosetta Tyler
1996
•
Manny & Lo
as Georgine
1995
•
Mercy
as Angela
1995
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The Keeper
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
1994
•
Dead Funny
as Frances
1994
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New York Undercover
(1 episode) as Prof. Cortez
1993
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Weekend at Bernie's II
as Mobu
1993
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Daybreak
as Mrs. Chaney
1992
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Citizen Cohn
as Second Annie Lee Moss
1991
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Strictly Business
as Olivia
1990
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Privilege
as Yvonne Washington
1990
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Green Card
as Marriage Celebrant
1990
•
Law & Order
(1 episode) as Mrs. Washington
1990
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Law & Order
(1 episode) as Judge Gloria Crutcher
1987
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Orphans
as Mattie
1987
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Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Pearl
1987
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
(1 episode) as Jazz Singer
1985
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The Equalizer
(1 episode) as Miriam Blain
1984
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The Cotton Club
as Madame St. Clair
1984
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He's Fired, She's Hired
as Serena Cole
1984
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The Flamingo Kid
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
1984
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A Doctor's Story
as Mrs. Thornton
1983
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Abuse
as Street Interviewee
1983
•
Chiefs
(1 episode) as Nellie Cole
1980
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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1979
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Carla Willis
1978
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An Unmarried Woman
as Jean