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