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
Sophia 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
The Littlest Victims
Mrs. Munson