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Novella Nelson
Born: 1939-12-17 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Rated Filmography (43)
Sorted by Score9.0
Preaching to the Choir
2005
8.0
The Littlest Victims
1989
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997
7.1
Griffin & Phoenix
2006
7.0
The Gilded Six Bits
2001
7.0
Harambee!
1996
7.0
Mr. SOUL!
2018
7.0
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
6.9
Antwone Fisher
2002
6.8
An Unmarried Woman
1978
6.8
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
6.7
A Doctor's Story
1984
6.6
Mercy
1995
6.6
A Perfect Murder
1998
6.5
You Were Never Really Here
2017
6.5
He's Fired, She's Hired
1984
6.5
The Cotton Club
1984
6.4
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
6.3
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
6.3
Citizen Cohn
1992
6.3
Manny & Lo
1996
6.1
Green Card
1990
6.1
Birth
2004
6.0
Dead Funny
1994
6.0
The Flamingo Kid
1984
5.9
Judy Berlin
1999
5.9
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
5.8
Dear Wendy
2005
5.8
Stephanie Daley
2007
5.7
Orphans
1987
5.7
The Keeper
1995
5.6
Head of State
2003
5.4
Strictly Business
1991
5.4
Premium
2006
5.3
Daybreak
1993
5.2
Nancy, Please
2012
5.2
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
5.1
Weekend at Bernie's II
1993
5.0
Girl 6
1996
4.9
Abuse
1983
4.8
The Ten
2007
4.7
Privilege
1990
3.8
White Lies
1997