Novella Nelson's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Taboo Narrator (3)

Main Movie Roles 2007 - The Ten 2006 - Griffin & Phoenix 2006 - Premium 2005 - Dear Wendy 2004 - Birth 2003 - Head of State 1999 - Judy Berlin 1998 - A Perfect Murder 1997 - The Devil's Advocate 1993 - Weekend at Bernie's II 1990 - The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990 - Green Card 1987 - Orphans 1984 - The Cotton Club 1979 - The Seduction of Joe Tynan

BIOGRAPHY:

Novella Nelson (born December 17, 1939) is an American actress and singer.
Nelson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Evelyn Hines and James Nelson.[1] Her career in films did not begin until she was approaching middle age, with a small part in 1978's An Unmarried Woman. Over the next thirty years, she continued to play small roles in movies.[2] Additionally, she established a career as a singer, both on the stage[3] and in cabaret-style locales.[4] Nelson works as an instructor for voice-over actors.[5] In June, 2009, she was appearing in a Boston production of Oedipus.[


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