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She was a Black actress and singer. Novella Christine Nelson was born in Brooklyn, New York, to James and Evelyn (formerly Hines) Nelson. Her father was a pastor and a taxi driver. Her mother was an executive assistant at magazine publisher Women's Wear Daily. She attended the predominantly white Brooklyn College in the late 1950s, majoring in ...
Oct 9, 2020 · Nelson graduated with The Academy’s Class of 1961 into a rapidly changing theatre scene. In 1967, she became the understudy for Pearl Bailey in the role of Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway. Soon after, Nelson would share the stage with fellow Academy alumnus Cleavon Little in Purlie, a musical set in the Jim Crow-era ...
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Novella Nelson: Excerpts From My Life: Directed by Ivan Cury. With Richard Davis, James Macandrew, Novella Nelson, Linda Twine. A performance and reflections by actress-singer Novella Nelson who is joined by musicians Linda Twine, Freddie Waites, and Richard Davis.
Spell: Directed by William Jennings. With Novella Nelson, Jerome Preston Bates, Reynaldo Piniella, Shareen Wayne. In this urban fairytale, Femi and DaShaun are two teenagers from Harlem who are living against the odds.
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