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Sep 8, 2017 · Novella C. Nelson, an accomplished Broadway and Hollywood actress, died on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. She was 78. Nelson earned more than 100 television, film, Broadway and off-Broadway credits ...
Aug 31, 2017 · 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.
Mar 27, 2018 · It was 1958 and 19-year-old Brooklyn College theater student Novella Nelson had just had an epiphany that acting would be her profession. Nelson had had thoughts of studying biochemistry but switched to theater after taking an acting class with Professor Catherine Myers.
Oct 26, 2020 · On Friday, Novella Nelson passed away after decades in the business as a dedicated Broadway and Hollywood actress. Honored in 2016 by New York’s New Federal Theater for her contribution to ...
Apr 11, 2024 · Register Although the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ‘70s is often understood as being centered in Harlem, a number of prominent Black artists of the mid-20th century were firmly based in the downtown and Village art scene. One of the most prominent and prolific of these Lower East Side artists was Novella Nelson, an actor, singer, poet, and director who worked at many of the most ...
Aug 8, 1974 · When Novella Nelson made her debut as a singer at the Village Vanguard five and a half years ago, she was moonlighting from Off Broadway. Her acting experience was reflected in her singing, giving ...
Sep 3, 2017 · Brooklyn, New York-born, she passed away on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. She was 77. Broadway and film actress Novella Nelson played her role of Mrs. Tate to the hilt as the antagonist in the bio ...
