Nellie Jane Norman (September 11, 1939 – April 4, 2020) was a deaf performer, director, professor, and curator, recognized for her work on the faculty of Gallaudet University.

She actively promoted deaf culture, language, and art through her contributions to teaching, TV programs, and film festivals.

After training at the Milo Bennett Linotype School in Indiana, she worked in printing around Washington, D.C., and in New York City.

[2][4][9] In addition to her work as an actress and anchor, Norman was a director, producer, and film judge, as well as a media consultant.

[2][11][14] Beginning in 2007, Norman worked to establish the National Deaf Life Museum, serving as its director and curator.

[2][9][12] In her retirement, she continued to serve as director emerita of the National Deaf Life Museum, until her death in 2020 in Riverside, California.