Novella Nelson

Novella Christine Nelson (December 17, 1939 – August 31, 2017) was an American actress and singer.

[2] Starting in 1961, Nelson had a decades-long stage career, performing, directing and producing, primarily in New York.

[4] Her film career began at age 39 with a small part in 1977's An Unmarried Woman, and continued for the next several decades with roles in movies and television.

[8] An African American, she attended the predominantly white Brooklyn College in the late 1950s, majoring in biochemistry.

[12][13] Novella Nelson (album) Walk Him Up The Stairs-Prologue / Down Home (Purlie promo w. Linda Hopkins & Cleavon Little) Where Do You Go / The Bar (single w. Gordy Rose)