Novella Christine Nelson (December , â€" August , ) 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.Starting in , Nelson had a decades-long stage career,
performing, directing and producing, primarily in New York. She was a
featured performer on Broadway in in the musical Purlie. In , Nelson
directed the play La Femme Noire at The Public Theater. Her film
career began at age with a small part in 's An Unmarried Woman, and
continued for the next several decades with roles in movies and
television.She may be best known for her role as Mrs. Tate in the
movie Antwone Fisher.
actress and singer. She established her career as a singer, both on
the off-Broadway and Broadway stage and in cabaret-style
locales.Starting in , Nelson had a decades-long stage career,
performing, directing and producing, primarily in New York. She was a
featured performer on Broadway in in the musical Purlie. In , Nelson
directed the play La Femme Noire at The Public Theater. Her film
career began at age with a small part in 's An Unmarried Woman, and
continued for the next several decades with roles in movies and
television.She may be best known for her role as Mrs. Tate in the
movie Antwone Fisher.
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