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Vanessa Bell Calloway (née Bell; born March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Beginning her career as a dancer, Bell Calloway became known for her film roles as Princess Imani Izzi in the 1988 comedy Coming to America, as well as for her roles in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), The Inkwell (1994), Crimson Tide (1995), and Daylight (1996). Bell Calloway had several starring roles on television series and movies, include first African American prime time soap opera, Under One Roof (1995). She later played recurring roles on Hawthorne and Shameless. In 2016, she appeared in comedy-drama film Southside with You, and began starring as Lady Ella Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners. Bell Calloway is a nine-time NAACP Image Award nominee.

Vanessa Bell Calloway
Bell Calloway in 2010
Born	Vanessa Bell (1957-03-20) March 20, 1957 (age 65) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Anthony Calloway ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	2
Website	vanessabellcalloway.com

Early life

Bell was born on March 20, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio University, where she became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Calloway also studied dance with Alvin Ailey, George Faison, and Otis Sallid. Calloway began her career as a dancer in Michael Bennett's original Broadway production of Dreamgirls.[2][3] It was during this time period that Calloway directed the music video "Angel Man" for soul singer Rhetta Hughes. She also was in the ensemble of the short-lived musical Bring Back Birdie.[4]

Career

Bell Calloway began her acting career in the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children in 1985. After moving to Los Angeles in 1986, she began appearing in episodes of prime time shows such as The Colbys, Falcon Crest, 227, China Beach, A Different World, and L.A. Law. She made her film debut on Number One with a Bullet (1987), before supporting role of Eddie Murphy's character's arranged wife in the 1988 comedy Coming to America. In 1990, Bell Calloway co-starred alongside Joe Morton in the ABC drama series, Equal Justice. During the 1990s, Bell Calloway had number of supporting roles in films, including What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) opposite Angela Bassett, The Inkwell (1994), and Crimson Tide (1995) as Denzel Washington's character wife. She also voiced main role in the 1992 animated comedy, Bébé's Kids.[5] Bell Calloway also had number of leading and supporting roles in the made for television movies. In 1995, she co-starred opposite James Earl Jones and Joe Morton in the short-lived CBS prime time soap opera, Under One Roof, the first drama series that feature an African-American lead characters.[6] For her role on the series, Calloway was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. She also had the leading roles on the short-leved NBC sitcom Rhythm & Blues (1992–93), and starred alongside Larry Hagman as his girlfriend in the CBS drama Orleans (1997).

In the 2000s, Bell Calloway had the recurring roles on Boston Public and The District. She co-starred in films including The Brothers, All About You, Dawg, Biker Boyz, Love Don't Cost a Thing, and Cheaper by the Dozen. Bell Calloway also guest starred on The Division, Strong Medicine, The Closer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Dexter, Rizzoli & Isles, and Castle. From 2010 to 2011, she had the recurring role in the TNT medical drama, Hawthorne. In 2011, she began appearing in the Showtime comedy-drama, Shameless.

In 2016, Bell Calloway was cast as lead character in the Bounce TV first prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners.[7] She plays Lady Ella Johnson, the widow of pastor and manipulative "First Lady of the Church".[8] Also in 2016, Bell Calloway co-starred as president Obama's future mother-in-law, Marian Shields Robinson, opposite Tika Sumpter as Michelle Obama, in the comedy-drama film Southside with You, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[9] She also guest starred on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy playing Arizona's Lawyer.

In 2018, Bell Calloway appeared in the Christian drama film Unbroken: Path to Redemption and the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete. In 2019, she played abolitionist Harriet Tubman's mother in the biographical drama film Harriet.[10] She reprised her role as Imani Izzi in the 2021 sequel Coming 2 America.[11]

Personal life

Bell Calloway has been married to anesthesiologist Dr. Anthony Calloway since 1988. The couple have two daughters, Ashley and Alexandra.[12] Ashley was one of the stars of the BET series Baldwin Hills which originally ran from 2007 until 2009.[13]

In 2009, Bell Calloway was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma, an early stage of breast cancer. She underwent two lumpectomies, and then a mastectomy. She subsequently underwent reconstructive surgery, in which tissue from her stomach was used to reconstruct her breast. She recounted her experience in an October 2015 essay in Ebony magazine, by which point she had been cancer-free for six years.[12]

Filmography

Film and TV Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Number One with a Bullet	Woman
1988	The Return of Desperado	Molly Pickett	TV Movie
	Coming to America	Princess Imani Izzi
	The Loner	Carver	TV Movie
1989	Polly	Nancy Dodds	TV Movie
	A Little Bit Strange	Marilyn McClane-Masterson	TV Movie
	Death Spa	Marci Hewitt
1990	Piece of Cake	Doreen	TV Movie
1992	Memphis	Martha Kinship	TV Movie
	Stompin' at the Savoy	Dorothy	TV Movie
	Bébé's Kids	Jamika (voice)
	Why Colors?	-	Short
1993	What's Love Got to Do with It	Jackie
1994	The Inkwell	Francis Phillips
1995	Crimson Tide	Julia Hunter
1996	America's Dream	Miss Dina Williams	TV Movie
	Daylight	Grace Calloway
	The Cherokee Kid	Abby Holsopple	TV Movie
1998	Archibald the Rainbow Painter	Diana
	When It Clicks	Catherine Douglass	Short
2000	A Private Affair	Nikita Harrell	TV Movie
	Love Song	Evie Livingston	TV Movie
2001	The Brothers	Dr. Thelma Woolridge
	All About You	Donna
2002	The Red Sneakers	Berniece	TV Movie
	Dawg	Christine Hodges
2003	Biker Boyz	Anita
	Love Don't Cost a Thing	Vivian Johnson
	Cheaper by the Dozen	Diana Philips
2004	Pryor Offenses'	Gertrude	TV Movie
2007	Stompin'	Mrs. Jackson
2008	Lakeview Terrace	Aunt Dorrie
2009	Truly Blessed	Lynda
	Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure	Mrs. Jones
	The Killing of Wendy	Wendy
	Applause for Miss E	Miss E	TV Movie
2012	The Last Fall	Marie Bishop
	A Beautiful Soul	Guardian Angel
	The Obama Effect	Molly Thomas
	The Undershepherd	Deaconess Carter
2013	Between Sisters	Lilian	TV Movie
	Holla II	Marion
2014	The Divorce	Eva	TV Movie
2015	To Hell and Back	Colleen	TV Movie
	Emergency Contact	Ruthie Biltmore	TV Movie
	About Scout	Faith Price
2016	Southside with You	Marian Shields Robinson
	Lark	Aziza	Short
	Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story	Josephine
	Post Life	Diane McIntosh	Short
	The Bounce Back	Ellen
	LAPD African Cops	Officer Collins
	Hustle vs. Heartache	Hustle's Mother
2017	The Preacher's Son	Elena
	Message from a Mistress	Heather
	Girl Minus	Ivys Mom
2018	Love, Once and Always	Isabel	TV Movie
	Dragged Across Concrete	Jennifer Johns
	Unbroken: Path to Redemption	Lila Burkholder
	Thriller	Mrs. Jackson
	Her Only Choice	Dr. Bailey
	Throwback Holiday	Mildred Anderson
	The Counter: 1960	Nicole	Short
2019	American Skin	Bernice
	Harriet	Rit Ross
2021	Saints & Sinners Judgment Day	Ella	TV Movie
	Coming 2 America	Imani Izzi
	Baby	Jackie	Short
	A Holiday Chance	Sheryl Chance
2022	Starkeisha	The Voice	Short
	The Devil You Know	Della Cowans

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	All My Children	Yvonne Caldwell	Regular Role
	Days of Our Lives	Denise Preston	Regular Role
1986	The Colbys	Lowell Sherman	Episode: "The Trial"
	Simon & Simon	Julie	Episode: "Act Five"
	Falcon Crest	Nurse	Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
1987	227	Sherry	Episode: "The Honeymoon's Over"
1988	Days of Our Lives	Charlene	Regular Role
1989	Webster	Denice	Episode: "A-Camping We Will Go"
	In the Heat of the Night	Audrey Moore	Episode: "Accused"
	Disneyland	Nancy	Episode: "Polly"
1990	1st & Ten	Della King	Episode: "Final Bow" & "Out of the Past"
	Dragnet	Receptionist	Episode: "Millie"
	Equal Justice	Delia Wayne	Recurring Cast: Season 1
	China Beach	Hula	Episode: "One Giant Leap"
	A Different World	Lily Connors	Episode: "A Campfire Story"
1991	L.A. Law	Robyn Edwards	Episode: "Splatoon"
	Father Dowling Mysteries	Dr. Emily Stone	Episode: "The Monkey Business Mystery"
	The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage	Rene	Episode: "Look for the Union Label"
	Doctor Doctor	Gail Butterfield	Episode: "Butterfields Are Free"
	A Different World	Danielle Vinson	Episode: "The Cash Isn't Always Greener"
1992	Dream On	Jeanette	Episode: "Red All Over" & "The Guilty Party"
1992-93	Rhythm & Blues	Colette Hawkins	Main Cast
1993	The Sinbad Show	Michelle Michaels	Episode: "The Par-tay"
	Where I Live	-	Episode: "The Big Easy"
1995	Under One Roof	Maggie Langston	Main Cast
	Touched by an Angel	Debra Willis	Episode: "The Driver"
1997	Orleans	Rosalee Clark	Main Cast
	Sparks	Monique	Episode: "Too Hot Not to Cool Down"
	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Princess Katusha (voice)	Episode: "The Golden Goose"
1998	Prey	Grace	Episode: "Revelations" & "Infiltration"
	The Gregory Hines Show	Kyra Lewis	Episode: "Wahunthra"
	Moesha	Dr. Madeline Woods	Episode: "Psyche Your Mind"
	The Temptations	Johnnie Mae Matthews	TV Mini Series
1999	Malcolm & Eddie	Vina Jensen	Episode: "Daddio"
2001	Diagnosis: Murder	Mrs. Calender	Episode: "No Good Deed"
	Boston Public	Mrs. Michelle Ronning	Recurring Cast: Season 1
	The Division	Dana	Episode: "The First Hit's Free, Baby"
2002	One on One	Michelle McCall	Episode: "The Way You Make Me Feel"
	The Parkers	Alaina	Episode: "And the Winner Is..."
2003–04	10-8: Officers on Duty	Gina Barnes	Recurring Cast
	The District	Gwen Hendrix	Recurring Cast: Season 4
2004	CSI: Miami	Tonya Washington	Episode: "Speed Kills"
	Strong Medicine	Melanie Rhodes	Episode: "Foreign Bodies"
2005	Joan of Arcadia	Corey Phillips	Episode: "Shadows and Light"
2006	The Closer	Lynn Talmadge	Episode: "Slippin'"
	All of Us	Marvella James	Episode: "Like Father, Like Son... Like Hell!" & "My Two Dads"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Judge Gina Himmel	Episode: "Miscarriage of Justice"
	Cold Case	Geraldine Watkins (1970)	Episode: "Soul"
2010	Dexter	Dr. Vanessa Abrams	Episode: "Practically Perfect"
	Outlaw	-	Episode: "In Re: Kelvin Jones"
2010-11	Hawthorne	Gail Strummer	Recurring Cast: Season 2–3
2011	Detroit 1-8-7	Bonnie McCord	Episode: "Stone Cold"
	Let's Stay Together	Mimi	Episode: "Daddy's Home"
	Harry's Law	Judge Jude Campbell	Episode: "Queen of Snark" & "Insanity"
2011-21	Shameless	Carol Fisher	Guest: Season 1-2 & 6 & 10, Recurring Cast: Season 3-5 & 11
2012	Ringer	Agent Royce Wiegler	Episode "I'm the Good Twin"
	Go On	Joyce Gold	Episode: "Videogame, Set, Match" & "Dinner Takes All"
2012-13	Rizzoli & Isles	A.D.A. Edna Calloway	Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4
2013	Castle	Beryl Wickfield	Episode: "Time Will Tell"
2014	NCIS	Sally Hammond	Episode "Crescent City: Part 1"
	Reckless	Judge Ella Kress	Episode "Parting Shots"
	Almost Home	Jocelyn Sanders	Episode "She Wants That Old Thing Back..."
2015	Murder in the First	Veronza Ervin	Episode: "Oh, Mexico" & "Out of the Shadows"
	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Trina's Mother	Episode: "When Kevin Met Salli"
	Hand of God	Eunetta Graham	Episode: "He So Loved" & "The Tie That Binds"
	In the Cut	Samantha	Episode: "Like Father, Like Son"
2016	Grey's Anatomy	Lucinda Gamble	Recurring Cast: Season 12
2016–22	Saints & Sinners	Lady Ella Johnson	Main Cast
2017	Survivor's Remorse	Camille Jordan	Recurring Cast: Season 4
2018	Love Is	'Wiser' Angela	Episode: "(Her) Questions"
2019	Rel	Nancy	Episode: "Mom"
	A Black Lady Sketch Show	Kiley's Mother Rita	Episode: "3rd & Bonaparte Is Always in the Shade"
	Unbelievable	Sarah	Episode: "#1.3"
	The Conners	Carrie Langham	Episode: "Smoking Penguins and Santa on Santa Action"
2019-20	Black Monday	Ruth	Episode: "339" & "Arthur Ponzarelli"
2021	Sacrifice	Carol Steinburg	Episode: "Sacrifice"
2021-22	Kenan	Bobbi	Recurring Cast
2022	This Is Us	Edie	Recurring Cast: Season 6
	The Black Hamptons	Carolyn Britton	Main Cast
	Wicked City	Tabitha	Main Cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Movie/Serie	Outcome
1994	NAACP Image Award	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	"What's Love Got to Do with It"	Nominated
1996		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	"Under One Roof"	Nominated
1997		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	"America's Dream"	Nominated
1998		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	"Orleans"	Nominated
1999		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	The Temptations	Nominated
2002		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	"Boston Public"	Nominated
2004		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	"The District"	Nominated
2011		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	"Hawthorne"	Nominated
2020		Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture	"Harriet"	Nominated

References

External links

• Official website
• Vanessa Bell Calloway at IMDb
• Vanessa Bell Calloway at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vanessa Bell Calloway (* 20. März 1957 als Vanessa Bell in Cleveland, Ohio) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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[ru] Белл Кэллоуэй, Ванесса

Ванесса Белл Кэллоуэй (англ. Vanessa Bell Calloway, род. 20 марта 1957) — американская актриса.

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