Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1957-03-20 (68 years)
- Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also Known AsVanessa Bell
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Biography
Vanessa Bell Calloway is an American actress and dancer. She is 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, The Inkwell, Crimson Tide, and Daylight. She is a nine-time NAACP Image Award nominee. She began her acting career in the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children in 1985. After moving to...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
One of Them Days
As: Mama Ruth
- 2024
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
As: Idella Landy
- 2023
Under the Boardwalk
As: Val (voice)
- 2023
Black Girl, Erupted
As: Dr. Rebecca Francis
- 2022
Wicked City
As: Tabitha
- 2022
The Black Hamptons
As: Carolyn Britton
- 2022
Mosquito
As: Eve
- 2022
The Devil You Know
As: Della Cowans
2022Starkeisha
As: The Voice
2021Baby
As: Jackie
2021A Holiday Chance
As: Sheryl
- 2021
Coming 2 America
As: Imani Izzi
2021Kenan
As: Bobbi
2021Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day
As: Ella
2019Harriet
As: Rit Ross
2019Unbelievable
As: Sarah
2019American Skin
As: Bernice
2019A Black Lady Sketch Show
As: Kiley's Mother
2019Dragged Across Concrete
As: Jennifer Johns
2019Black Monday
As: Ruth
2018Throwback Holiday
As: Mildred Anderson
2018The Conners
As: Carrie Langham
2018Her Only Choice
As: Dr. Bailey
2018Thriller
As: Mrs. Jackson
2018Unbroken: Path to Redemption
As: Lila Burkholder
2018Love, Once and Always
As: Isabel
2017Message From a Mistress
As: Heather
2017The Preacher's Son
As: Elena
2016This Is Us
As: Edie
- 2016
This Is Us
As: Edie (uncredited)
2016Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
As: Josephine
2016Saints & Sinners
As: Lady Ella Johnson
2016The Bounce Back
As: Ellen
2014The Divorce
As: Eva
2013Holla 2
As: Marion
2013Between Sisters
As: Lillian
2012Go On
As: Joyce
2012The Obama Effect
As: Molly Thomas
2012A Beautiful Soul
As: Guardian Angel
2012The Last Fall
As: Marie Bishop
2012The Undershepherd
As: Deaconess Carter
2011Harry's Law
As: Judge Jude Campbell
2011Shameless
As: Carol Fisher
2010Rizzoli & Isles
As: Assistant District Attorney
2009Castle
As: Beryl Wickfield
2008Lakeview Terrace
As: Aunt Dorrie
2007Stompin'
As: Mrs. Jackson
2006Dexter
As: Crisis Counselor
2005The Closer
As: Lynn Talmadge
2005Grey's Anatomy
As: Lucinda Gamble
- 2003
Cheaper by the Dozen
As: Diana Philips
2003Love Don't Co$t a Thing
As: Vivian Johnson
2003Cold Case
As: Geraldine Watkins (1970)
2003NCIS
As: Sally Hammond
2003Biker Boyz
As: Anita
2002CSI: Miami
As: Tonya Washington
2002Dawg
As: Christine Hodges
2002The Red Sneakers
As: Berniece
2001One on One
As: Michelle McCall
2001The Brothers
As: Dr. Thelma Woolridge
2000Love Song
As: Evie Livingston
2000Boston Public
As: Mrs. Michelle Ronning
2000The District
As: Gwen Hendrix
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Judge Himmel
2000A Private Affair
As: Nikka
2000Strong Medicine
As: Melanie Rhodes
1998The Temptations
As: Johnnie Mae Matthews
1998Archibald the Rainbow Painter
As: Diana
1997Orleans
As: Rosalee Clark
1996The Cherokee Kid
As: Abby Holsopple
- 1996
Daylight
As: Grace Calloway
1996America's Dream
As: Miss Williams (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
- 1995
Crimson Tide
As: Julia Hunter
1995Under One Roof
As: Maggie Langston
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: Princess Katusha (voice)
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Debra Willis
1994The Inkwell
As: Francis Phillips
1993Diagnosis: Murder
As: Mrs. Calender
1993What's Love Got to Do with It
As: Jackie
1992Bebe's Kids
As: Jamika (voice)
1992Stompin' at the Savoy
As: Dorothy
1992Memphis
As: Martha Kinship
1990Polly: Comin' Home!
As: Nancy Dodds
1990Dream On
As: Jeanette
1989Polly
As: Nancy
1988Death Spa
As: Marci Hewitt
- 1988
Coming to America
As: Imani Izzi
1988The Return of Desperado
As: Molly Pickett
1987A Different World
As: Lily Connors
- 1987
A Different World
As: Danielle Vinson
1987Number One with a Bullet
As: Woman
1986L.A. Law
As: Robyn Edwards
1981Falcon Crest
As: Nurse