Personal Info
Vanessa Bell
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Acting
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 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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
One of Them Days
as Mama Ruth
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Idella Landy
Queens of Christmas
as Julia Mason
Under the Boardwalk
as Val (voice)
Black Girl, Erupted
as Dr. Rebecca Francis
The Devil You Know
as Della Cowans
Mosquito
as Eve
Starkeisha
as The Voice
Coming 2 America
as Imani Izzi
A Holiday Chance
as Sheryl
TV Shows
The Vince Staples Show
5 ep.
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
The Black Hamptons
as Carolyn Britton · 12 ep.
Wicked City
as Tabitha · 6 ep.
Kenan
as Bobbi · 2 ep.
Unbelievable
as Sarah · 1 ep.
Black Monday
as Ruth · 2 ep.
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Kiley's Mother · 1 ep.
The Conners
as Carrie Langham · 1 ep.
This Is Us
as Edie (uncredited) · 1 ep.
