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Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Acting·1957·63 films

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.…

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As Actor

Coming to America
Coming to America (1988)Imani Izzi
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)Diana Philips
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America (2021)Imani Izzi
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide (1995)Julia Hunter
Daylight
Daylight (1996)Grace Calloway
Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace (2008)Aunt Dorrie
Dragged Across Concrete
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)Jennifer Johns
Harriet
Harriet (2019)Rit Ross
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)Vivian Johnson
Biker Boyz
Biker Boyz (2003)Anita
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)Jackie
One of Them Days
One of Them Days (2025)Mama Ruth
Southside with You
Southside with You (2016)Marian Robinson
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)Lila Burkholder
Under the Boardwalk
Under the Boardwalk (2023)Val (voice)
Good Hair
Good Hair (2009)Self
Death Spa
Death Spa (1988)Marci Hewitt
American Skin
American Skin (2019)Bernice
Bebe's Kids
Bebe's Kids (1992)Jamika (voice)
The Brothers
The Brothers (2001)Dr. Thelma Woolridge
The Bounce Back
The Bounce Back (2016)Ellen
Love, Once and Always
Love, Once and Always (2018)Isabel
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know (2022)Della Cowans
Thriller
Thriller (2018)Mrs. Jackson
The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid (1996)Abby Holsopple
Dawg
Dawg (2002)Christine Hodges
The Inkwell
The Inkwell (1994)Francis Phillips
Polly
Polly (1989)Nancy
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016)Josephine
Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet (1987)Woman
Her Only Choice
Her Only Choice (2018)Dr. Bailey
The Preacher's Son
The Preacher's Son (2017)Elena
The Last Fall
The Last Fall (2012)Marie Bishop
Holla 2
Holla 2 (2013)Marion
The Red Sneakers
The Red Sneakers (2002)Berniece
Polly: Comin' Home!
Polly: Comin' Home! (1990)Nancy Dodds
America's Dream
America's Dream (1996)Miss Williams (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Love Song
Love Song (2000)Evie Livingston
All About You
All About You (2001)Donna Taylor
Throwback Holiday
Throwback Holiday (2018)Mildred Anderson
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect (2012)Molly Thomas
A Beautiful Soul
A Beautiful Soul (2012)Guardian Angel
The Return of Desperado
The Return of Desperado (1988)Molly Pickett
Stompin'
Stompin' (2007)Mrs. Jackson
The Undershepherd
The Undershepherd (2012)Deaconess Carter
Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day
Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day (2021)Ella
A Holiday Chance
A Holiday Chance (2021)Sheryl
Message From a Mistress
Message From a Mistress (2017)Heather
Starkeisha
Starkeisha (2022)The Voice
Archibald the Rainbow Painter
Archibald the Rainbow Painter (1998)Diana
A Private Affair
A Private Affair (2000)Nikka
Black Girl, Erupted
Black Girl, Erupted (2023)Dr. Rebecca Francis
Memphis
Memphis (1992)Martha Kinship
Queens of Christmas
Queens of Christmas (2024)Julia Mason
Mosquito
Mosquito (2022)Eve
Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)Dorothy
The Divorce
The Divorce (2014)Eva
Divas!
Divas! (2015)Wendy
Between Sisters
Between Sisters (2013)Lillian
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (2024)Idella Landy
Baby
Baby (2021)Jackie
To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back (2014)

As Director

Someday At Christmas
Someday At Christmas (2021)
Black Girl, Erupted
Black Girl, Erupted (2023)