Vanessa Bell Calloway
Acting
Born: Mar 20, 1957
From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 Bullet (1987), before supporting role of Eddie Murphy's character's arranged wife in the 1988 comedy Coming to America. In 1990, she co-starred alongside Joe Morton in the ABC drama series, Equal Justice. During the 1990s, she had a 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. She had a number of leading and supporting …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Girl, Erupted | Dr. Rebecca Francis | 2023 | 2.0 |
| Under the Boardwalk | Val (voice) | 2023 | 7.3 |
| Starkeisha | The Voice | 2022 | 4.5 |
| The Devil You Know | Della Cowans | 2022 | 6.7 |
| Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day | Ella | 2021 | 8.5 |
| A Holiday Chance | Sheryl | 2021 | 8.5 |
| Southside with You | Marian Robinson | 2016 | 5.637 |
| To Hell and Back | 2014 | — | |
| Holla 2 | Marion | 2013 | 4.4 |
| Between Sisters | Lillian | 2013 | — |
| A Beautiful Soul | Guardian Angel | 2012 | 6.2 |
| The Obama Effect | Molly Thomas | 2012 | 2.5 |
| The Last Fall | Marie Bishop | 2012 | 5.8 |
| Good Hair | Self | 2009 | 6.6 |
| Lakeview Terrace | Aunt Dorrie | 2008 | 5.977 |
| Stompin' | Mrs. Jackson | 2007 | 4.667 |
| Love Don't Co$t a Thing | Vivian Johnson | 2003 | 7.58 |
| Biker Boyz | Anita | 2003 | 6.275 |
| The Red Sneakers | Berniece | 2002 | 4.0 |
| All About You | Donna Taylor | 2001 | 9.0 |
| Love Song | Evie Livingston | 2000 | 7.583 |
| Archibald the Rainbow Painter | Diana | 1998 | 7.0 |
| Daylight | Grace Calloway | 1996 | 6.127 |
| The Inkwell | Francis Phillips | 1994 | 5.472 |
| What's Love Got to Do with It | Jackie | 1993 | 7.055 |
| Bebe's Kids | Jamika (voice) | 1992 | 5.993 |
| Memphis | Martha Kinship | 1992 | 8.0 |
| Polly: Comin' Home! | Nancy Dodds | 1990 | 8.5 |
| Polly | Nancy | 1989 | 8.219 |
| Death Spa | Marci Hewitt | 1988 | 5.221 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1957 |
| From | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |