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Vanessa Bell Calloway
A trailblazing actress with a career spanning over 150 films and television shows, Vanessa Bell Calloway rises from dancer to iconic screen presence, leaving a lasting mark on Hollywood with roles that redefine strength, grace, and authenticity.
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In short · Acting since 1988, 5 decades active, 53 credits.
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Biography
Vanessa Bell Calloway is an American actress who began her career as a dancer. She gained recognition for her role as Princess Imani Izzi in the 1988 comedy *Coming to America* and its sequel. Over the course of her career, Bell Calloway has appeared in more than 150 film and television productions. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Awards nine times.
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51 credits
One of Them Days(2025)
Mama Ruth
Film
Queens of Christmas(2024)
Julia Mason
Film
The Vince Staples Show(2024)
Anita
TV
The Couch: Black Girl Erupted(2023)
Dr. Rebecca Francis
Film
Under the Boardwalk(2023)
Val
Film
The Black Hamptons(2022)
Carolyn Britton
TV
Mosquito(2022)
Eve
Film
The Devil You Know(2022)
Della Cowans
Film
Wicked City(2022)
Tabitha
TV
A Holiday Chance(2021)
Sheryl
Film
Coming 2 America(2021)
Imani Izzi
Film
Sweethearts(2019)
Neesi
Film
Harriet(2019)
Rit Ross
Film
American Skin(2019)
Bernice
Film
Love, Once and Always(2018)
Isabel
Film
Throwback Holiday(2018)
Mildred
Film
Her Only Choice(2018)
Dr. Bailey
Film
Dragged Across Concrete(2018)
Jennifer Johns
Film
The Preacher's Son(2017)
Elena
Film
Message from a Mistress(2017)
Heather
Film
Saints & Sinners(2016)
Lady Ella
TV
Southside with You(2016)
Marian Robinson
Film
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story(2016)
Josephine
Film
LAPD African Cops(2016)
Officer Collins
Film
About Scout(2015)
Faith Price
Film
Holla II(2013)
Marion
Film
The Last Fall(2012)
Marie Bishop
Film
The Obama Effect(2012)
Molly Thomas
Film
The Undershepherd(2012)
Deaconess Carter
Film
Lakeview Terrace(2008)
Aunt Dorrie
Film
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- Undeniable - The Tray Chaney StorySelf · 2019
- Good HairSelf · 2009
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