
Known for
Acting
Born
March 20, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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...
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as Mama Ruth
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as Julia Mason
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as Val (voice)
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as Dr. Rebecca Francis, Director
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as Eve
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as Della Cowans
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as The Voice
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as Jackie
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Director
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as Sheryl
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as Imani Izzi
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as Rit Ross
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as Bernice
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as Jennifer Johns
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