Vanessa Bell Calloway
Nacimiento : 1957-03-20, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Historia
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 roles in made for television movies. In 1995, she co-starred opposite James Earl Jones and Joe Morton in the short-lived CBS prime time soap opera, Under One Roof, the first drama series that featured African-American lead characters. For her role on the series, Calloway was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. She had leading roles on the short-lived NBC sitcom Rhythm & Blues (1992–93), and starred alongside Larry Hagman as his girlfriend in the CBS drama Orleans (1997).
In the 2000s, she had recurring roles on Boston Public and The District. She co-starred in films including The Brothers, All About You, Dawg, Biker Boyz, Love Don't Cost a Thing, and Cheaper by the Dozen. She has guest starred on The Division, Strong Medicine, The Closer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Dexter, Rizzoli & Isles, Castle, and Grey's Anatomy. From 2010 to 2011, she had the recurring role in the TNT medical drama, Hawthorne. In 2011, she began appearing in the Showtime comedy-drama, Shameless.
In 2016, she was cast as lead character in the Bounce TV first prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners. Also in 2016, she co-starred as president Obama's future mother-in-law, Marian Shields Robinson, and in the comedy-drama film Southside with You. In 2018, she appeared in the Christian drama film Unbroken: Path to Redemption and the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete. In 2019, she played abolitionist Harriet Tubman's mother in the biographical drama film Harriet. She reprised her role as Imani Izzi in the 2021 sequel Coming 2 America.
Eve
A tale of sacrifice and showmanship told through rival doctors in the old west.
Después de una vida de problemas,un hombre tiene la oportunidad de cambiar las cosas con el amor y el apoyo de su familia. Mientras trata de hacer lo correcto con los suyos, se encuentra volviendo en espiral hacia el lugar oscuro que pensó haber superado.
The Voice
A woman, stressed before an import job interview, goes on a journey of self-discovery through her own subconscious.
Jackie
A young Black father must learn to navigate parenthood after his girlfriend mysteriously abandons him and their five-year-old daughter.
Director
Stranded in a train station on Christmas Eve, two strangers meet at a bar, only to lose complete contact with each other. After an unexpected series of events brings them together again, they find their lives are no longer so simple.
Sheryl
The family of the founder of a multi-million-dollar film company experiences some tragic events during the holidays and two sisters must set aside a life-long rivalry and come together to turn the company around and keep the family intact.
Imani Izzi
¡Akeem y Senmi han vuelto! Desde el exuberante reino de Zamunda, el recién coronado rey Akeem (Eddie Murphy) y su leal confidente Semmi (Arsenio Hall) emprenden una nueva y divertidísima aventura que les hará atravesar el mundo, desde su gran país en África hasta el barrio de Queens, en Nueva York, donde todo empezó.
Rit Ross
Historia basada en la abolicionista Harriet Tubman (Cynthia Erivo), que liberó a numerosos esclavos tras haber escapado ella misma de la esclavitud en 1849.
Bernice
A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.
Mildred Anderson
Jacqueline is living an unfulfilled life in a doomed marriage. After a chance encounter with a former classmate, she rethinks her life's choices and wishes she could go back to high school for a do-over. Like a Christmas miracle, Jacqueline awakens to find herself as a high school senior again with the ability to change everything.
Dr. Bailey
La historia de una mujer que después de años de infertilidad queda embarazada solo para ser diagnosticada con una enfermedad que altera la vida. Ella debe tomar la decisión de luchar por su vida o sacrificar a su hijo.
Mrs. Jackson
Años después de que una broma de la infancia saliera terriblemente mal, una camarilla de adolescentes del sur de Los Ángeles se aterroriza durante el fin de semana de Homecoming por un asesino empeñado en vengarse.
Lila Burkholder
Zamperini regresa a California donde se casó a regañadientes con Cynthia Applewhite mientras luchaba contra el trastorno postraumático. Sufriendo pesadillas constantes, ira, amargura y depresión, su mujer le convence para ir a la cruzada evangelista de 1949 de Billy Graham.
Jennifer Johns
Dos policías, uno veterano (Gibson) y el otro más joven y volátil (Vaughn), son suspendidos cuando un vídeo de sus duras tácticas de detención de delincuentes se convierte en la noticia del día en los medios de comunicación.
Isabel
Cuando la novia de la infancia de Lucy planea demoler la propiedad de la Edad Dorada y reemplazarla por un campo de golf, Lucy lucha por preservar la mansión histórica a toda costa. Cuando Lucy y Duncan se dispusieron a encontrar un compromiso, aprenden que abrazar el pasado puede ser la clave para proteger el futuro.
Heather
Longtime best friends Renee, Aria, Jaime and Jessa have shared just about everything. All hell breaks loose when Jessa sends them a message via DVD with a shocking message!
Elena
Cuando los secretos románticos de los miembros de su familia se hacen públicos, la carrera y la posición de la comunidad de un obispo respetado se ven amenazados.
Recreación del verano de 1989 en Chicago donde el futuro presidente de los Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, tiene su primera cita con la que será su primera dama, Michelle.
Josephine
Story of Miki Howard, an American R&B and Jazz singer, whose hits include "Ain't Nobody Like You" and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World."
Ellen
Matthew Taylor ( Shemar Moore ), padre, autor y especialista en relaciones, se halla en una vira de libros promocionando su nuevo libro, The Bounce Back . Lo ha descubierto todo hasta el momento en que conoce a la acerba Kristin Peralta ( Nadine Velázquez ), un terapeuta de circuitos de talk espectáculos que está seguro de que no es más que un charlatán. La vida de Matthew se revuelve cuando desapercibidamente se enamora de Kristin y debe enfrentarse a la dolorosa verdad de su relación precedente.
Eva
Successful TV anchorwoman, Yolanda Massey, is celebrating her recent divorce by throwing herself a divorce party with her closest sorority girlfriends. Coming along for the ride is her hilariously funny, no nonsense BFF, Eva, her younger sister, CeCe, and her new-found friend, Victoria. For good measure, throw in her self-absorbed mother, a sexy, younger beau and a handsome ex-husband and you are in for an evening of raucous laughter, heartache and the ultimate surprise.
Marion
After narrowly escaping with her life at the hands of her mentally ill sister Veronica, Monica, with the help of her Mother, Marion, has taken great measures to ensure her safety, including changing her face and relocating to the South. Six years has past and now she finally believes she is safe from Veronica. Little does she know that death and betrayal still await her and her friends on the eve of her wedding at a southern plantation house rumored to be haunted by 13 murdered slaves. This time no one is safe and everyone is a suspect as killing becomes addictive.
Lillian
Aneesa wants to give her baby sister, Serena, the best wedding present ever. So, when they discover that they have two long-lost sisters, the search is on to find them before Serena’s big day. But if they do, will these two women be able to forgive their estranged mother and come together for a sister they never knew existed?
Molly Thomas
A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life...
Guardian Angel
An R&B singer snagged by the trappings of superstardom loses his way and turns his back on his church and faith-filled beginnings. Tragedy strikes, leaving a chance for redemption in its wake. But with rebirth, first comes death.
Un oficial de la NFL lucha por lidiar con las complejidades de la vida una vez que termina su carrera profesional.
Deaconess Carter
Best friends LC and Roland are two young ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Ezekial Canon.
Herself
Documental en clave de comedia que aborda temas serios como la identidad e igualdad entre las mujeres negras que sienten que necesitan tener el cabello largo y liso.
Aunt Dorrie
Una joven pareja (Patrick Wilson y Kerry Washington) se acaba de mudar a la casa de sus sueños en California. Muy pronto descubrirán que no son bien recibidos por uno de sus vecinos (Samuel L. Jackson), un severo padre soltero, oficial de la policía de Los Ángeles estrechamente unido al cuerpo, que se ha designado a sí mismo como guardián del vecindario. Sin motivo especial, el policía empezará a acosarlos.
Mrs. Jackson
The coming of age story about two brothers who struggle to mend their estranged relationship as their college campus gears up for a major Stepshow competition.
Diana Philips
Remake de un film del mismo título de 1950, que relata las peripecias de los Baker, un matrimonio con doce hijos. Cuando el padre consigue hacer realidad el sueño de su vida, entrenar a un equipo de fútbol americano, la familia tiene que traladarse desde un pequeño pueblo de Illinois a una gran ciudad. (FILMAFFINITY)
Vivian Johnson
Un chico poco popular en el insituto paga a una cheerleader para que finja ser su novia y así adquirir su deseada popularidad. Remake, versión afroamericana, de la comedia para adolescentes de 1987 "Can't Buy Me Love" (No puedes comprar mi amor), protagonizada entonces por Patrick Dempsey. (FILMAFFINITY)
Anita
Smoke -Fishburne- es el presidente de un club de motoristas de color, además de un legendario corredor de carreras de motos. Los retos se le presentan continuamente, pero ninguno tan insistente como el de Kid -Luke-, el mejor amigo del hijo de Smoke.
Berniece
Two people run from the pain of their broken past. When they discover each other, they find themselves at a crossroad where the only thing that stands between them and a second chance is each other.
Dr. Thelma Woolridge
Esta es la historia de cuatro "yuppies" afroamericanos (un banquero, un médico, un abogado y un "playboy") que se hacen llamar "The Brothers". Cuando el playboy se involucra, los otros tres amigos se ven obligados a aceptar sus propios problemas de compromiso y honestidad ...
Evie Livingston
A privileged, black college student with a fiance falls in love with a white musician she meets on her 21st birthday.
Nikka
A woman who has confronted the sour side of success finds love and discovers herself in this made-for-TV drama. Nikka (Vanessa Bell Calloway) is a writer who enjoys unexpected success with her first novel, but her brush with fame and fortune has a serious downside when she's threatened with legal action by the Internal Revenue Service for non-payment of taxes. Turning to her family and friends for help, Nikka's new life begins to fall apart, but she begins to develop a greater sense of herself in the process, and she decides to take a trip to Africa in hopes of coming to terms with her heritage.
Diana
Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic hobo living in downtown Los Angeles. Archibald tries to help their daughter Tory to continue her relationship with her father, even though Elaine is strongly against it.
Abby Holsopple
Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents were cruelly murdered by the wealthy and powerful Cyrus Bloomington, the young Isaiah grew up with one air in mind: to find the man who killed his folks and take him down.
Grace Calloway
El túnel que une Manhattan con Nueva Yersey está atiborrado de pasajeros. De repente, este nudo urbano se convierte en una trampa mortal debido a una accidente de tráfico que provoca una devastadora explosión, dejando a un grupo de pasajeros atrapados.
Miss Williams (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Dos individuos se enfrentan a la intolerancia y prejuicios de su comunidad para conquistar sus sueños. Alegato antirracista protagonizado por dos grandes actores de color: Wesley Snipes (Demolition Man, El pasajero 57) y Danny Glover (Arma Letal, Sin perdón). Se trata de un melodrama compuesto por varios segmentos, con algunos toques de humor.
Julia Hunter
Un grupo de nacionalistas rusos se ha apoderado de una base estratégica de misiles nucleares, y amenaza al mundo. "El Crimson Tide", el submarino nuclear más poderoso de los Estados Unidos, recibe entonces la orden de acercarse a las costas de Rusia. El Estado Mayor del submarino recibe la orden de bombardear a Rusia, justo cuando llega un segundo mensaje indescifrable... El Capitán Frank Ramsey y el segundo Comandante, Teniente Coronel Ron Hunter, se enfrentan entre sí al dudar de la legalidad de las órdenes y luchan por el control de la nave.
Francis Phillips
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
Jackie
La película narra la vida y la trayectorçia musical de Tina Turner desde sus inicios, en los que con 19 años conoce al carismático músico Ike Turner. El destino de Tina no le ha dado ni un segundo de descanso. Junto a Ike alcanzó la cumbre en el mundo de la música, pero también pagó muy caro el éxito. Su matrimonio estuvo marcado por la violencia y la angustia, pero Tina pudo encontrar el valor suficiente para abandonarlo todo y empezar de nuevo su vida y su carrera. De lo más bajo a lo más alto.
Jamika (voice)
When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in hell. Bebe's kids are the most obnoxious, irritating kids he has ever met. Written by Brian W Martz
Dorothy
As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away at the famous Savoy Ballroom. But when World War II appears on the horizon, the girls find their fortunes unfolding too unevenly to reconcile, and they inevitably begin to drift apart.
Martha Kinship
En una ciudad estadounidense del sur mas profundo , en los años 50, el nieto de un acaudalado empresario negro es secuestrado por tres hombres blancos...
An rainbow color comedy.
Nancy Dodds
Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for inter-racial understanding in 1956 Alabama.
Marci Hewitt
Hace un año que la mujer de Michael se suicidó y cuando aun no ha superado esta desgracia, su ultramoderno gimnasio comienza a parecer más una cámara de tortura, donde las saunas, aparatos y demás instalaciones se vuelven asesinas. El hermano gemelo de Catherine, cuñado de Michael, responsabiliza a éste de la muerte de su hermana y no cesa de reprochárselo. Michael necesita que todos estos sucesos cesen o también perderá su gimnasio.
Nancy
An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town.
Imani Izzi
El principe Akeen del africano reino de Zamunda cumple veintiún años. Su futura esposa ya ha sido elegida por el rey y es presentada en la corte. Akeen decide ir a Norteamérica para buscar novia de su gusto. Un barrio marginal de Nueva York será su morada.
Molly Pickett
Duell McCall is in New Mexico running afoul of local land baron.
McCall pauses long enough in his escape flight to come to the aid of black homesteader who is being victimized by the diabolical Foxworth.
Woman
Number One with a Bullet is a 1987 American police detective film directed by Jack Smight. A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police department.
