About
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...
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Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
NCISSeries • 2003
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
ShamelessSeries • 2011
DexterSeries • 2006
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
CastleSeries • 2009
MoeshaSeries • 1996
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
Rizzoli & IslesSeries • 2010
The CloserSeries • 2005
This Is UsSeries • 2016
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
L.A. LawSeries • 1986
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Boston PublicSeries • 2000
Simon & SimonSeries • 1981
A Different WorldSeries • 1987
The DivisionSeries • 2001
The ConnersSeries • 2018
The DistrictSeries • 2000
Joan of ArcadiaSeries • 2003