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.
Filmography
One of Them Days2025 · Mama Ruth
Queens of Christmas2024 · Julia Mason
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch2024 · Idella Landy
Under the Boardwalk2023 · Val (voice)
Black Girl, Erupted2023 · Dr. Rebecca Francis
Mosquito2022 · Eve
The Devil You Know2022 · Della Cowans
Starkeisha2022 · The Voice
Baby2021 · Jackie
A Holiday Chance2021 · Sheryl
Coming 2 America2021 · Imani Izzi
Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day2021 · Ella
Harriet2019 · Rit Ross
American Skin2019 · Bernice
Dragged Across Concrete2019 · Jennifer Johns
Throwback Holiday2018 · Mildred Anderson
Her Only Choice2018 · Dr. Bailey
Thriller2018 · Mrs. Jackson
Unbroken: Path to Redemption2018 · Lila Burkholder
Love, Once and Always2018 · Isabel




















