Vanessa Bell Calloway

Vanessa Bell Calloway (born March 20, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career as a dancer and later transitioned to acting. Calloway gained recognition for her roles in various films including Coming to America (1988), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), The Inkwell (1994), Crimson Tide (1995), and Daylight (1996). She also had starring roles in television series such as Under One Roof (1995) and recurring roles on Hawthorne and Shameless. In 2016, Calloway appeared in the comedy-drama film Southside with You, and currently stars as Lady Ella Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners. She has been nominated for nine NAACP Image Awards.More