Vanessa Bell Calloway
Mar 20, 1957 (69)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
47 Movies
37 Series
Vanessa Bell Calloway is a American actress best known for television. Across 20 episodes, She played Carol Fisher in 'Shameless' — the part that defines her career. Beyond that show, credits include 'Coming to America'.
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Vanessa Bell Calloway
47 Movies
37 Series
Vanessa Bell Calloway is a American actress best known for television. Across 20 episodes, She played Carol Fisher in 'Shameless' — the part that defines her career. Beyond that show, credits include 'Coming to America'.
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Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003
Coming to America
1988
Coming 2 America
2021
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
One of Them Days
2025
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
Number One with a Bullet
1987
Harriet
2019
Crimson Tide
1995
Daylight
1996
Under the Boardwalk
2023
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
2018
The Undershepherd
2012
Polly
1989
Stompin'
2007
Throwback Holiday
2018
Lakeview Terrace
2008
Biker Boyz
2003
A Beautiful Soul
2012
The Bounce Back
2016
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
Her Only Choice
2018
Bebe's Kids
1992
The Red Sneakers
2002
The Preacher's Son
2017
The Brothers
2001
The Obama Effect
2012
Southside with You
2016
All About You
2001
The Last Fall
2012
The Devil You Know
2022
American Skin
2019
Death Spa
1988
The Inkwell
1994
Love Song
2000
Dawg
2002
Thriller
2018
Holla 2
2013
TV Shows
Saints & Sinners
2016
Shameless
2011
The Black Hamptons
2022
Orleans
1997
This Is Us
2016
The Vince Staples Show
2024
Wicked City
2022
The District
2000
Boston Public
2000
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Go On
2012
Kenan
2021
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Dream On
1990
Black Monday
2019
Harry's Law
2011
L.A. Law
1986
A Different World
1987
Joan of Arcadia
2003
CSI: Miami
2002
The Division
2001
Touched by an Angel
1994
Cold Case
2003
Moesha
1996
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Castle
2009
NCIS
2003
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
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One of Them Days
Mama Ruth
2025
Film
Queens of Christmas
Julia Mason
2024
Film
The Vince Staples Show
Anita
2024–2025
TV
Under the Boardwalk
Val (voice)
2023
Film
Black Girl, Erupted
Dr. Rebecca Francis
2023
Film
Wicked City
Tabitha
2022
TV
The Black Hamptons
Carolyn Britton
2022–
TV
Mosquito
Eve
2022
Film
The Devil You Know
Della Cowans
2022
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Vanessa Bell Calloway and where are they from?
Vanessa Bell Calloway is 69 years old, born on March 20, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Vanessa Bell Calloway?
Vanessa Bell Calloway is best known for roles in Coming to America, Cheaper by the Dozen, Coming 2 America.
How many movies has Vanessa Bell Calloway been in?
Over a 39-year career (since 1987), Vanessa Bell Calloway has appeared in 63 movies and 59 TV shows.
What was Vanessa Bell Calloway's first movie?
The career of Vanessa Bell Calloway began with Number One with a Bullet (1987).
What is Vanessa Bell Calloway's most recent movie or series?
Vanessa Bell Calloway's most recent release is One of Them Days, which premiered on January 16, 2025.
What TV shows has Vanessa Bell Calloway appeared in?
On television, Vanessa Bell Calloway has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, Dexter, Shameless, NCIS.
Vanessa Bell Calloway
1957-03-20 · 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 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.