Vanessa Bell Calloway

Reclaiming Legacy: 'Purlie Victorious' Shines in Its Broadway Revival

Leslie Odom Jr.'s electrifying performance anchors a stellar cast in Ossie Davis' timeless tale of struggle and triumph.
11/14/2023
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: Vanessa Bell Calloway attends the press room at the 51st NAACP Image Awards - Non-Televised Awards Dinner on February 21, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage)

Vanessa Bell Calloway Reveals Colorism In ‘Coming To America’ Casting

She says she wasn’t “light enough” for ‘Coming To America.’
03/05/2021
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: Vanessa Bell Calloway attends the press room at the 51st NAACP Image Awards - Non-Televised Awards Dinner on February 21, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage)

Vanessa Bell Calloway Reveals Colorism In ‘Coming To America’ Casting

She says she wasn’t “light enough” for ‘Coming To America.’
02/16/2021

This Day in Black History: March 20, 1957

Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
03/20/2014