Vanessa Bell Calloway

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Vanessa Bell Calloway (born Vanessa Bell on March 20, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an African-American actress. She has appeared in a number of films, including Coming to America and Cheaper by the Dozen.

American leading and supporting actress Vanessa Bell Calloway got her first major break playing Imani Izzi in Eddie Murphy's Coming to America (1988), one year after she had made her film debut. The winner of an NAACP Image Award, Calloway has also appeared in numerous other films, including voicing a character in the animated film Bebe's Kids (1992), What's Love Got to Do With It? (1993), and Crimson Tide (1995). Her television credits include a recurring role as Yvonne Caldwell on the daily serial All My Children, during the 1984-1985 season and in 1987. She has a recurring role on David Kelly's Boston Public and has guest starred on the Lifetime show For the People and the UPN shows The Parkers and One on One. She played Maggie in the CBS series "Under One Roof." Vanessa is also an accomplished dancer who trained with Alvin Ailey, George Faison, and Otis Sallid. She completed her Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree, with concentration in dance, from Ohio University. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.