Chelsea Brown
Born: 1942-12-06 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2017-03-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
Chelsea Brown (December 6, 1942 - March 27, 2017) was born Lois Brown as an American actress, comedienne, singer and dancer perhaps best known for being the first African-American series regular in the iconic, ground-breaking American TV series Laugh-In. After Laugh-In she moved to Australia where she lived for many decades and enjoyed a long and successful career in film, TV and the stage. She recorded albums and had a very popular cabaret act in which she toured the world. She married Australian actor Vic Rooney who played her husband on the Aussie soap, E Street (1989-1990). After her husband's death, she moved back to her hometown of Chicago, Illinois where she had a large, extended family and many friends.
Filmography
1998
- Welcome to Woop Woop as Maude
1989
- E Street as Abby Rossiter
1983
- The Return of Captain Invincible as Tour Guide
1973
- Police Story as Mrs. McKay
1972
- Number 96
- The Thing with Two Heads as Lila
1971
- And Then They Forgot God as Miss Wallach
1970
- Dial Hot Line as Gibson
- Matt Lincoln
1969
- Love, American Style
- Sweet Charity as Dancer (uncredited)
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Regular Performer
- Head as Belly Dancer (uncredited)