Olivia Brown
Born: 1960-04-10 in Livonia, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Olivia Margarette Brown (born April 10, 1960) is an American actress. Brown was born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Livonia, Michigan, United States. Her family eventually moved to California and she is also a graduate of Santa Monica High School. She played Det. Trudy Joplin on Miami Vice and Vanessa Hargraves on Designing Women. She also played a recurring character on 7th Heaven. She also played a recurring character on Moesha which she played Barbara Lee. She has also acted in several films, including Throw Momma from the Train, 48 Hrs., All Tied Up, and Streets of Fire. She guest starred in an episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as a psychic named Starr She was married to Mykelti Williamson for two years. Her brother is Steve Brown, who played for the Houston Oilers of the NFL during the late 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivia Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2023
- Blue Lightning as Mattie
2022
2018
2017
- Our Dream Christmas as Stephanie Carter
2011
- Jackers as Mama
2009
- Not Easily Broken as Mrs. Reid
1999
- Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar as Natalie
1996
- Moesha as Barbara Lee
- 7th Heaven as Patricia Hamilton
- E! True Hollywood Story
1994
- Sister, Sister as Lucy
- All Tied Up as Tara
1993
1992
1990
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Lola
- Memories of Murder as Brenda
1989
- Family Matters as Vanessa
1988
- Dear John as Denise
1987
- Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’ as Detective Trudy Joplin
- Throw Momma from the Train as Ms. Gladstone
1986
- Designing Women as Vanessa Hargraves
1984
- Miami Vice as Trudy Joplin
- Streets of Fire as Addie
- Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper as Det. Trudy Joplin
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Rhoda
- 48 Hrs. as Candy