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Chelsea Brown

Chelsea Brown

Actor · 1942–2017 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Acted in 12

1970s

  1. 1973
  2. 1972

    The Thing with Two Heads

    Lila

  3. 1971

    And Then They Forgot God

    Miss Wallach

  4. 1970

    Dial Hot Line

    Gibson

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. Sweet Charity

    Dancer (uncredited)

  3. 1968

    Head

    Belly Dancer (uncredited)