Chelsea Brown
December 6, 1942 (82 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 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 · The Thing with Two Heads as Lila
- 1972 · Number 96 as
- 1971 · And Then They Forgot God as Miss Wallach
- 1970 · Matt Lincoln as
- 1970 · Dial Hot Line as Gibson
- 1969 · Love, American Style as
- 1969 · Sweet Charity as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1968 · Head as Belly Dancer (uncredited)
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Regular Performer