Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 06, 1942
Died
Mar 27, 2017
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
13 titles
Chelsea Brown
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.
Known For
Filmography
Welcome to Woop Woop
Maude
E Street
Abby Rossiter
The Return of Captain Invincible
Tour Guide
Police Story
Mrs. McKay
The Thing with Two Heads
Lila
Number 96
And Then They Forgot God
Miss Wallach
Matt Lincoln
Dial Hot Line
Gibson
Love, American Style
Sweet Charity
Dancer (uncredited)
Head
Belly Dancer (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Regular Performer