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Chelsea Brown

Acting
Known For

74 Years Old

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.

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA on 6th December 1942

Died

27th March 2017

All Credits

Love, American Style Image
Love, American Style
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Regular Performer
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Police Story
Mrs. McKay
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Number 96
E Street Image
E Street
Abby Rossiter
Sweet Charity Image
Sweet Charity
Dancer (uncredited)
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Matt Lincoln
Head Image
Head
Belly Dancer (uncredited)
The Return of Captain Invincible Image
The Return of Captain Invincible
Tour Guide
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Welcome to Woop Woop
Maude
The Thing with Two Heads Image
The Thing with Two Heads
Lila
And Then They Forgot God Image
And Then They Forgot God
Miss Wallach
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Dial Hot Line
Gibson