Chelsea Brown
Actor
- Born
- December 6, 1942 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- March 27, 2017 (age 74)
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.
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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
Acting7
- 1998Welcome to Woop Woop as Maude
- 1983The Return of Captain Invincible as Tour Guide
- 1972The Thing with Two Heads as Lila
- 1971And Then They Forgot God as Miss Wallach
- 1970Dial Hot Line as Gibson
- 1969Sweet Charity as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1968Head as Belly Dancer (uncredited)