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

Head

as Belly Dancer (uncredited)

Sweet Charity

as Dancer (uncredited)

The Thing with Two Heads

as Lila

The Return of Captain Invincible

as Tour Guide

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Regular Performer

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

Welcome to Woop Woop

as Maude

Love, American Style

Police Story

as Mrs. McKay

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