Olivia Brown
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Olivia Margarette Brown is an American actress.
Brown was born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Livonia, Michigan
, United States
. Her family eventually moved to California and she is also a graduate of Santa Monica High School
. She played Det. Trudy Joplin on Miami Vice
and Vanessa Hargraves on Designing Women
. She also played a recurring character on 7th Heaven
. She also played a recurring character on Moesha
which she played Barbara Lee. She has also acted in several films, including Throw Momma from the Train
, 48 Hrs.
, All Tied Up
, and Streets of Fire
.
She guest starred in an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as a psychic named Starr
She was married to Mykelti Williamson
for two years. Her brother is Steve Brown, who played for the Houston Oilers of the NFL during the late 1980s.
Brown was born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Livonia, Michigan
Livonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Her family eventually moved to California and she is also a graduate of Santa Monica High School
Santa Monica High School
Santa Monica High School, informally known as SAMOHI, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1884, it is one of the oldest high schools in the state....
. She played Det. Trudy Joplin on Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
and Vanessa Hargraves on Designing Women
Designing Women
Designing Women is an American television sitcom that centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on the CBS television network from September 29, 1986 until May 24, 1993. The show was created by head writer...
. She also played a recurring character on 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
. She also played a recurring character on Moesha
Moesha
Moesha is an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles.-Overview:The show...
which she played Barbara Lee. She has also acted in several films, including Throw Momma from the Train
Throw Momma from the Train
Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 American black comedy film. It was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train, which also plays a role in the film...
, 48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.
48 Hrs. is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Walter Hill, starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch a cop-killer. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime. This was Eddie Murphy's film debut , and Joel...
, All Tied Up
All Tied Up
All Tied Up is a 1994 comedy film comedy with the tagline "One man, three women and a very long rope." It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, United States.-Cast:*Zach Galligan as Brian Hartley*Teri Hatcher as Linda Alissio...
, and Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It was described in previews, trailers, and posters as "A Rock & Roll Fable." It is an unusual mix of musical, action, drama, and comedy with elements both of retro-1950s and 1980s...
.
She guest starred in an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books...
as a psychic named Starr
She was married to Mykelti Williamson
Mykelti Williamson
Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford Blue in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, as Detective Bobby "Fearless" Smith in the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful crime drama Boomtown, and recently for appearing as the head of CTU for...
for two years. Her brother is Steve Brown, who played for the Houston Oilers of the NFL during the late 1980s.