Chelsea Brown

Born: 1942-12-06

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.


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as Belly Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1968-11-06

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic...

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Sweet Charity

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1969-02-25

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless...

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The Thing with Two Heads

as Lila
Released: 1972-07-19

A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto...

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Welcome to Woop Woop

as Maude
Released: 1998-08-13

A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a...

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The Return of Captain Invincible

as Tour Guide
Released: 1983-01-28

In WWII, Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis and was hailed as a hero. But...

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Dial Hot Line

as Gibson
Released: 1970-03-08

The head of a psychiatric telephone hotline inspires his associates to get out of the office and...

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And Then They Forgot God

as Miss Wallach
Released: 1971-12-31

"And Then They Forgot God" is set in a dystopian future, one in which the environment has...

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Number 96

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-03-13

Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill...

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Love, American Style

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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E Street

as Abby Rossiter
First aired: 1989-01-24

An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called...

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Police Story

as Mrs. McKay
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Regular Performer
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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