Olivia Brown

Born: 1960-04-10

​Olivia Margarette Brown (born April 10, 1960) 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 and 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivia Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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48 Hrs.

as Candy
Released: 1982-12-07

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him,...

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Streets of Fire

as Addie
Released: 1984-06-01

Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's...

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Throw Momma from the Train

as Ms. Gladstone
Released: 1987-12-11

Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his...

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Not Easily Broken

as Mrs. Reid
Released: 2009-01-09

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

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Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

as Det. Trudy Joplin
Released: 1984-09-16

Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of...

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All Tied Up

as Tara
Released: 1994-05-11

Brian Hartley has finally found the girl of his dreams in Linda. Unfortunately, he can't...

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Memories of Murder

as Brenda
Released: 1990-07-31

A woman who had been suffering from amnesia suddenly gets her memory back. However, she finds...

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Fast Lane

as Mama
Released: 2011-11-18

A high-speed accident on the freeways of Los Angeles reveals a turf war between two competing...

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Blue Lightning

as Mattie
Released: 2023-01-01

A grumpy, old man's life turns upside down when he discovers a mischievous orphan is his...

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Miami Vice: Freefall

as Detective Trudy Joplin
Released: 1989-05-21

Crockett and Tubbs, figuring they're on their way out, are recruited by the government to help a...

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Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar

as uncredited
Released: 1999-09-25

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Our Dream Christmas

as Stephanie Carter
Released: 2017-12-22

It's Christmas Eve in Los Angeles, and hardworking Gabby, her husband and their two kids, Amber...

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Noxious

as uncredited
Released: 2018-05-17

Events over the course of one traumatic night in Georgia unfold as the reckless Kennedy...

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Beverly Hills, 90210

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-10-04

Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of...

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Miami Vice

as Trudy Joplin
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Star
First aired: 1993-09-12

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty...

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Family Matters

as Vanessa
First aired: 1989-09-22

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Lola
First aired: 1990-09-10

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to...

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T. J. Hooker

as Rhoda
First aired: 1982-03-13

Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who...

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7th Heaven

as Patricia Hamilton
First aired: 1996-08-26

Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven...

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Moesha

as Barbara Lee
First aired: 1996-01-23

Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May...

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Designing Women

as Vanessa Hargraves
First aired: 1986-09-29

Julia Sugarbaker, Mary Jo Shively, Charlene Frazier-Stillfield and Suzanne Sugarbaker are...

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Dear John

as Denise
First aired: 1988-10-06

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is...

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The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

as Lucy
First aired: 2022-10-28

Caught between two warring clans, the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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