Chelsea Brown
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-12-06 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
2017-03-27
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.
Most Known For
Love, American Style
Number 96
E Street
as Abby Rossiter
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Regular Performer
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Police Story
as Mrs. McKay
Head
as Belly Dancer (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
Matt Lincoln
Dial Hot Line
as Gibson
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Tour Guide
The Thing with Two Heads
as Lila
Welcome to Woop Woop
as Maude
And Then They Forgot God
as Miss Wallach