1942-12-06 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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Welcome to Woop Woop | Maude | 1998-08-13 |
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The Return of Captain Invincible | Tour Guide | 1983-01-28 |
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The Thing with Two Heads | Lila | 1972-07-19 |
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And Then They Forgot God | Miss Wallach | 1971-12-31 |
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Dial Hot Line | Gibson | 1970-03-08 |
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Sweet Charity | Dancer (uncredited) | 1969-02-25 |
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Head | Belly Dancer (uncredited) | 1968-11-06 |