Biography

​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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Filmography

View Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990Series
7.3
View Miami Vice
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984Series
7.5
View Family Matters
Family Matters

Family Matters

1989Series
6.8
View T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

1982Series
6.5
View Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981Series
7.6
View Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993Series
6.9
View Moesha
Moesha

Moesha

1996Series
7.0
View The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990Series
7.9
View 7th Heaven
7th Heaven

7th Heaven

1996Series
6.4
View Dear John
Dear John

Dear John

1988Series
5.5
View Designing Women
Designing Women

Designing Women

1986Series
6.8
View Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1994Series
7.1