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.
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2023
as Mattie
2022
as Lucy
2018
2017
as Stephanie Carter
2011
as Mama
2009
as Mrs. Reid
1999
1996
as Patricia Hamilton
1996
1996
as Barbara Lee
1994
as Tara
1993
as Star
1992
1990
1990
as Lola
1990
as Brenda
1989
as Vanessa
1989
as Detective Trudy Joplin
1988
as Denise
1987
as Ms. Gladstone
1986
as Vanessa Hargraves
1984
as Det. Trudy Joplin
1984
as Trudy Joplin
1984
as Addie
1982
as Candy
1982
as Rhoda
1981