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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.

Known For

5.8

Maude

Welcome to Woop Woop

1998

6.0

Abby Rossiter

E Street

1989

6.1

Tour Guide

The Return of Captain Invincible

1983

6.9

Mrs. McKay

Police Story

1973

4.8

Lila

The Thing with Two Heads

1972

3.5

Number 96

1972

0.0

Miss Wallach

And Then They Forgot God

1971

🎬

5.0

Matt Lincoln

1970

0.0

Gibson

Dial Hot Line

1970

6.1

Love, American Style

1969

Credits

Welcome to Woop Woop

as Maude

1998

5.8

E Street

as Abby Rossiter

1989

6.0

The Return of Captain Invincible

as Tour Guide

1983

6.1

Police Story

as Mrs. McKay

1973

6.9

The Thing with Two Heads

as Lila

1972

4.8

Number 96

1972

3.5

And Then They Forgot God

as Miss Wallach

1971

0.0

🎬

Matt Lincoln

1970

5.0

Dial Hot Line

as Gibson

1970

0.0

Love, American Style

1969

6.1

Sweet Charity

as Dancer (uncredited)

1969

6.9

Head

as Belly Dancer (uncredited)

1968

6.2

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Regular Performer

1968

6.6

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

1968

6.6