Olivia Brown
Known for ActingBorn 1960-04-10Livonia, Michigan, USA
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.
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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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Known for
48 Hrs.
1982 · as Candy
Streets of Fire
1984 · as Addie
Not Easily Broken
2009 · as Mrs. Reid
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 · as Ms. Gladstone
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989 · as Det. Trudy Joplin
All Tied Up
1994 · as Tara
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 · as Det. Trudy Joplin
Memories of Murder
1990 · as Brenda
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999 · as Natalie
Jackers
2011 · as Mama
Our Dream Christmas
2017 · as Stephanie Carter
Blue Lightning
2023 · as Mattie
Kid Paranormal
as Ms. Creel
Noxious
2018