Olivia Brown

Olivia Brown

Born 1960-04-10 (age 66) Livonia, Michigan, USA
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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.

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48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.

1982

as Candy

Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire

1984

as Addie

Not Easily Broken
Not Easily Broken

2009

as Mrs. Reid

Throw Momma from the Train
Throw Momma from the Train

1987

as Ms. Gladstone

Jackers
Jackers

2011

as Mama

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

1984

as Det. Trudy Joplin

Our Dream Christmas
Our Dream Christmas

2017

as Stephanie Carter

Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder

1990

as Brenda

All Tied Up
All Tied Up

1994

as Tara

Blue Lightning
Blue Lightning

2023

as Mattie

Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Kid Paranormal
Kid Paranormal

as Ms. Creel

Miami Vice: Freefall
Miami Vice: Freefall

1989

as Det. Trudy Joplin

Noxious