Olivia Brown

April 10, 1960 · Livonia, 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.

Notable work

7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
as Lola
6.7
48 Hrs. (1982)
as Candy
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
as Professor Langely
6.2
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
as Ms. Gladstone
6.9
Streets of Fire (1984)
as Addie
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
as Star
6.7
Family Matters (1989)
as Vanessa

Often works with

Jenifer Lewis
2 titles together
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Not Easily Broken
Richard Lawson
2 titles together
Streets of Fire, Sister, Sister
Mykelti Williamson
2 titles together
Streets of Fire, Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Alexis Fields
2 titles together
Sister, Sister, Moesha
Heather Locklear
2 titles together
T. J. Hooker, E! True Hollywood Story
Sheryl Lee Ralph
2 titles together
Moesha, Designing Women

Full filmography · 29

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
as Lucy
20227.3
7th Heaven
as Patricia Hamilton
19966.4
E! True Hollywood Story
cast
19968.1
Moesha
as Barbara Lee
19966.9
Sister, Sister
as Lucy
19947
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Star
19936.9
Out All Night
cast
1992
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Professor Langely
19907.3
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Lola
19907.9
Family Matters
as Vanessa
19896.7
Monsters
as Jewel
19887
Dear John
as Denise
1988