Chelsea Brown
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.
Acting
Movie
Head
as Belly Dancer (uncredited)
1968
Movie
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
1969
Movie
The Thing with Two Heads
as Lila
1972
Movie
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Tour Guide
1983
TV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Regular Performer
1968
TV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Movie
Welcome to Woop Woop
as Maude
1998
TV
Love, American Style
1969
TV
Police Story
as Mrs. McKay
1973
TV
Number 96
1972
TV
E Street
as Abby Rossiter
1989
Movie
Dial Hot Line
as Gibson
1970
Matt Lincoln
1970
Movie
And Then They Forgot God
as Miss Wallach
1971