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Olivia Brown
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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.
Known For

Family Matters
1989

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990

Miami Vice
1984

Hill Street Blues
1981

T. J. Hooker
1982

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

Sister, Sister
1994

7th Heaven
1996

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
2022

48 Hrs.
1982

Streets of Fire
1984

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Not Easily Broken
2009

Throw Momma from the Train
1987
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