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Chelsea Brown (born Lois Brown, December 6, 1942 – March 27, 2017) was an American-born actress of television and film, comedian and dancer, who appeared as a regular performer in comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. She had a successful career in her native land before emigrating to Australia, where she became well-known mostly for her roles in soap opera/serials including top-rating Number 96 and as Abby Rossiter Patchett on E Street.


Early career in the United States
Brown was born as Lois Brown in Chicago, Illinois to Mildred and Edward Brown. She appeared in a segment of a first-season episode of Love, American Style titled "Love and the Militant", with fellow Laugh-In alumnus . Other guest roles included appearances in Marcus Welby, M.D., Ironside, , The Flying Nun, (in 1974) and, in the UK, The Two Ronnies, singing song "Let Me Be the One". She also appeared in the films Sweet Charity (1969), Dial Hot Line (1970) and The Thing with Two Heads (1972).


Emigration and career in Australia
Brown met and became engaged to Australian property developer Kelvin Barry Hirst while holidaying in , in 1973. Brown emigrated to Australia shortly after that, Hirst became her manager and they were married in 1977. They divorced in the early 1980s. Hirst features as the male vocal on Brown's record Day Dreaming (October 1975). In 1982 Brown released a second album self-titled Chelsea.

Brown became a familiar figure on Australian television, with appearances on 's Blankety Blanks, 's Celebrity Squares plus ongoing roles in Number 96 (in 1977), The Power, The Passion (1989), in a regular role as the resident restaurant singer and Network Ten's E Street (in 1990–1991) as a nightclub singer who falls for the charms of local publican Ernie Patchett and various advertisements. She had a guest role in the Australian-filmed TV series revival of (1988). Film roles in Australia included The Return of Captain Invincible (1982) and Welcome to Woop Woop (1997).

In the mid-1990s, she was married to fellow E Street actor Vic Rooney, who died in 2002, after which she returned to the United States.


Death
Brown died in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois, March 27, 2017, at the age of 74, from pneumonia.


Filmography

Film

Television
TV series, 1 episode
1970Dial Hot LineGibsonTV movie
1970TagTV series, 3 episodes
1970The Name of the GameDarleneTV series, 1 episode
1970The CliffTagTV movie
1971IronsideNancy BabcockTV series, 1 episode
1971And They Forgot GodMiss WallachTV short
1972Marcus Welby, M.D.Tallie HughesTV series, 1 episode
1973Police StoryMrs. MckayTV series, 1 episode
1975That's My MamaJoanne RobertsTV series, 1 episode
1975BronkCelesteTV series, 1 episode
1976ArenaBarbyTV movie / TV pilot
1976King's MenMornaTV series, 1 episode
1976–1977Number 96Hope JacksonTV series, 27 episodes
1977HerselfTV special
1977 TV series, 1 episode
1981Jodi DeanTV series, 2 episodes: "Fugitive", "Lisa's Pup"
1982Instant TVVarious charactersTV pilot
1988; 1989Ballet teacher / Laura Ann WilsonTV series, season 1, 2 episodes
1989The Power, The PassionChanteuseTV series, recurring role
1989–1990E StreetAbby RossiterTV series, 89 episodes
2003Grass RootsStephanie Gruen1 episode


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