
Acting
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 …

Blue Lightning
as Mattie

Noxious

Our Dream Christmas
as Stephanie Carter

Jackers
as Mama

Not Easily Broken
as Mrs. Reid

Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
as Natalie

All Tied Up
as Tara

Memories of Murder
as Brenda

Miami Vice: Freefall
as Detective Trudy Joplin

Throw Momma from the Train
as Ms. Gladstone

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
as Lucy · 1 ep.

Moesha
as Barbara Lee · 4 ep.

7th Heaven
as Patricia Hamilton · 9 ep.

E! True Hollywood Story
1 ep.

Sister, Sister
as Lucy · 1 ep.

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Star · 4 ep.
Out All Night
1 ep.

Beverly Hills, 90210
as Professor Langely · 3 ep.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Lola · 1 ep.

Family Matters
as Vanessa · 1 ep.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993