Chelsea Brown (born Lois Brown on December 6, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American actress and comedienne who appeared as a regular performer in comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.Guest roles include appearances in Marcus Welby, M.D., Ironside, Matt Lincoln. She also appeared in the films Sweet Charity, and The Thing with Two Heads.She emigrated to Australia in the 1970s and had ongoing roles in soap operas Number 96 (in 1977), and E Street (in 1990–1991). She had a guest role in the Australian-filmed revival of Mission: Impossible (1988). Film roles in Australia include Welcome to Woop Woop, The Return of Captain Invincible. She was married to fellow E Street actor, the late Vic Rooney.
Lovely and low-keyed African-American comedienne with flashy smile who was the first black woman in the regular cast of "Laugh-In". Often the sensible foil to the wackier talents of Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Jo Anne Worley and Goldie Hawn.
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Has lived for decades in Sydney, Australia. Her late husband, Vic Rooney played her husband on the Aussie soap E Street (1989).