Candy Brown
Candy Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Candy Ann Brown |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Candy Ann Brown (also known as Candy Brown Houston) is an American dancer,[1] choreographer and theatre, film and television actress.[2]
Career
[edit]Brown is known for originating the role of June in the 1975 Bob Fosse-directed Broadway musical Chicago,[3] and for such films, television series and stage productions as the original cast of A Chorus Line[4] and Pippin,[5] Zebrahead,[2] Ali, Six Feet Under, Sister, Sister, Nash Bridges and NYPD Blue.
Brown also performed on the Broadway stage in Purlie with Cleavon Little and Sherman Hemsley[citation needed] and in the West Coast premiere of the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.[citation needed]
Brown also appears in the Emmy Award winning television special Liza With A Z starring Liza Minnelli and directed by Bob Fosse.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II | Candy Beaumont | TV movie |
| Heart Beat | Claudia | ||
| Up the Academy | Nubia | ||
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | Ramona | |
| 1984 | Rose Petal Place | Iris (voice) | TV movie |
| 1985 | Lost in America | David's Secretary | |
| Perfect | Sports Connection Member | ||
| 1986 | Christmas | Mrs. Oliver | TV movie |
| 1991 | The Killing Mind | Sylvia | TV movie |
| 1992 | Zebrahead | Marlene | |
| 1997 | Nightwatch | Female Paramedic | |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Ms. Herron | |
| Ali | Odessa | ||
| 2007 | Paroled | Mable Henderson | |
| 2013 | The One Who Loves You | Ruby | |
| 2015 | Sold | Mickey | Short |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Roller Girls | J.B. Johnson | Main cast |
| 1979 | What's Happening!! | Cindy | Episode: "Making Out" |
| Wonder Woman | Janet | Episode: "Spaced Out" | |
| Paris | Samantha Williams | Episode: "Paris" | |
| 1980 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Black Stripper | Episode: "The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming" |
| Lou Grant | Yvette | Episode: "Harassment" | |
| 1984 | Challenge of the GoBots | A.J. Foster (voice) | Main cast |
| 1986 | Jonny Quest | Additional Voices | TV series |
| 1987 | Frank's Place | Janet | Episode: "Frank Joins the Club" |
| 1988 | She's the Sheriff | Thelma | Episode: "Hair" |
| Amen | Ramona | Episode: "The Fantasy" | |
| 1989 | Men | Margaret Hazard | Episode: "Baltimore" |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Gail Butterfield | Episode: "Odd Man In" & "Doctors and Other Strangers" |
| New Attitude | Amber | Episode: "A Star Is Born" | |
| 1991 | A Different World | Professor Burton | Episode: "A Word in Edgewise" |
| The Killing Mind | Sylvia | TV movie | |
| Quantum Leap | Dr. Verbeena Beeks | Recurring cast: season 3-4 | |
| 1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Claire O'Malley | Episode: "Just You, Just Me" |
| Roc | Janet Shaw | Episode: "Roc's Secret Past" | |
| 1992-93 | The Addams Family | Additional Voices | Recurring cast |
| 1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Marva Cooper (voice) | Episode: "The Mechanic" |
| Bob | Joanne | Episode: "The Man Who Killed Mad Dog" | |
| The Sinbad Show | Doris Leland | Episode: "Breaking the Pattern" | |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Natalie | Episode: "It's a Love Thang" |
| 1994-96 | NYPD Blue | Sherilee Williams | Episode: "Up on the Roof" & "Unembraceable You" |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Mayor Bobbie Werksman | Episode: "High Impact" |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Edna Jessup | Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter" |
| 1998 | Ellen | Sue | Episode: "Escape from L.A." |
| The Pretender | Jacob's Doctor | Episode: "Indy Show" | |
| Smart Guy | Sheila Hicks | Episode: "That's My Momma" | |
| 1999 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Old Woman (voice) | Episode: "The Happy Prince" |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Detective McBride | Episode: "Familia" |
| 2001-02 | Lizzie McGuire | Mrs. Stebel | Episode: "I Do, I Don't" & "In Miranda Lizzie Does Not Trust" |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Felicia Humphreys | Episode: "Losing Face" |
References
[edit]- ^ Dalfonzo, Gina (February 17, 2014). "Dance to Excess". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Candy Ann Brown". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
- ^ Wasson, Sam (2013). Fosse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 662.
candy brown chicago bob fosse.
- ^ Robertson, Campbell (September 24, 2006). "'A Singular Sensation,' a New Generation". The New York Times.
- ^ Wasson, Sam (2013). Fosse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 317.
candy brown pippin.
External links
[edit]- Candy Brown at IMDb
- Candy Brown at the Internet Broadway Database
- Candy Brown on Facebook
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