BROWN, Sharon 1962–

PERSONAL

Born January 11, 1962, in New York, NY; daughter of Johnny (an actor) and June (a studio manager) Brown. Education: Studied with Herbert Berghoff. Avocational Interests: Running.

Addresses: Agent —The Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403; Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403.

Career: Actress. Benny Touring Company, member of the ensemble. Appeared in commercials and worked as a model.

Awards, Honors: Carbonell Award, South Florida, best actress in a musical, 1982, for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Carbonell Award, best actress in a musical, and Helen Hayes Award nomination, Washington Theatre Awards Society, outstanding lead actress in a nonresident production, both 1986, for Dreamgirls.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances; Musicals:

Violet, Maggie Flynn, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Playhouse, New York City, 1968–1969.

Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1983.

Effie Melody White, Dreamgirls, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1987.

Aunt Sally, Soul Possessed, Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, 2000.

Major Tours; Musicals:

Dorothy, The Wiz, U.S. cities, c. 1975.

Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, U.S. cities, c. 1982.

Effie Melody White, Dreamgirls, U.S. cities, 1985–1986.

"Seasons of Love" soloist, Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others, Rent, California cities, 1997.

Lucy Harris, Jekyll & Hyde, U.S. cities, 1999–2000.

Appeared as kalidahs and munchkins in The Wiz; also toured in productions of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and One City.

Film Appearances:

Star, The Dozens, First Run Features, 1982.

Kim, A Chorus Line (also known as A Chorus Line: The Movie ), Columbia, 1985.

Lila, For Keeps (also known as Maybe Baby ), TriStar, 1988.

Bernice, Missing Pieces, Orion, 1991.

Third Las Vegas backup singer, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Buena Vista, 1993.

What's Love Got to Do with It (also known as Tina: What's Love Got to Do with It ), Buena Vista, 1993.

(Uncredited) Wish upon a Star, Warner Home Video, 1996.

Dancer, Blues Brothers 2000, Universal, 1998.

Mrs. Barry, Vanished, Cloud Ten Pictures, 1998.

Talking joint, Half Baked, MCA/Universal, 1998.

Vanished in the Twinkling of an Eye, Triquetra Films, 1999.

Television Appearances; Series:

Daisy Allen, Love of Life, CBS, 1971.

Chantel Marshall, Generations, NBC, 1989–1990.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Third Puppy Munchie singer, Mr. Music, Showtime, 1998.

Etta Jones, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1989.

In the White Man's Image (documentary), PBS, 1992.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Nancy, "Breaker, Breaker," Good Times, CBS, 1977.

Louise Mills, "And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds," The Jeffersons, CBS, 1981.

Angela Atkins, "Three Girls Three," A Different World, NBC, 1988.

"Two out of Six," Heartbeat, ABC, 1988.

Assistant district attorney Keresy, "Ill–Gotten Gaines," Cop Rock, ABC, 1990.

Producer, "Aftermath," DEA, Fox, 1990.

Cindy, "Hilary Gets a Life," The Fresh Prince of Bel–Air, NBC, 1992.

Vancielle, "The Worst Noel," The Crew, Fox, 1995.

First sea nymph, "Bottoms Up," The Famous Jett Jackson, The Disney Channel, 1999.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Nurse, Doc, PAX TV, 2001.

Young woman, Tracker, syndicated, 2001.

Television Appearances; Other:

Brandy, The Defectors (also known as Crime School ), 2001.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Recorded album Sharon Brown.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Wildhorn Side, http://www.frankwildhorn.com, April 12, 2004.

Talkin' Broadway Regional News and Reviews, http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional, April 12, 2004.