Candy Brown

Candy Brown (also known as Candy Brown Houston) is an American dancer, choreographer and theatre, film and television actress.

Career Brown is known for originating the role of June in the 1975 Bob Fosse-directed Broadway musical Chicago, and for such films, television series and stage productions as the original cast of A Chorus Line and Pippin, Zebrahead, 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 and in the West Coast premiere of the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.

Brown also appears in the Emmy Award winning television special Liza with a Z starring Liza Minnelli and directed by Bob Fosse.

Filmography

Film 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 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"