Candy Ann 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

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'', and for such films, television series and stage productions as the original cast of ''

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'' and '' Pippin'', ''

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'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''

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''. Brown also performed on the Broadway stage in ''

Purlie ''Purlie'' is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, lyrics by Udell and music by Gary Geld. It is based on Davis's 1961 play '' Purlie Victorious''. Plot ''Purlie'' is set in an era when Jim Crow laws still we ...

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Cleavon Little Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of '' Purlie'', for which he earned both ...

and

Sherman Hemsley Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series ''All in the Family'' (1973–1975; 1978) and ''The Jeffersons'' (1975 ...

and in the West Coast premiere of the play ''

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winning television special ''

Liza With A Z ''Liza with a "Z"'' is a 1972 concert film made for television, starring Liza Minnelli, produced by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse. Fosse also directed and choreographed the concert, and Ebb wrote and arranged the music with his song-writing partner Jo ...

'' starring

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Filmography

Film

Television

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