Olivia Brown

Olivia Brown is an American actress, best-known for her role as detective Trudy Joplin in the NBC crime drama series Miami Vice (1984–1989). She was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, and raised in Sacramento, California. After graduating from C.K. McClatchy High School, she received a scholarship to Parsons School of Design in New York but chose to stay closer to her family and enrolled at Sacramento City College and Sacramento State College. Brown made her big screen debut in the 1982 action comedy film 48 Hrs. She also appeared in Streets of Fire (1984), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), and other films. In addition to Miami Vice, she had guest appearances on T.J. Hooker, The Love Boat, Family Matters, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Sister, Sister.