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My Take
Olivia Brown will always be Detective Trudy Joplin to me, holding her own across five seasons of Miami Vice in a famously male-dominated genre. That kind of longevity on a flagship NBC series is no accident. Her record bounces between television and film, which tells me she is a working professional first, the sort of performer who anchors a scene without demanding the spotlight. I have a soft spot for actors who make the ensemble better rather than chase top billing. Behind all that neon-soaked 1980s style, she was part of what gave the show its grounding.
Overview
Olivia Brown (born c. 1956 or 1957) is an American actress, best known for her role as detective Trudy Joplin in the NBC crime drama series Miami Vice (1984–1989).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Olivia Brown
- Name (Japanese)
- オリビア・ブラウン
- Reading
- おりびあ・ぶらうん
- Born
- April 10, 1960 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.