Yvette Nicole Brown

Brown is one of those performers who raises the temperature of any scene she enters. Shirley on Community could have been a one-note church lady; Brown gave her warmth, steel, and a flash of menace that made the character genuinely unpredictable, which is my favorite kind of sitcom work. Her path from East Cleveland through the University of Akron to network television reads like a working actor's resume rather than a star's, and I think that groundedness is exactly what she brings on screen. Add a voice-acting career built on that instantly recognizable warmth, and you have a character actress of real range. Ensembles are lucky to have her.

Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress, producer, writer, and host. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC and Yahoo Screen sitcom Community, as Dani in the 2015 reboot of The Odd Couple on CBS, and as Dina Rose on the ABC sitcom The Mayor.

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Name (English)

Yvette Nicole Brown

Name (Japanese)

イヴェット・ニコール・ブラウン

Reading

いゔぇっと・にこーる・ぶらうん

Born

August 12, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

East Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Warrensville Heights High School

University

University of Akron

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yvettenicolebrown/
• Xhttps://x.com/YNB
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette%20Nicole%20Brown

Tags

• Ohio
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-10

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