Yvette Nicole Brown is an American born actress that got her first television role from a postcard submission.http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp She has appeared in commercials, TV episodes, and big screen films. She has played alongside Katherine Heigl, Emma Roberts, Don Cheadle, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Gerard Butler, Jude Law, Alice Braga and Forest Whitaker. http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp She had the opportunity to show off her singing skills in the song "Big, Blonde & Beautiful" from Hairspray. Viewers may also recognize her from therecurring role of Helen Ophelia Dubois in Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh. http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp Brown was part of the coming together of the Drake and Josh cast for Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, a film that broke Nickelodeon viewership records and was seen by over 8 million viewers. http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp
Yvette Nicole Brown was born in East Cleveland, Ohio on August 12, 1971.http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/yvette-nicole-brown/209047 She attended acting classes at the University of Akron.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yvette-Nicole-Brown/106018639430175 Yvette has been featured in national commercial spots for such companies as KB Toys, Singular, Lexus, Chevy HHR, Fiber One Yogurt, LG, Hamburger Helper, Mazola, Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile, Dairy Queen, and many more.http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp
Career
Yvette began her television career with a two episode role on Girlfriends. Since then she has gone on to roles in shows such as Entourage, The Office, That's So Raven, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Half & Half, Sleeper Cell, House, Two and a Half Men, That 70's Show, and Boston Legal.http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp She has also done quite a bit of commercial work and was seen in national spots for Hallmark, Comcast, LG and DiGiorno's in 2009.http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp In film, Yvette, may be seen in movies such as The Island, Dreamgirls, Little Black Book, Hotel For Dogs, and the 2010 action thriller Repo Men.http://www.yvettenicolebrown.com/default4.asp
Career Timeline
2010: The View
2010: The Mo'Nique Show
2010: Bonnie Hunt Show
2010:Repo Men
2010: Pound Puppies
2009: The Ugly Truth
2009: Rules of Engagement
2009: Community
2008: Til Death: Raisinette in the Sun
2008: Meet Dave
2007: Boston Legal
2007: The Loop
2006: House
2006: Half & Half
2006: Drake & Josh
2006: War at Home
2006: Dreamgirls
2005: The Island
2005: That's So Raven
2005: Drake & Josh
2005: Hot Properties
2005: The Kid & I
2005: That '70s Show
2004: Big House
2004: Little Black Book
2004: Two and a Half Men
2003: Girlfriends
Quotes
"I'm a child of sitcoms, I grew up watching and loving sitcoms. So nothing makes me happier than to see one working at a time when TV comedies seem to have fallen on hard times. That does make me smile."—Yvette Nicole Brown.http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2009/11/yvette_nicole_brown_an_east_cl.html
Interview with Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown sits down with Hollywood's 411 Chris Hanson to talk about her character Shirley on NBC’s primetime sitcom Community. She talks about her life and what she does when she is not filming, working on her commercial jobs as well as in films. She sees commercials as a great acting class as the actor must create a character in thirty seconds and makes people laugh and feel in that time.