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Sarah Joy Brown
Born (1975-02-18) February 18, 1975 (age 49)
Eureka, California, U.S.
Other namesSarah Brown
Occupation(s)Film, television actress
Years active1994–present
Children1
Websitewww.sarahbrown.net

Sarah Joy Brown, sometimes credited simply as Sarah Brown (born February 18, 1975[1]), is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of Carly Corinthos on the American daytime drama General Hospital from 1996 to 2001. For the role, she won three Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she returned to General Hospital in a different role, Claudia Zacchara. She exited General Hospital once again in 2009 and began appearing on The Bold and the Beautiful in the newly created role of Aggie Jones.[2]

Brown appeared as Madison James on Days of Our Lives from October 2011 until the character's death in August 2012.

Early life and career

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Brown was born in Eureka, California to parents David and Pamela Brown. She attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theatre major. Her acting career began at the age of 19, when she was cast as Kaitlin Star on Saban's syndicated action adventure science fantasy series VR Troopers.

In 1996, she made a guest appearance in a 3-part episode of Power Rangers Zeo playing Heather Thompson, a girl who has a crush on the Red Ranger's secret identity, Tommy Oliver, but it never led anywhere. An article in FOX Kids Magazine claimed a member of the VR Troopers cast would be quitting the series to become a part of the Power Rangers cast; however, the aforementioned Zeo three-parter and Brad Hawkins voicing the Gold Ranger prior to the return of Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott is the closest anything like this ever came to happening.

In April 1996, Brown originated the role Carly Corinthos on the American ABC soap opera General Hospital.[3]

Brown "quickly became an overnight sensation" and received three Daytime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Carly.[4] She won for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1997[5] and 1998,[6] was nominated in 1999,[7] and won again for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2000.[8]

In 2010, she received her first Daytime Emmy nomination in the Lead Actress category for her work as Claudia Zacchara. Brown appeared on the cover of Soap Opera Digest 19 times during her run in the role,[4] and won two Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1998 (Younger Lead Actress)[9] and 2000 (Favorite Actress).[10] She departed the series in April 2001.[3]

After leaving General Hospital, Brown guest-starred on several television series, including Crossing Jordan, Strong Medicine and Without a Trace. She returned to daytime in the role of Julia Morrisey Larrabee on As the World Turns from August 2004 to March 2005, in which she appeared in 109 episodes. In 2004, Brown played the lead role of Kate Vignatti in the fact-based television movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story. She became a regular on the popular CBS crime drama Cold Case in the fall of 2005 but was let go after only a few months (she appeared in five episodes) with the series. In 2006, she starred in her first feature film, the comedy, Big Momma's House 2 and appeared in an episode of Monk the same year. Brown was also seen in the third season episode 12 of The Closer and on a 2007 episode of the Fox police drama K-Ville.

Brown returned to General Hospital on January 31, 2008, in the role of Claudia Zacchara. She announced on her Twitter September 16, 2009 that she would be leaving General Hospital in mid October 2009.[citation needed] Brown also announced on her Twitter account that she would be making an appearance on ABC's Castle.[citation needed]

In 2011, she had a supporting role in a Tracy J Trost film entitled The Lamp (All Things are Possible If You Just Believe). It is based on a novel by Jim Stovall.[11] In July 2011, numerous soap outlets confirmed that Brown would join the cast of Days of Our Lives as Madison James, a successful business woman. Her first appearance was October 4, 2011.[12][13] In April 2012, it was announced that Brown had been let go from the series along with many other cast members.[14]

In 2014, Brown played Massachusetts State Representative Katherine "Kate" Wesley in the soap opera web series Beacon Hill.[15][16] She was nominated for a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series,[17][18] and won a 2015 Indie Series Award for Best Lead Actress (Drama) for the role.[19][20]

Personal life

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Brown is a practicing convert to Judaism.[21] She has one daughter, Jordan Alexandra Judith Levy (b. July 20, 1998), whose father is Brown's ex-fiancé, Israeli composer Shuki Levy (a former executive producer on VR Troopers and the Power Rangers franchise).

Brown has been diagnosed with Celiac Disease.[22]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Heart of the Beholder Diane Howard
2006 Big Momma's House 2 Constance Stone
2011 The Lamp Deb
2015 Monster Hunters USA and Day Care Center Zara Daily Short

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994–1996 VR Troopers Kaitlin Star Main role
1996 Power Rangers Zeo Heather Episodes: "There's No Business Like Snow Business: Parts 1–3"
1996–2001, 2014 General Hospital Carly Corinthos Regular role
1997 Hostile Force Rachel Television film
2001 Mysterious Ways Emma Shepard Episodes: "Child of Wonder", "29", "Love's Divine"
2002 Birds of Prey Lucy Episode: "Primal Scream"
2003 For the People Zoe Constantine Episode: "Power Play"
2003 The Lyon's Den Amanda Beacon Manning Episode: "Hubris"
2003 10-8: Officers on Duty Astrid Fonseca Episodes: "Brothers in Arms", "Badlands"
2003 Karen Sisco Harmony Episode: "Nostalgia"
2003, 2005 Without a Trace Tess Balkin, Katherine Michaels Episodes: "Kam Li", "John Michaels"
2004 The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story Kate Vignatti Television film
2004 Crossing Jordan Susan Mayo Episode: "Dead or Alive"
2004 Dragnet Nicole Harrison Episode: "Frame of Mind"
2004 Strong Medicine Perry Episode: "Touched by an Idol"
2004–2005 As the World Turns Julia Morrisey Larrabee Regular role
2005 Cold Case Josie Sutton Recurring role (season 3)
2006 Monk Mandy Bronson Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Leper"
2007 The Closer Kristen Shafer Episodes: "Til Death Do Us Part: Parts 1 & 2"
2007 It Was One of Us Emily Winstead Television film
2007 K-Ville Eileen McGillis Episode: "Flood, Wind and Fire"
2007 Company Man Laura Brooks Television film
2007 A.M.P.E.D. Katherine Cabrera Television film
2008–2009 General Hospital Claudia Zacchara Regular role
2009–2011 The Bold and the Beautiful Aggie Jones Regular role
2010 Castle Amanda Livingston Episode: "The Third Man"
2011–2012 Days of Our Lives Madison James Regular role
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Maria Louie Episode: "CSI on Fire"
2014 Beacon Hill Katherine Wesley Main role (season 1)
2016 Youthful Daze Aunt Kathy TV series
2018 Code Black Elizabeth Harris Episode: "Cabin Pressure"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Predator: Concrete Jungle Scarface Voice

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sarah Brown - Filmbug
  2. ^ "General Hospital' star checking into another soap". Associated Press. September 30, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "General Hospital Cast: Carly Corinthos Jacks". Soaps.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Lenhart, Jennifer. "As the World Turns Interview: Who Is Sarah Brown?". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1997". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1998". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1999". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  8. ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 2000". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  9. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1998". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  10. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2000". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  11. ^ The Lamp official website.
  12. ^ "Sarah Brown Lands Brand New Role on Days Of Our Lives". Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  13. ^ "Sarah Brown to join DAYS". Soapcentral.com. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  14. ^ Soap Opera Digest (2012-04-10). "DAYS Bloodbath". Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  15. ^ "A Who's Who Guide For Beacon Hill!". ABC Soaps In Depth. February 28, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Characters". Beaconhilltheseries.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  17. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital, Ellen DeGeneres, CBS Lead Daytime Emmy Nominations". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. ^ Rodriguez, Briana (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital Leads 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations". Backstage. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  19. ^ "6th Annual Indie Series Awards: Complete List of Winners". Indie Series Awards. April 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  20. ^ "Indie Series Awards History and Archive of Past Winners". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  21. ^ "Q & A with Sarah Brown (Carly Roberts, General Hospital)". Soap Opera Article 17. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  22. ^ "Soap Star Sarah Brown on Family". justmommies.com. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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Preceded by
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 Carly Benson Corinthos actress
1996–2001 		Succeeded by
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