Novi Brown

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Novi Brown
Born
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Novi Brown is a German-born American actress. She is starring as Sabrina Hollins in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas .

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Life and career

Brown was born in Berlin, Germany and spent the first years of life between the United States and Germany. [1] She attended the City College of New York and began her acting career appearing in theatre productions of The Vagina Monologues , Dutchman and Boston Marriage . [1] She made her first screen appearance in the 2014 made-for-television film, My Dad's a Soccer Mom. In 2019, she began starring as Sabrina Hollins in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas . [2] [3]

In 2022, Brown played the leading roles in three films: the horror thriller Alone in the Dark for Tubi, [4] the romantic comedy The First Noelle, and the holiday comedy Holiday Hideaway opposite Vivica A. Fox for BET+. [5] [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Sleeping with My StudentMegan
2020 Under My Skin Sales Assistant
2021 Real Talk Gina
2022SpiderRoshanda James
2022 Alone in the Dark Bri Collins
2022The First NoelleNoelle
2022Holiday HideawayWinnie
2022Skip to the EndHannahShort film
2024A Wesley South African ChristmasCameron Wesley

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014My Dad's a Soccer MomToriTelevision film
2019—present Sistas Sabrina HollinsMain role
2022 NCIS Olive MillerEpisode: "Starting Over"

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References

  1. 1 2 Borama, Jennifer (October 25, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Novi Brown".
  2. ↑ Petski, Denise (August 1, 2019). "BET Greenlights Tyler Perry Drama Series 'Sistas', Sets Main Cast".
  3. ↑ "Novi Brown Praises 'Sistas' For Being A Show That Represents Successful Black Women". March 16, 2022.
  4. ↑ Petski, Denise (August 22, 2022). "Horror Thriller 'Alone In The Dark' Starring Novi Brown & Terrell Carter Set At Tubi".
  5. ↑ León, Concepción de (November 10, 2022). "'The First Noelle' Review: All I Want for Christmas Is My Ex" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (October 10, 2022). "BET+ Sets 2022 Original Holiday Movie Slate Featuring Ne-Yo, Serayah, Romeo Miller and More Across 10 Titles (EXCLUSIVE)".
  7. ↑ Lee, Felicia (October 12, 2022). "Novi Brown Opens Up About The Upcoming Season Of Sistas And Other Projects - Exclusive Interview". The List.
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