Yvette Nicole Brown

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Yvette Nicole Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown

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Tina Bernard, photo; Mecca Dickerson, makeup

Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and host best known for her roles on the television shows: Community, The Mayor, Drake and Josh, The Odd Couple, Big Shot and currently Bounce's Act Your Age and films including Dreamgirls, Tropic Thunder, Avengers: Endgame and Disney's Disenchanted.

She is also a 2020 NAACP Image Award Nominated writer for Always A Bridesmaid — the Romantic Comedy she penned and Executive Produced that is streaming on Netflix and BET+.

Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and host best known for her roles on the television shows: Community, The Mayor, Drake and Josh, The Odd Couple, Big Shot and currently Bounce's Act Your Age and films including Dreamgirls, Tropic Thunder, Avengers: Endgame and Disney's Disenchanted.

She is also a 2020 NAACP Image Award Nominated writer for Always A Bridesmaid — the Romantic Comedy she penned and Executive Produced that is streaming on Netflix and BET+.

Yvette sits on the National Boards of Donors Choose (where she is Vice Chair), EMILY's List, MPTF Next Gen and SAG-AFTRA and is also a caregiver and advocate.

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Awards & Nominations

1 Nomination
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series - 2021
  • Nominee
  • Yvette Nicole Brown, as Judge Harper
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show
  • "But The Tilapias Are Fine Though, Right?"
  • HBO
  • HBO in association with JAX Media, 3 Arts Entertainment, Issa Rae Productions and For Better or Words Inc.

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Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown
Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown
Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown speaks to the press at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys, September 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
Yvette Nicole Brown presents an award at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys.
Yvette Nicole Brown presents an award at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys.
2021 Performers Peer Group Mixer
Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television
Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television
Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television
Young Writers
Young Writers
Young Writers
2017 Dynamic and Diverse Reception
Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron at the 31st College Television Awards
Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown and Joel McHale at An Evening With Community
Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs and Danny Pudi at An Evening With Community
Yvette Nicole Brown and Alison Brie at An Evening With Community
Yvette Nicole Brown at An Evening With Community
Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown and Alison Brie at An Evening With Community
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Fill 1
Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown
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Television Academy chair Frank Scherma and actress Yvette Nicole Brown announce this year's 75th Emmy Awards nominees at the place where it all began – the Hollywood Athletic Club.

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Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown
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Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown

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Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown
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Television Academy Chair Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown made history today by announcing this year's 75th Emmy Awards nominees at the place where it all began – the Hollywood Athletic Club, location of the first Emmy Awards in 1949! -- on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 in Los Angeles.

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Yvette Nicole Brown speaks to the press at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys, September 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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Yvette Nicole Brown at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys

 

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Yvette Nicole Brown presents an award at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys.
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Yvette Nicole Brown at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys

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Yvette Nicole Brown presents an award at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys.
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Yvette Nicole Brown at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys

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2021 Performers Peer Group Mixer
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Bob Bergen, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Scott Carpinteri attend the Performers Peer Group Mixer on Thursday, September 2, 2021 in North Hollywood, California.

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Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television
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Yvette Nicole Brown moderated a lively panel with Cedric the Entertainer, Lil Rel Howery and Wanda Sykes, for the Television Academy’s online member event “Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television,” on  Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

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Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television
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Yvette Nicole Brown moderated a lively panel with Cedric the Entertainer, Lil Rel Howery and Wanda Sykes, for the Television Academy’s online member event “Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television,” on  Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

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Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television
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Yvette Nicole Brown moderated a lively panel with Cedric the Entertainer, Lil Rel Howery and Wanda Sykes, for the Television Academy’s online member event “Breaking Barriers in Comedy: A Celebration of Black Television,” on  Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

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Alesia Etinoff, Channing Apodaca, Bernard Jones, Yvette Nicole Brown and Mark Reininga  participate in the reading of a new teleplay during the Young Writers to Watch Showcase at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in North Hollywood, California.

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Yvette Nicole Brown participates in the reading of a new teleplay during the Young Writers to Watch Showcase at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in North Hollywood, California

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Priscilla Garcia-Jacquier, Catalina Sandino-Moreno, and Yvette Nicole Brown participate in the reading of a new teleplay during the Young Writers to Watch Showcase at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in North Hollywood, California.

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2017 Dynamic and Diverse Reception
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Bernard David Jones, Keesha Sharp, Bresha Webb, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Marcel Spears attend the 2017 Dynamic and Diverse Emmy Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.

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Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron at the 31st College Television Awards
Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown and Joel McHale at An Evening With Community
Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs and Danny Pudi at An Evening With Community
Yvette Nicole Brown and Alison Brie at An Evening With Community
Yvette Nicole Brown at An Evening With Community
Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown and Alison Brie at An Evening With Community
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