In 1992, Brown appeared as "Yvette" in the music video "1-4-All-4-1" by the East Coast Family, a
Michael Bivins project, for
Biv10 Records. Brown said of the experience, "It was a great run, but I guess music was just never meant to be for me." Brown first appeared on commercials before entering television shows and films a few years later. She has since played roles on television shows such as
The War at Home,
Girlfriends,
Malcolm in the Middle, ''
That's So Raven, Half & Half, and the American version of The Office. She had a recurring role as theater manager Helen Dubois in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh. Frances Callier replaced Brown as Helen for one episode. Brown reprised the role in the Victorious'' episode "Helen Back Again". She has appeared in television commercials for
Hamburger Helper,
Big Lots,
Pine-Sol,
Comcast,
Aquapod, Shout, Fiber One,
Yoplait Yogurt,
DiGiorno Pizza,
Dairy Queen, and
Time Warner. Shortly after her exit of
Community, Brown's role of Dani on the
CBS sitcom
The Odd Couple was upgraded to series regular. She has been a regular guest on AMC's
Talking Dead. She hosts
Syfy cosplay series
Cosplay Melee.
Entertainment Weekly named her one of the 19th Best Guest Stars on
7th Heaven. In July 2018, Brown temporarily replaced
Chris Hardwick as the host of
Talking Dead and served as moderator for
The Walking Dead and
Fear the Walking Dead panels at
San Diego Comic-Con during Hardwick's suspension. Brown has had a recurring role as Judge Anita Harper on the
HBO series
A Black Lady Sketch Show which earned her a nomination for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, Brown wrote the independent romantic comedy feature
Always a Bridesmaid. In 2020, Brown was a guest panelist in
season three of
The Masked Singer. She later competed in
season twelve as "Showbird" with recurring panelist
Joel McHale as her Mask Ambassador. Brown was eliminated on "
Footloose Night". In 2023, Brown voiced KRS, a robotic assistant, and recurring character in
My Dad the Bounty Hunter. ==Personal life==