Julie Caitlin Brown (

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Andrich; born January 27, 1961) is an American actress and singer known for her role as Na'Toth in the first and fifth season of the

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series ''

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''.

Career

Her first stage role was as

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in a 1983 professional production of ''

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''. In the late 1980s, Brown branched out into commercial and television work in

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; in 1990 she moved to

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where she appeared in

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production of ''

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'' and

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production of '' Grand Hotel''. In 1992, Brown moved back to California and appeared in guest-starring roles on several series. Following the departure of

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from the series and the last-minute loss of originally cast Susan Kellermann, '' Babylon 5's'' casting director called her and unexpectedly offered her the role of Na'Toth on the first season of the science-fiction series. Brown appeared in five episodes and declined to stay for a second season. The role of Na'Toth was recast with

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, and Brown went on to return for guest appearances during the second season (as a human lawyer in " There All the Honor Lies") and the fifth season. ("

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" reprising the role of Na'Toth) Brown's other television guest credits include '' Becker'', '' JAG'', ''

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'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (in the episode " The Passenger") and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (in the episodes "Gambit 1" and "Gambit 2"). She played the Kromagg Leader in the 1999 '' Sliders'' episode (5/11) "Requiem". In 2009 she portrayed Tammy Tennis in

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's comedy horror film ''

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''. In 2010, she wrote, produced and starred in the short film ''Thoughts of Suicide on an Otherwise Lovely Day''. Also a singer, Brown's first CD, ''Sheddin' My Skin'', was released in January 1998. Her second album, ''Struck by Lightning'', came out July 2002.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Julie Caitlin Living people American television actresses Actresses from San Francisco Place of birth missing (living people) American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 1961 births