Sarah Joy Brown, sometimes credited simply as Sarah Brown (born February 18, 1975), is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of
Carly Corinthos
Carly Corinthos is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', a soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Laura Wright from 2005. A collaborative effort between the writers, Carly – originally played by Sarah Joy Brown from 1996 to 200 ...
on the American daytime drama ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
'' from 1996 to 2001. For the role, she won three
Daytime Emmy Awards
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. In 2008, she returned to ''General Hospital'' in a different role,
Claudia Zacchara
Claudia Zacchara is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. Claudia is the daughter of New York City mob boss Anthony Zacchara. Claudia was portrayed by Sarah Brown beginning January 31, 2008. She left the role of Cla ...
. She exited ''General Hospital'' once again in 2009 and began appearing on ''
The Bold and the Beautiful
''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...
'' in the newly created role of
Aggie Jones
Aggie Jones is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. The character was portrayed by daytime veteran Sarah Joy Brown. She made her debut on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' a day after she vacated he ...
.
Brown appeared as
Madison James
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on ''
Days of Our Lives
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'' from October 2011 until the character's death in August 2012.
Early life and career
Brown was born in
Eureka, California
Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt ...
to parents David and Pamela Brown. She attended the
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
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History
The school was ...
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
''VR Troopers'' is a syndicated live action superhero fiction, superhero-adventure film, adventure television series produced and distributed by Saban Entertainment from 1994 to 1996. The show tried to profit from the fascination with virtual rea ...
''. In 1996, she made a guest appearance in a 3-part episode of ''
Power Rangers Zeo
''Power Rangers Zeo'' is a television series and the fourth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 19th Super Sentai series ''Chouriki Sentai Ohranger''. It is the continuation of ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', which aired in ...
'' playing Heather Thompson, a girl who has a crush on the Red Ranger's secret identity,
Tommy Oliver
Dr. Tommy Oliver is a fictional character and the overarching main protagonist of the American live-action television franchise ''Power Rangers''. He is best known as being the original Green Ranger and the first evil Ranger who fought and near ...
, 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
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Early life
Austin S ...
as
Jason Lee Scott
Jason Lee Scott is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the '' Power Rangers'' franchise, played by actor Austin St. John. Jason is known as the original Red Ranger from the first entry of the franchise, ''Mighty Morphin Power Rang ...
is the closest anything like this ever came to happening.
In April 1996, Brown originated the role
Carly Corinthos
Carly Corinthos is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', a soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Laura Wright from 2005. A collaborative effort between the writers, Carly – originally played by Sarah Joy Brown from 1996 to 200 ...
on the
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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soap opera
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''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
''.
Brown "quickly became an overnight sensation" and received three
Daytime Emmy Award
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s for her portrayal of Carly.
She won for
Outstanding Younger Actress
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was given annually ...
in 1997 and 1998, was nominated in 1999, and won again for
Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2000. 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
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'' 19 times during her run in the role,
and won two ''Soap Opera Digest'' Awards in 1998 (Younger Lead Actress) and 2000 (Favorite Actress). She departed the series in April 2001.
After leaving ''General Hospital'', Brown guest-starred on several television series, including ''
Crossing Jordan
''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in ...
'', ''
Strong Medicine
''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminism, feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime Television, Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Who ...
'' and ''
Without a Trace
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''. She returned to daytime in the role of
Julia Morrisey Larrabee on ''
As the World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...
'' 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
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crime drama ''
Cold Case
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'' 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
''Big Momma's House 2'' is a 2006 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2000's ''Big Momma's House'' and the second installment of the ''Big Momma'' film series. The film was directed by John Whitesell and starring Martin Lawrence reprising h ...
'' and appeared in an episode of ''
Monk
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'' the same year. Brown was also seen in the third season episode 12 of ''
The Closer
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'' and on a 2007 episode of the
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
police drama
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''
K-Ville''.
Brown returned to ''General Hospital'' on January 31, 2008, in the role of
Claudia Zacchara
Claudia Zacchara is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. Claudia is the daughter of New York City mob boss Anthony Zacchara. Claudia was portrayed by Sarah Brown beginning January 31, 2008. She left the role of Cla ...
. She announced on her
Twitter
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September 16, 2009 that she would be leaving ''General Hospital'' in mid October 2009. Brown also announced on her Twitter account that she would be making an appearance on ABC's ''
Castle
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''.
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. In July 2011, numerous soap outlets confirmed that Brown would join the cast of ''
Days of Our Lives
''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...
'' as Madison James, a successful business woman. Her first appearance was October 4, 2011. In April 2012, it was announced that Brown had been let go from the series along with many other cast members.
In 2014, Brown played Massachusetts State Representative Katherine "Kate" Wesley in the soap opera
web series
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''
Beacon Hill''. She was nominated for a 2015
Daytime Emmy Award
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for
Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series,
and won a 2015
Indie Series Award
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for
Best Lead Actress (Drama) for the role.
Personal life
Brown is a practicing
convert to Judaism
Conversion to Judaism ( he, גיור, ''giyur'') is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreligious community. It thus resembles both conversion to other religions and naturalization. " ...
.
She has one daughter, Jordan Alexandra Judith Levy (b. July 20, 1998), whose father is Brown's ex-fiancé,
Israeli
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* Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel
* Modern Hebrew, a language
* ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008
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composer
Shuki Levy
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(a former executive producer on ''VR Troopers'' and the ''Power Rangers'' franchise). Brown has been diagnosed with
Celiac Disease
Coeliac disease (British English) or celiac disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten, present in foods such as wheat, rye and barl ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
See also
*
List of people diagnosed with coeliac disease
The following is a list of notable people diagnosed with coeliac disease.
References
{{Gluten sensitivity
Coeliac disease
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References
External links
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Sarah Brown profile – Soaps.comSarah Brown profile – SoapOperaDigest.com
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1975 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from California
American film actresses
American soap opera actresses
American television actresses
Converts to Judaism
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winners
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series winners
Jewish American actresses
Living people
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alumni
People from Eureka, California
21st-century American Jews