Kimberly J. Brown

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Kimberly J. Brown
Brown in 2023
Born
Kimberly Jean Brown

(1984-11-16) November 16, 1984 (age 40)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Notable workGuiding Light
Halloweentown
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
WebsiteOfficial Website

Kimberly Jean Brown[1] (born November 16, 1984)[2] is an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as teen witch Marnie Cromwell in the Halloweentown film series (1998–2004), co-starring Debbie Reynolds.

Brown first gained recognition for her portrayal of Marah Lewis in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light (1993–1998, 2006), which earned her a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. She garnered further critical acclaim for her performance as Ava Walker in the comedy-drama film Tumbleweeds (1999), for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. Brown also starred as Annie Wheaton in the ABC horror miniseries Rose Red (2002), which was written by Stephen King. She appeared in the comedy film Bringing Down the House (2003), the horror film Big Bad Wolf (2006), and the comedy film Friendship! (2010).

  1. ^ Wisenthal, Paul (April 28, 1996). "Broadway Is Bursting With Energy And Youth". New York Times. ProQuest 430539648. Kimberly Jean Brown, 11, of Show Boat is the only actor known to have appeared in three major Broadway shows by the age of 9. She appeared in Four Baboons Adoring the Sun at 7 and later joined the cast of Les Miserables and then Show Boat. Today, at her ripe old age, she also appears regularly on the soap opera Guiding Light, a role for which she has been nominated for an Emmy.
  2. ^ Staff (November 19, 2022). "Happy Birthday". The Atlanta Constitution. ProQuest 2736585878. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Dwight Gooden is 58. Jazz singer Diana Krall is 58. [...] Actor Lisa Bonet is 55. Actor Tammy Lauren is 54. Actor Martha Plimpton is 52. Actor Michael Irby is 50. Actor Missi Pyle is 50. Olympic gold medal figure skater Oksana Baiul is 45. Actor Maggie Gyllenhaal is 45. Former NBA player Amare Stoudemire is 40. Actor Kimberly J. Brown is 38. See also:
    • "Almanac". Telegraph-Herald. Associated Press. November 16, 2002. p. A6. ProQuest 368237117. Today's Birthdays: [...] Baseball player Dwight Gooden is 38. Jazz singer Diana Krall is 38. Actress Lisa Bonet is 35. Actress Tammy Lauren is 34. Rhythm-and-blues singer Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd) is 33. Actress Martha Plimpton is 32. Olympic gold medal figure skater Oksana Baiul is 25. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is 25. Pop singer Trevor Penick is 23. Actress Kimberly J. Brown is 18.