Krystal Joy Brown | |
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| Born | December 22[1] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Krystal Joy Brown (born in Alexandria, Virginia[citation needed] ) is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut playing various roles in the musical revival of Hair (2009). She has since played Ornella Sturdevant in the musical Leap of Faith (2012), Josephine Bloom in Big Fish (2013), and Diana Ross in the jukebox musical Motown: The Musical (2014). She gained prominence and acclaim in a replacement role portraying Eliza Hamilton in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton, and as Gussie Carnegie in the Stephen Sondheim revival Merrily We Roll Along (2022–2024).
Brown is also known for her roles on television including Renee Timmons on the Starz series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2022). She also took recurring roles voicing Netossa in the Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020) and Barbara Gordon in the Amazon Prime animated series Batman: Caped Crusader (2024–present).