Yvette Nicole Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown
Cast Member
Biographical Information
Gender:	Female
Birthdate:	August 12, 1971 (1971-08-12)
Birthplace:	East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Show Information
Portrays:	Ursula
Status:	Guest Starring
Appears in:	"Ariel"

Yvette Nicole Brown is the American actress who voices the Sea Goddess Ursula on ABC's Once Upon a Time. 

Biography

Yvette Nicole Brown was born on August 12, 1971 in East Cleveland and was raised in the city of Warrensville Heights. She attended Warrensville Heights High School and is a graduate of the University of Akron. Yvette began a career in television acting in 2000, appearing in episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, House, That '70s Show, 7th Heaven, Girlfriends, Two and a Half Men, Entourage, Rules of Engagement and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her first regular role on a prime-time network series was Eartha Cleveland on The Big House, a 2004 ABC comedy that lasted only six episodes. That year also marked the beginning of her run as Helen on Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh series. Her films include singing sensation drama Dreamgirls, children's comedy Hotel for Dogs, romance-comedy-drama (500) Days of Summer and the action packed Repo Men. She is known for her long term role on NBC's Community as single mother and college attendee Shirley Bennett.

Trivia

• Earned her first television role, a two-episode appearance on Girlfriends, after sending the show's casting director a postcard.
• Has her own user page on the Once Upon a Time Wiki.
• She portrayed Goldie Locksley on the Once Upon a Time Season Two DVD extra Good Morning Storybrooke.
• Was given the role of Ursula as a gift from the creators for being a fan of the show.
• Was signed as a teen to Motown Records as part of the East Coast Family group, which included Boyz II Men. She performed on the mildly successful single "1-4-All-4-1" from the album The East Coast Family, Vol. 1.
• Hosted the Once Upon a Time San Diego Comic Con panel from 2014 to 2017.

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Three
"The Heart of the Truest Believer":	"Lost Girl":	"Quite a Common Fairy":	"Nasty Habits":	"Good Form":	"Ariel":	"Dark Hollow":	"Think Lovely Thoughts":	"Save Henry":	"The New Neverland":	"Going Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Voice Only	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"New York City Serenade":	"Witch Hunt":	"The Tower":	"Quiet Minds":	"It's Not Easy Being Green":	"The Jolly Roger":	"Bleeding Through":	"A Curious Thing":	"Kansas":	"Snow Drifts":	"There's No Place Like Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

External links

• Yvette Nicole Brown on Internet Movie Database
• Yvette Nicole Brown on Wikipedia
• @YNB (Yvette Nicole Brown) on X, formerly Twitter