Julie Ann Brown (born August 31, 1958[1]) is an American actress, comedian, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, and television director.

Much of her comedy has revolved around the mocking of famous people (with a strong and frequently revisited focus on Madonna).

Brown's parents said, "whatever you do, don't become an actress", but after attending Los Angeles Valley College, she enrolled in the well-known San Francisco acting school, American Conservatory Theater, where she met future collaborator Charlie Coffey.

A string of guest-starring appearances in a variety of television shows followed, including: Laverne & Shirley, Buffalo Bill, The Jeffersons, and Newhart.

[10] The album, parodies of popular '80s music combined with her valley-girl personality, was quickly discovered by the Dr. Demento Show.

Created by Brown, Charlie Coffey, and director and executive producer David Mirkin, it was a comedy about actress Julie Robbins (Brown), who in this initial story, goes to great lengths to land an interview with teen singer Kiki (played by Kim Walker) in the hopes of getting hired as a tabloid-TV celebrity journalist.

Walker, Don Sparks, Robin Angers, and Deborah Driggs were guest performers in this production from Mirkinvision and New World Television.

Women, which lampooned the violence of ice skater Tonya Harding toward rival Nancy Kerrigan, as well as that of widely publicized mutilator Lorena Bobbitt.

This cartoon also was a music video show, and in her segment, Elmer Fudd guest-starred as Fuddonna, a parody of Madonna and a reference to Julie Brown herself regularly mocking her.

Brown appeared as Coach Millie Stoeger in the film Clueless, reprising that role on ABC's 1996–1999 spin-off TV series, for which she was also a writer, producer, and director.

[citation needed] Brown began touring in late 2007 with her one-woman show, Smell the Glamour.

[citation needed] In 2008, she co-wrote and appeared as Dee La Duke in the Disney Channel film Camp Rock, which starred Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers.

In 2011, she released an album called Smell the Glamour, which features satires of Lady Gaga and Kesha, and updated versions of her Medusa songs.

In the 2010–2011 television season, Brown began a recurring role as Paula Norwood, a neighbor and friend of the Heck family, on the ABC comedy The Middle.