DuShon Monique Brown was born in 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Verlobung mit Hindernissen (2013), Chicago Fire (2012) and Prison Break (2005).
Was inspired to perform after seeing the film version of "The WIZ" at 7 years old. Has a daughter named Zoe who appears in a 2007 Frito-Lay Superbowl commercial spot with her. Mom Liz is a retired social worker and Dad Tim is a retired math teacher. Is the oldest of one brother, Zachary and 2 half sisters Zaire and Jamyra. Is an accomplished violinist who once sat as Concert Mistress for Chicago's All-City High School Orchestra and played with the Illini Symphony Orchestra at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Attended Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago, the same school as famous alumni, first-lady Michelle Obama, "The Matrix" production team-the Wachowskis (formerly the Wachowski Brothers), astronaut Joan Higginbotham, and actors Craig Robinson and Sharif Atkins. Has a bachelors degree in Psychology from U. of I. and a Masters in Counseling from Governors State University.
An inner-city high school teacher discovers she is pregnant at the same time as one of her most promising students and the two develop an unlikely friendship while struggling to navigate their unexpected pregnancies.