Cocoa Brown

Farah "Cocoa" Brown (born October 9, 1972) is an American actress, writer and comedian.

She is best known for playing Jennifer in For Better Or Worse and Lytia in Single Moms Club.

In 2011, Brown was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network comedy series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse playing the role of Jennifer, Tasha Smith's character best friend.

The series ran for six seasons.

She has a son named Phoenix Zion who was born in 2012.

Brown was born as Farah Brown in Newport News, Virginia.

She attended and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University.

She also has a Master of Science degree from The University of Phoenix in Secondary Education.

Brown has performed in many different comedy stage shows including BET's ComicView and One Mic Stand and Showtime at the Apollo.

She later began appearing on television, playing guest starring roles on ER and Breaking Bad.

In 2014, she played the leading role alongside Nia Long, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Zulay Henao and Amy Smart in the comedy-drama film The Single Moms Club.

She received positive reviews for her performance.

The following year, she appeared in an supporting role in a comedy film Ted 2.

In 2016, Brown played the role of juror Jeanette "Queen B." Harris in the FX drama series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story produced by Ryan Murphy.

In 2018, she worked again with Ryan Murphy, playing the recurring role of Carla Price opposite Connie Britton and Mariette Hartley in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.