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Crystal Lee Brown talks "Hidden Figures", telling important stories, her new Starz series "Hightown", and an audition story where she should have held onto those sides!\nAbout Crystal:\nCrystal Lee Brown can currently be seen in a large\xa0role as Janelle, a no-nonsense prison physical therapist who forms a romantic relationship with a patient, on\xa0Starz\u2019s\xa0crime drama\xa0Hightown. The series follows a woman\u2019s journey to sobriety that is overshadowed when she is pulled into the middle of a murder investigation. The second season is airing now.\nShe is no stranger to the small screen. Brown was nominated for her first\xa0Daytime Emmy\xa0for\xa0Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Drama Series\xa0for her role as Tamara in\xa0Giants, which streams on\xa0Issa Rae\u2019s\xa0YouTube Channel.In addition, she is\xa0known for her\xa0three-season run as Sergeant King on the hit CW series\xa0Black Lightning.\xa0Brown also\xa0recurred on season 2 of\xa0Netflix\u2019s\xa0Mindhunter,\xa0which was executive produced by\xa0Charlize Theron\xa0and\xa0David Fincher. Her memorable role on Showtime\u2019s\xa0The Good Lord Bird\xa0earned praise from\xa0The New York Times\xa0and\xa0Time Magazine. Brown\u2019s niche as the hip and witty charmer with an east coast flare has also landed her roles on numerous other networks including\xa0Netflix, HBO, ABC, CBS\xa0and\xa0TNT.\xa0\nBrown made her mark on the world of film in the Academy Award-winning\xa0Judas and the Black Messiah\xa0as well as\xa0Uncle Drew. She also starred as Bernie, one of the mathematicians known as a \u201chuman computer\u201d in the award-winning\xa0Hidden Figures\xa0alongside\xa0Taraji P. Henson\xa0and\xa0Octavia Spencer.\nCrystal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystalleebrown/\nCrystal's Twitter: https://twitter.com/crystalleebrown\nFollow the show on social media!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nTheme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices