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Tabitha Bonita Brown (née Thomas; born February 4, 1979) is an American actress and social media personality. She creates online video content incorporating veganism, humor and motivational speaking. Brown has over four million followers on TikTok and over four million followers on Instagram as of July 2021^[update]. She has been described by HuffPost as "America's Mom"[4] and her content has been characterized by critics as being "comforting"[5] and "calming".[6][7][8][9][10]

Tabitha Brown
Brown in 2013
Born	Tabitha Bonita Thomas[1][2] (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 43)[3] Eden, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Miami International University of Art & Design
Occupation	Actress social media personality
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Chance Brown ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	2
Website	iamtabithabrown.com

Born in North Carolina, Brown studied fashion briefly before dropping out and pursuing acting. After developing chronic pain and fatigue, Brown switched to a vegan diet to help with relief. She created her Tiktok account in 2020 and began amassing followers shortly thereafter.

Brown has appeared in television shows such as The Chi and Good Morning America. In 2021, Brown was awarded the Outstanding Social Media Personality title at the NAACP Image Awards. Her first book, Feeding the Soul (because it’s my business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love and Freedom, was published the same year, and she published her first cookbook, Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations, the next.

Early life and career

1979–2007: Early years and career beginnings

Brown was born in Eden, North Carolina.[8][11] Raised in Stoneville, she grew up in Eden.[10] She began studying fashion design at Miami International University of Art & Design, but dropped out at age 19 and moved to Laguna Niguel, California.[12] After struggling financially, she returned to North Carolina, this time moving to Greensboro, where she lived for five years.[12][11][13]

In 2002, Brown got a job as the co-host of a local late-night show, where she interviewed celebrities who performed at Greensboro Coliseum Complex.[12] In 2004, with husband in tow, she moved back to Los Angeles where she tried stand-up comedy.[8] After failing to land as a TV actress, Brown spent five years working at a Macy's in Century City.[14][8] Six months after the move to California, Brown began traveling between North Carolina and Los Angeles to care for her mother who had developed ALS.[12]

2008–2016: Acting and performance hiatus

Brown had spent three years taking care of her mother.[10] Following her mother's death in 2007,[15] Brown began her career acting small roles in several indie films and direct-to-video films.[12][16] Brown subsequently developed chronic pain and fatigue and could not work for a year.[12] Brown was introduced to veganism after her daughter had suggested adopting it to help with her recovery.[12][17]

2017–present: Social media breakthrough

In late 2017, Brown was running out of disability insurance funds, which led to her becoming an Uber driver in October 2017,[10] in order to make ends meet as a "struggling"[18] part-time actress.[15] Her video review from December 2017 of a Whole Foods Market vegan BLT sandwich went viral, after which the company hired her as a brand ambassador to travel the country.[10][15] In early March 2020, she created a TikTok account on which she began sharing vegan recipes, cooking tips, family moments, and encouraging advice, amassing 2 million followers in the space of five weeks.[8][9] Brown had also been broadcasting live cooking shows and product reviews on Facebook live since early 2018.[19][20]

In late April 2020, Brown was signed to Creative Artists Agency.[21] In late June 2020, she began hosting All Love on Ellen Digital Network.[20][22] In 2021, Brown hosted the YouTube Original children's show Tab Time.[23] The same year, she launched a hair care line named "Donna's Recipe" after her name for her afro,[24] and she published her first book, Feeding the Soul (because it’s my business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love and Freedom, which became No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.[25] In 2022, she published her debut cookbook Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations,[26] launched a clothing collection with Target Corporation,[27] and appeared on Good Morning America.[28]

Brown's Youtube show Tab Time was nominated for two categories in the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Awards, Outstanding Preschool Series and Outstanding host.[29]

Personal life

Brown is married to Chance Brown, a retired LAPD officer with whom she co-hosts Fridays with Tab & Chance on IGTV. Together, they have two children; Choyce and Queston.[14][17][30] They reside in Los Angeles, California.[31]

Books

• Feeding the Soul (because it’s my business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love and Freedom
• Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations

Filmography

Adapted from IMDb:[16]^{[better source needed]}

Film

As Writer

Year	Title	Writer	Notes
2019	Love or Laughs	Yes	Co-written with Bo Starks

As Actress

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2005	Bad Reputation	High School Student / Partygoer	Jim Hemphill
2008	Outrighteous	Simone	Jill Maxcy
2009	Thug Love	CeCe	Marcello Thedford
2010	Helpless	Tabitha Johnson	Brent Huff	Short film
2010	Caution to the Wind	Veronica Paige	Douglas Herman
2012	Laughing to the Bank	Various	Brian Hooks
2017	I Am Still Here	Alicia	Mischa Marcus
2018	All Between Us	Aubyrn	Jamie Jones
2018	I Hate LA	Roxie	Reuben Johnson
2018	A Stone Cold Christmas	Homeless Santa	Courtney Miller
2019	Princess of the Row	Aunty Tammy	Max Carlson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Lbs	Sabrina Wright	3 episodes
2013	Fat Ass Anonymous	Sabrina	Pilot episode
2014	Black Boots	Dr. Freeman	Episode: "Revolutions"
2015	Family Time	Dr. Darlene	Episode: "What's Ours is Mine"
2015, 2019	Black Jesus	Theresa / Teresa	2 episodes
2016	Sex Sent Me to the ER	Dr. Mary Manson	Episode: "Bedroom Eyes"
2017	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Lorraine	Episode: "Felicity Huffman/Lea Michele/Stephen 'tWitch' Boss"
2017	Switched at Birth	Nurse Reed	Episode: "Four Ages in Life"
2017	CH Originals	Aunt Tiffany	Episode: "Disarming Conversational Land Mines"
2018	Vengeful	Dr. Darcel Anderson-Ramirez	Pilot episode
2020	Will & Grace	Female Officer	Episode: "What A Dump"
2020	Anatomy of Black Love	Self	TV documentary
2020	The Talk	Self	Episode: "Joel McHale/Tabitha Brown"
2021	The Chi	Octavia Matthews	5 episodes
2021-	Tab Time	Tab	10 episodes
2022	The Tiny Chef Show	Herself	2 episodes

Psychic on The Conner Sept 22nd, 2021

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Veggie Awards	2020	Favorite Vegan Social Media Personality	Herself	Won	[32]
Streamy Awards		Food		Won	[33]
NAACP Image Awards	2021	Outstanding Social Media Personality		Won	[34]
Children's and Family Emmy Awards	2022	Outstanding Preschool Series	Tab Time	Pending	[35]
		Outstanding Host	Herself - Tab Time	Pending

References

External links

• Official website
• Tabitha Brown at IMDb

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