Brown was born and raised in the East Village, NYC. She is an actress, teacher, writer, and strident Feminist. Brown is the daughter of choreographers Elisa Monte and David Brown. She is a graduate of The Yale School of Drama and former a former public school teacher. Brown is married to actor Daniel Grace. She owns two cats named Francis Bean and Olive Oil. She is also the author of one play, The Defendant and many unnamed poems and likes to make pasta from scratch.