Maria Hall-BrownMaria Hall-Brown is an American journalist, television producer, and actor.JournalismShe is the host and producer of Bookmark with Maria Hall-Brown, a news magazine featuring interviews with book authors, and a producer and occasional correspondent on KOCE's Real Orange newscast. Hall-Brown was a producer for Calworks: Steps Towards Success, which was nominated for a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award in 2003. She was awarded a Golden Mike Award by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California in 2007.ActingMaria Hall-Brown starred alongside David Carradine in 1988's Open Fire and 1998's Light Speed.Education and backgroundHall-Brown earned a BFA in Drama from UC Irvine in 1984. Her birthday is January 23.