Yvette Nicole Brown is an American actress, singer and comedian. She acted in many advertisements, television shows and films all through her career span. She had a repeating role on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh (2004-2007) as Helen Dubois, and later bagged a leading role in NBC comedy series Community (2009-2015). Brown has also voiced for a character in the computer-animated series Pound Puppies. She had supporting roles in films like Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), Repo Men (2010), Tropic Thunder (2008) and 500 Days of Summer (2009).