Vanessa Brown
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1928-03-24
- Died
- 1999-05-21
- Place of birth
- Vienna, Austria
- Also known as
- Smylla Brind
Biography
Known as the bright radio "Quiz Kid," Vanessa Brown became a popular leading lady in films and stage productions of the 1940s and 1950s and later a respected writer. During her heyday as an actress, Brown appeared in such varied productions as "The Seven Year Itch" opposite Tom Ewell on Broadway (a role later assumed by Marilyn Monroe in the film version) and the motion picture "Tarzan and the Slave Girl." Brown toured with Katharine Hepburn in a Theatre Guild production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and became something of a protege of the legendary actress. Among Brown's major films of the late 1940s and the early 1950s were "I've Always Loved You," "The Late George Apley," "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," "The Foxes of Harrow," "The Heiress," "The Fighter" and "The Bad and the Beautiful."
Known For
TV Shows (22)
Perry Mason
1957
as Donna Kress
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alma Goodrich
Climax!
1954
as Vera / Marie Bannerman / Marian
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Ann Kimball
Matinee Theater
1955
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Wonder Years
1988
as Punch Lady
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "A Message From Charity")
Lights Out
1949
One Step Beyond
1959
as Elsa Schuldorf
The Millionaire
1955
as Louise Williams
Police Story
1973
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Girl
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Miss Phinney
All That Glitters
1977
as Peggy Horner
Call to Glory
1984
as Miss Rochemond
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Carol Penn
Good Heavens
1976
General Electric Theater
1953
as Shelly
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Betty
Stage 7
as Julia
My Favorite Husband
Movies (19)
Rosie!
1967
as Edith Shaw
The Heiress
1949
as Maria
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Kay Amiel
Margie
1946
as Wanda (uncredited)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
as Anna Muir as an Adult
Three Husbands
1950
as Mary Whittaker
The Witch Who Came from the Sea
1976
as Cathy
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
as Jane
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Bessie
Big Jack
1949
as Patricia Mahoney
Bless the Beasts & Children
1971
as Mrs. Goodenow
The Late George Apley
1947
as Agnes Willing
The Fighter
1952
as Kathy
Youth Runs Wild
1944
as Sarah Taylor
The Foxes of Harrow
1947
as Aurore D'Arceneaux
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
as Floria Gilchrist
The Basketball Fix
1951
as Pat Judd
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
The Girl of the Limberlost
1945
as Helen Brownlee
About Vanessa Brown
Known as the bright radio "Quiz Kid," Vanessa Brown became a popular leading lady in films and stage productions of the 1940s and 1950s and later a respected writer. During her heyday as an actress, Brown appeared in such varied productions as "The Seven Year Itch" opposite Tom Ewell on Broadway (a role later assumed by Marilyn Monroe in the film version) and the motion picture "Tarzan and the Slave Girl." Brown toured with Katharine Hepburn in a Theatre Guild production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and became something of a protege of th… With 41 credits spanning from 1944 to 1988, Vanessa Brown has appeared in 19 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vanessa Brown Movies
- Rosie! (1967) — as Edith Shaw
- The Heiress (1949) — as Maria
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) — as Kay Amiel
- Margie (1946) — as Wanda (uncredited)
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) — as Anna Muir as an Adult
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