Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown

Acting

Birthday

1928/03/24

Day of death

1999/05/21 (71 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Also know 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...Read more

Acting
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
7.5

(1947) The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

as Anna Muir as an Adult

The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3

(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful

as Kay Amiel

The Heiress
7.8

(1949) The Heiress

as Maria

The Witch Who Came from the Sea
6.0

(1976) The Witch Who Came from the Sea

as Cathy

Youth Runs Wild
4.2

(1944) Youth Runs Wild

as Sarah Taylor

Mother Wore Tights
5.3

(1947) Mother Wore Tights

as Bessie

The Basketball Fix
5.7

(1951) The Basketball Fix

as Pat Judd

6.0

(1949) The Secret Of St. Ives

as Floria Gilchrist

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
5.2

(1950) Tarzan and the Slave Girl

as Jane

The Late George Apley
6.8

(1947) The Late George Apley

as Agnes Willing

Big Jack
6.0

(1949) Big Jack

as Patricia Mahoney

Rosie!
0.0

(1967) Rosie!

as Edith Shaw

The Foxes of Harrow
6.1

(1947) The Foxes of Harrow

as Aurore D'Arceneaux

The Fighter
6.0

(1952) The Fighter

as Kathy

Margie
6.9

(1946) Margie

as Wanda (uncredited)

I've Always Loved You
6.4

(1946) I've Always Loved You

as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17

Bless the Beasts & Children
6.8

(1971) Bless the Beasts & Children

as Mrs. Goodenow

The Girl of the Limberlost
0.0

(1945) The Girl of the Limberlost

as Helen Brownlee

Three Husbands
5.0

(1950) Three Husbands

as Mary Whittaker

The Twilight Zone
7.7

(1985) The Twilight Zone

as (segment "A Message From Charity")

0.0

(2005) Top of the Pops Reloaded

as Self

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Donna Kress

The Wonder Years
8.3

(1988) The Wonder Years

as Punch Lady

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Shelly

Homicide: Life on the Street
8.0

(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street

as ---

9.0

(1977) All That Glitters

as ---

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Louise Williams

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Girl

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Betty

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Vera

One Step Beyond
5.6

(1959) One Step Beyond

as Elsa Schuldorf

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

Good Heavens
5.5

(1976) Good Heavens

as ---

3.0

My Favorite Husband

as ---

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Ann Kimball

Lights Out
5.3

(1949) Lights Out

as ---

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Miss Phinney

10.0

Stage 7

as Julia

6.0

(1960) The Chevy Mystery Show

as Carol Penn

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Marie Bannerman

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Marian

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Alma Goodrich