Vanessa Brown
Known for: Acting
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."
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Donna Kress
1957
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Alma Goodrich
1984
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
The Wonder Years
Punch Lady
1988
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Ann Kimball
1950
Series
Climax!
Vera
1954
Series
Climax!
Marie Bannerman
1954
Series
Climax!
Marian
1954
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
The Twilight Zone
(segment "A Message From Charity")
1985
Series
One Step Beyond
Elsa Schuldorf
1959
Series
Lights Out
1949
Series
The Millionaire
Louise Williams
1955
Series
Police Story
1973
Lux Video Theatre
Girl
1950
The Chevy Mystery Show
Carol Penn
1960
Series
Call to Glory
Miss Rochemond
1984
Series
All That Glitters
Peggy Horner
1977
Film
The Heiress
Maria
1949
Series
Letter to Loretta
Miss Phinney
1953
Series
Good Heavens
1976
Film
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Anna Muir as an Adult
1947
Film
The Bad and the Beautiful
Kay Amiel
1952
Series
General Electric Theater
Shelly
1953
Film
Bless the Beasts & Children
Mrs. Goodenow
1971
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Betty
1951
Film
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Jane
1950
Film
Margie
Wanda (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Foxes of Harrow
Aurore D'Arceneaux
1947
Film
I've Always Loved You
Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
1946
Film
Big Jack
Patricia Mahoney
1949
Film
The Witch Who Came from the Sea
Cathy
1976
Film
Three Husbands
Mary Whittaker
1950
Film
Mother Wore Tights
Bessie
1947
Stage 7
Julia
Film
Rosie!
Edith Shaw
1967
The Ezio Pinza Show
Self
1951
Film
The Basketball Fix
Pat Judd
1951
Film
The Late George Apley
Agnes Willing
1947
Film
The Fighter
Kathy
1952
Film
Youth Runs Wild
Sarah Taylor
1944
Series
My Favorite Husband
The Secret Of St. Ives
Floria Gilchrist
1949
Film
The Girl of the Limberlost
Helen Brownlee
1945