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Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown

  • Teen actor

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."

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Top of the Pops Reloaded

Top of the Pops Reloaded

2005

as Self

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

1988

as Punch Lady

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

as (segment "A Message From Charity")

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Alma Goodrich

All That Glitters

All That Glitters

1977

Good Heavens

Good Heavens

1976

The Witch Who Came from the Sea

The Witch Who Came from the Sea

1976

as Cathy

Police Story

Police Story

1973

Bless the Beasts & Children

Bless the Beasts & Children

1971

as Mrs. Goodenow

Rosie!

Rosie!

1967

as Edith Shaw

The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show

1960

as Carol Penn

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

1959

as Elsa Schuldorf

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Donna Kress

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

as Louise Williams

Climax!

Climax!

1954

as Vera

Climax!

Climax!

1954

as Marie Bannerman

Climax!

Climax!

1954

as Marian

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

as Miss Phinney

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Shelly

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

as Kay Amiel

The Fighter

The Fighter

1952

as Kathy

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Betty

The Basketball Fix

The Basketball Fix

1951

as Pat Judd

Three Husbands

Three Husbands

1950

as Mary Whittaker

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Girl

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

1950

as Jane

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

as Ann Kimball

The Heiress

The Heiress

1949

as Maria

Lights Out

Lights Out

1949

The Secret Of St. Ives

The Secret Of St. Ives

1949

as Floria Gilchrist

Big Jack

Big Jack

1949

as Patricia Mahoney

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Foxes of Harrow

The Foxes of Harrow

1947

as Aurore D'Arceneaux

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

1947

as Bessie

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

as Anna Muir as an Adult

The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley

1947

as Agnes Willing

I've Always Loved You

I've Always Loved You

1946

as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17

Margie

Margie

1946

as Wanda (uncredited)

The Girl of the Limberlost

The Girl of the Limberlost

1945

as Helen Brownlee

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

1944

as Sarah Taylor

My Favorite Husband

My Favorite Husband

Stage 7

Stage 7

as Julia

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