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