Acting · Vienna, Austria · Born March 24, 1928
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."
TVThe Wonder Years
1988
as Punch Lady
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "A Message From Charity")
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Alma Goodrich
TVCall to Glory
1984
as Miss Rochemond
TVAll That Glitters
1977
as Peggy Horner
TVGood Heavens
1976
MovieThe Witch Who Came from the Sea
1976
as Cathy
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieBless the Beasts & Children
1971
as Mrs. Goodenow
MovieRosie!
1967
as Edith Shaw
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Carol Penn
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Elsa Schuldorf
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Donna Kress
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Louise Williams
TVClimax!
1954
as Vera
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Miss Phinney
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Shelly
MovieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Kay Amiel
MovieThe Fighter
1952
as Kathy
The Ezio Pinza Show
1951
as Self
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Betty
MovieThe Basketball Fix
1951
as Pat Judd
MovieThree Husbands
1950
as Mary Whittaker
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Girl
MovieTarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
as Jane
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Ann Kimball
MovieThe Heiress
1949
as Maria
TVLights Out
1949
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
as Floria Gilchrist
MovieBig Jack
1949
as Patricia Mahoney
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
MovieThe Foxes of Harrow
1947
as Aurore D'Arceneaux
MovieMother Wore Tights
1947
as Bessie
MovieThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
as Anna Muir as an Adult
MovieThe Late George Apley
1947
as Agnes Willing
MovieI've Always Loved You
1946
as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
MovieMargie
1946
as Wanda (uncredited)
MovieThe Girl of the Limberlost
1945
as Helen Brownlee
MovieYouth Runs Wild
1944
as Sarah Taylor
My Favorite Husband
Stage 7
as Julia
