Vanessa Brown

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 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."

Known For

Perry Mason

Murder, She Wrote

The Wonder Years

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

Matinee Theater

Climax!

Climax!

All Movies (19)

• The Witch Who Came from the Sea1976 · as Cathy
• Bless the Beasts & Children1971 · as Mrs. Goodenow
• Rosie!1967 · as Edith Shaw
• The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · as Kay Amiel
• The Fighter1952 · as Kathy
• The Basketball Fix1951 · as Pat Judd
• Three Husbands1950 · as Mary Whittaker
• Tarzan and the Slave Girl1950 · as Jane
• The Heiress1949 · as Maria
• The Secret Of St. Ives1949 · as Floria Gilchrist
• Big Jack1949 · as Patricia Mahoney
• The Foxes of Harrow1947 · as Aurore D'Arceneaux
• Mother Wore Tights1947 · as Bessie
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947 · as Anna Muir as an Adult
• The Late George Apley1947 · as Agnes Willing
• I've Always Loved You1946 · as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
• Margie1946 · as Wanda (uncredited)
• The Girl of the Limberlost1945 · as Helen Brownlee
• Youth Runs Wild1944 · as Sarah Taylor

All TV Shows (25)

• The Wonder Years1988 · as Punch Lady
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "A Message From Charity")
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Alma Goodrich
• Call to Glory1984 · as Miss Rochemond
• All That Glitters1977 · as Peggy Horner
• Good Heavens1976
• Police Story1973
• The Chevy Mystery Show1960 · as Carol Penn
• One Step Beyond1959 · as Elsa Schuldorf
• Perry Mason1957 · as Donna Kress
• Matinee Theater1955
• The Millionaire1955 · as Louise Williams
• Climax!1954 · as Vera
• Climax!1954 · as Marie Bannerman
• Climax!1954 · as Marian
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Miss Phinney
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Shelly
• The Ezio Pinza Show1951 · as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Betty
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Girl
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Ann Kimball
• Lights Out1949
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948
• My Favorite Husband—
• Stage 7— · as Julia