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Vanessa Brown
Acting
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 t…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Witch Who Came from the Sea
as Cathy
Bless the Beasts & Children
as Mrs. Goodenow
Rosie!
as Edith Shaw
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Kay Amiel
The Fighter
as Kathy
The Basketball Fix
as Pat Judd
Three Husbands
as Mary Whittaker
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
as Jane
The Heiress
as Maria
Big Jack
as Patricia Mahoney
TV Shows
Top of the Pops Reloaded
as Self · 1 ep.
The Wonder Years
as Punch Lady · 1 ep.
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "A Message From Charity") · 1 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Alma Goodrich · 1 ep.
Call to Glory
as Miss Rochemond · 1 ep.
All That Glitters
as Peggy Horner · 65 ep.
Good Heavens
1 ep.
Police Story
1 ep.
The Chevy Mystery Show
as Carol Penn · 1 ep.
One Step Beyond
as Elsa Schuldorf · 1 ep.