Actor
Vanessa Brown
Born March 24, 1928 in Vienna, AustriaDied May 21, 199919 films
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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First watchThe Heiress19497.8as MariaIn 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
19 films as actor- 1976The Witch Who Came from the SeaCathy
- 1971Bless the Beasts & ChildrenMrs. Goodenow
- 1967Rosie!Edith Shaw
- 1952The Bad and the BeautifulKay Amiel
- 1952The FighterKathy
- 1951The Basketball FixPat Judd
- 1950Three HusbandsMary Whittaker
- 1950Tarzan and the Slave GirlJane
- 1949The HeiressMaria
- 1949The Secret Of St. IvesFloria Gilchrist
- 1949Big JackPatricia Mahoney
- 1947The Foxes of HarrowAurore D'Arceneaux
- 1947Mother Wore TightsBessie
- 1947The Ghost and Mrs. MuirAnna Muir as an Adult
- 1947The Late George ApleyAgnes Willing
- 1946I've Always Loved YouGeorgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
- 1946MargieWanda (uncredited)
- 1945The Girl of the LimberlostHelen Brownlee
- 1944Youth Runs WildSarah Taylor