03/24/1928
Vienna, Austria:
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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The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976) as Cathy |
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Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) as Mrs. Goodenow |
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Rosie! (1967) as Edith Shaw |
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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as Kay Amiel |
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The Fighter (1952) as Kathy |
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The Basketball Fix (1951) as Pat Judd |
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Three Husbands (1950) as Mary Whittaker |
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) as Jane |
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The Heiress (1949) as Maria |
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The Secret Of St. Ives (1949) as Floria Gilchrist |
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Big Jack (1949) as Patricia Mahoney |
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The Foxes of Harrow (1947) as Aurore D'Arceneaux |
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Mother Wore Tights (1947) as Bessie |
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) as Anna Muir as an Adult |
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The Late George Apley (1947) as Agnes Willing |
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I've Always Loved You (1946) as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17 |
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Margie (1946) as Wanda (uncredited) |
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The Girl of the Limberlost (1945) as Helen Brownlee |
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Youth Runs Wild (1944) as Sarah Taylor |