Vanessa Brown

Born: 1928-03-24

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 Bad and the Beautiful

as Kay Amiel
Released: 1952-12-25

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood...

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The Heiress

as Maria
Released: 1949-10-06

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an...

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

as Anna Muir as an Adult
Released: 1947-05-25

A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its...

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The Late George Apley

as Agnes Willing
Released: 1947-03-19

George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the...

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Tarzan and the Slave Girl

as Jane
Released: 1950-06-23

The Lionians, a tribe of lion worshippers, make a desperate attempt to find a cure for the...

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The Witch Who Came from the Sea

as Cathy
Released: 1976-02-06

Anger stemming from being abused as a child drives an alcoholic's daughter to kill as an adult.

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The Foxes of Harrow

as Aurore D'Arceneaux
Released: 1947-09-24

An Irish rascal and inveterate gambler uses his considerable skills at the gaming tables of New...

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Youth Runs Wild

as Sarah Taylor
Released: 1944-09-01

The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents...

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Three Husbands

as Mary Whittaker
Released: 1950-11-10

When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all...

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The Basketball Fix

as Pat Judd
Released: 1951-08-01

A college basketball star collaborrates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point...

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Bless the Beasts & Children

as Mrs. Goodenow
Released: 1971-08-01

A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a...

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Mother Wore Tights

as Bessie
Released: 1947-08-20

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco...

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I've Always Loved You

as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
Released: 1946-12-02

A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant...

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Big Jack

as Patricia Mahoney
Released: 1949-04-12

Wallace Beery, in his final film, plays a bandit in this period drama set in Colonial America.

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Margie

as Wanda (uncredited)
Released: 1946-10-15

A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.

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Rosie!

as Edith Shaw
Released: 1967-11-22

An eccentric Los Angeles dowager decides to fight back when her two greedy daughters attempt to...

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The Fighter

as Kathy
Released: 1952-05-23

A boxer, in Mexico, sets out to avenge the murder of his family by using the money from his...

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The Girl of the Limberlost

as Helen Brownlee
Released: 1945-10-11

Elnora Comstock lives on the edge of a great swamp and collects butterflies to sell in order to...

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The Wonder Years

as Punch Lady
First aired: 1988-01-31

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during...

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Perry Mason

as Donna Kress
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Alma Goodrich
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Climax!

as Vera
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Marie Bannerman
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Marian
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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The Twilight Zone

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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Homicide: Life on the Street

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-01-31

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore...

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Matinee Theater

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-31

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Ann Kimball
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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One Step Beyond

as Elsa Schuldorf
First aired: 1959-01-20

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The...

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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The Millionaire

as Louise Williams
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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Lights Out

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-07-19

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...

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Letter to Loretta

as Miss Phinney
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Good Heavens

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-02-29

Good Heavens was an ABC comedy anthology series produced by Columbia Pictures Television that...

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General Electric Theater

as Shelly
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Betty
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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