Vanessa Brown

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.5791

Gender

Female

Birthday

24-Mar-1928

Age

(98 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Also Known As
  • Smylla Brind

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."


Credits

Rosie! Rosie! (1967) Character: Edith Shaw
An eccentric Los Angeles dowager decides to fight back when her two greedy daughters attempt to have her declared legally insane.
The Secret Of St. Ives The Secret Of St. Ives (1949) Character: Floria Gilchrist
A French soldier in the Napoleonic Wars plots his escape after he's captured and imprisoned in a castle fortress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Director Philip Rosen's 1949 film, adapted from a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, stars Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown, Henry Daniell, John Dehner, Douglas Walton, Aubrey Mather, Jean Del Val, Luis Van Rooten, Maurice Marsac and Billy Bevan.
The Basketball Fix The Basketball Fix (1951) Character: Pat Judd
A college basketball star collaborrates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point shaving.' A sportswriter tries to get him back on the right track.
Tarzan and the Slave Girl Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) Character: Jane
The Lionians, a tribe of lion worshippers, make a desperate attempt to find a cure for the mysterious disease plaguing their village. Their Chief decides to kidnap Jane and Lola, a half-breed nurse, in order to help repopulate his civilization. Tarzan must rescue them while fending off blowgun attacks from people called the Waddies who are disguised as bushes.
Youth Runs Wild Youth Runs Wild (1944) Character: Sarah Taylor
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.
The Heiress The Heiress (1949) Character: Maria
In 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.
I've Always Loved You I've Always Loved You (1946) Character: Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.
Big Jack Big Jack (1949) Character: Patricia Mahoney
Wallace Beery, in his final film, plays a bandit in this period drama set in Colonial America.
The Girl of the Limberlost The Girl of the Limberlost (1945) Character: Helen Brownlee
Elnora Comstock lives on the edge of a great swamp and collects butterflies to sell in order to go to high school and pay for violin lessons. Her mother, Kate Comstock, hates her as she blames the girl for the father's death as he drowned in a quagmire on the way home the night the girl was born. The years-late revelation that the husband had been off courting a neighbor woman that night brings an attitude adjustment to the mother.
Mother Wore Tights Mother Wore Tights (1947) Character: Bessie
In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.
Three Husbands Three Husbands (1950) Character: Mary Whittaker
When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of three husbands, with whom he regularly played poker, to a letter he left each of them claiming to have had an affair with each's wife.
The Foxes of Harrow The Foxes of Harrow (1947) Character: Aurore D'Arceneaux
An Irish rascal and inveterate gambler uses his considerable skills at the gaming tables of New Orleans to become fabulously rich.
Margie Margie (1946) Character: Wanda (uncredited)
A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.
The Bad and the Beautiful The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Character: Kay Amiel
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Bless the Beasts & Children Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) Character: Mrs. Goodenow
A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.
The Late George Apley The Late George Apley (1947) Character: Agnes Willing
Bostonites George and Catherine Apley live a proper life in a social circle. However, their daughter Eleanor's love for Howard Boulton and their son John's union with Myrtle threatens their home.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Character: Anna Muir as an Adult
In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
The Fighter The Fighter (1952) Character: Kathy
A boxer, in Mexico, sets out to avenge the murder of his family by using the money from his winnings to purchase weapons.
The Witch Who Came from the Sea The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976) Character: Cathy
Anger stemming from being abused as a child drives an alcoholic's daughter to kill as an adult.



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