Cast & creator
Vanessa Brown
Best known for Perry Mason, Murder, She Wrote, Climax!
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."
Also known as: Smylla Brind
19
film credits
25
television credits
44
1944–1988 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (44)
Showing 44 of 44 credits
Perry Mason
Donna Kress
1957
Murder, She Wrote
Alma Goodrich
1984
Climax!
Vera
1954Climax!
Marie Bannerman
1954Climax!
Marian
1954
Matinee Theater
1955
The Wonder Years
Punch Lady
1988
Robert Montgomery Presents
Ann Kimball
1950
The Twilight Zone
(segment "A Message From Charity")
1985
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
One Step Beyond
Elsa Schuldorf
1959
Police Story
1973
The Millionaire
Louise Williams
1955
Lights Out
1949Lux Video Theatre
Girl
1950
The Chevy Mystery Show
Carol Penn
1960
Letter to Loretta
Miss Phinney
1953
All That Glitters
Peggy Horner
1977
Call to Glory
Miss Rochemond
1984
Good Heavens
1976
General Electric Theater
Shelly
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Betty
1951
The Bad and the Beautiful
Kay Amiel
1952
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Anna Muir as an Adult
1947The Ezio Pinza Show
Self
1951
The Heiress
Maria
1949
Bless the Beasts & Children
Mrs. Goodenow
1971
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Jane
1950Stage 7
Julia
The Foxes of Harrow
Aurore D'Arceneaux
1947
Big Jack
Patricia Mahoney
1949
The Witch Who Came from the Sea
Cathy
1976
I've Always Loved You
Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
1946
The Late George Apley
Agnes Willing
1947
The Girl of the Limberlost
Helen Brownlee
1945
Youth Runs Wild
Sarah Taylor
1944
Margie
Wanda (uncredited)
1946The Secret Of St. Ives
Floria Gilchrist
1949
Mother Wore Tights
Bessie
1947
Rosie!
Edith Shaw
1967
Three Husbands
Mary Whittaker
1950
The Basketball Fix
Pat Judd
1951
My Favorite Husband
The Fighter
Kathy
1952