Vanessa Brown

Also Known As: Smylla Brind

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."

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Birthday: March 24, 1928

Deathday: May 21, 1999

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

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Known For:

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Heiress
The Witch Who Came from the Sea
Youth Runs Wild
Mother Wore Tights
The Basketball Fix
The Secret Of St. Ives
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
The Late George Apley
Big Jack
Rosie!
The Foxes of Harrow
The Fighter
Margie
I've Always Loved You
Bless the Beasts & Children
The Girl of the Limberlost
Three Husbands