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Vanessa Brown (I) (1928–1999)

Actress

The attractive daughter of Austrian-Jewish émigrés who fled their homeland to Paris in 1937 before coming to America, "B" actress Vanessa Brown grew up exceptionally fluent in German, French, Italian and English. She auditioned for Lillian Hellman at age 13 sporting a perfect Teutonic accent and earned... See full bio »

Born:

Smylla Brind
in Vienna, Austria

Died:

(age 71) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1990 The Wonder Years (TV series)
Punch Lady
– Little Debbie (1990) … Punch Lady
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Alma Goodrich
– The Search for Peter Kerry (1989) … Alma Goodrich
 
1985 Dallas (TV series)
Lady Tailor
– Goodbye, Farewell and Amen (1985) … Lady Tailor
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Aunt Beulah (segment "A Message from Charity")
– Examination Day/A Message from Charity (1985) … Aunt Beulah (segment "A Message from Charity")
 
1985 Call to Glory (TV series)
Miss Rochemond
– JFK: Part 1 (1985) … Miss Rochemond
– JFK: Part 2 (1985) … Miss Rochemond
 
1979 General Hospital (TV series)
Mrs. DeFreest
 
1979 Charleston (TV movie)
1st Evans Twin
 
1977 All That Glitters (TV series)
Peggy Horner
 
1976 The Witch Who Came from the Sea
Cathy
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Mrs. Baxter / Mrs. Smythe
– Face for a Shadow (1975) … Mrs. Baxter
– To Steal a Million (1975) … Mrs. Smythe
 
1971 Bless the Beasts & Children
Mrs. Goodenow
 
1971 Arnie (TV series)
Shirley
– Stand Up for Julius (1971) … Shirley
 
1967 Rosie!
Edith Shaw
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Carol Penn
– Murder by the Book (1960) … Carol Penn
 
1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Elsa Schuldorf
– The Lovers (1960) … Elsa Schuldorf
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Shelly
– Silhouette (1959) … Shelly
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Donna Kress
– The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma (1959) … Donna Kress
 
1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Paula King
– Any Friend of Julie's (1959) … Paula King
 
1959 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– The Hinnolity Story (1959)
 
1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Mary Lou Talbot
– Deadeye, the Indian Scout (1958) … Mary Lou Talbot
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Sally Potter
– The Sally Potter Story (1958) … Sally Potter
 
1955-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Marian / Marie Bannerman / Vera
– Hurricane Diane (1957) … Marian
– The Dance (1955) … Marie Bannerman
– The Box of Chocolates (1955) … Vera
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Betty
– One Way Out (1957) … Betty
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Pamela Wright
– The Man with the Pointed Toes (1957) … Pamela Wright
 
1956 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Miss Phinney
– Incident in Kawi (1956) … Miss Phinney
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Louise Williams
– The Louise Williams Story (1956) … Louise Williams
 
1955 My Favorite Husband (TV series)
Liz Cooper
– The Parking Ticket (1955) … Liz Cooper
– The Great Waldo (1955) … Liz Cooper
– The Child (1955) … Liz Cooper
– The Statue (1955) … Liz Cooper
– The Painting (1955) … Liz Cooper
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1955 Justice (TV series)
Annie
– Shot in the Dark (1955) … Annie
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Julia
– The Legacy (1955) … Julia
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Don't Wink at Fate (1953)
 
1953 I'll Buy That (TV series)
 
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
Kay Amiel
 
1952 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Monument (1952)
 
1952 The Fighter
Kathy
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Dede
– The Silent Supper (1951) … Dede
 
1951 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Ann Kimball
– The Kimballs (1951) … Ann Kimball
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Girl
– Route 19 (1951) … Girl
 
1951 The Basketball Fix
Pat Judd
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– Blockade (1951)
 
1951 Three Husbands
Mary Whittaker
 
1950 Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Jane
 
1949 The Heiress
Maria
 
1949 The Secret of St. Ives
Floria Gilchrist
 
1949 Big Jack
Patricia Mahoney
 
1947 The Foxes of Harrow
Aurore D'Arceneaux
 
1947 Mother Wore Tights
Bessie
 
1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Anna Muir as an Adult
 
1947 The Late George Apley
Agnes Willing
 
1946 I've Always Loved You
Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
 
1946 Margie
Wanda (uncredited)
 
1945 The Girl of the Limberlost
Helen Brownlee
 
1944 Youth Runs Wild
Sarah Taylor (as Tessa Brind)
 
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1994 Österreicher in Hollywood (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1957 Eight Steps to Peace: The Answer Now (documentary)
Narrator
 
1949-1954 Leave It to the Girls (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 October 1953 (1953) … Herself
 
1952 The Ezio Pinza Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.17 (1952) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

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Appeared on Broadway in "As You Like It" with Katherine Hepburn. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Tessa Brind
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Wrote the play "Europa and the Bull" and a non-fiction work entitled "The Manpower Policies of Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz." There was also a novel and an unfinished autobiography. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries