Brown, Vanessa (1928–1999)

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Brown, Vanessa (1928–1999)

Austrian-born actress and writer. Name variations: Tessa Brind. Born Smylla Brind, Mar 24, 1928, in Vienna, Austria; died May 21, 1999, in Los Angeles, California; m. Mark Sandrich Jr. (tv director).

At 13, as Tessa Brind, appeared on Broadway in Watch on the Rhine; at 16, made screen debut; films include Margie, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Late George Apley, Mother Wore Tights, The Foxes of Harrow, The Heiress, Tarzan and the Slave Girl, The Bad and the Beautiful, Rosie and Bless the Beasts and Children; also published several books.

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