Vanessa Greene ( Linsell; 15 September 1954 â 13 December 2017) was a British-American television producer and screenwriter. She served as a producer or executive producer on several made-for-television films, including ' (1997) starring Janine Turner, Monday After the Miracle (1998) starring Roma Downey, Under the Influence (1986) starring Andy Griffith, and Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983) starring Paul Michael Glaser. She co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "The Loss" with Alan J. Adler. She married British director David Greene in 1975; they divorced in 1981.