Valerie Van Ost

Valerie Van Ost (25 July 1944 – 10 September 2019) was an English actress.

Acting career
At school, Van Ost became the youngest adult dancer at the London Palladium before moving into films and television at age 18. She appeared in four Carry On films - Carry On Cabby (1963), Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1967), Carry On Doctor (also 1967) and Carry On Again Doctor (1969). Her other film roles included The Beauty Jungle (1964), Mister Ten Per Cent (1967), Casino Royale (1967), Corruption (1968), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969), Incense for the Damned (1971), and the Hammer horror film The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973). She appeared as the dim-witted Penny in an episode of The Avengers entitled "Dead Man's Treasure" (1967), and a year later was considered for the part of Diana Rigg's replacement as Steed's sidekick.

Post-acting
Van Ost retired from performing in 1982 to form a casting company with her husband, Andrew Millington.

Death
Van Ost died from liver cancer on 10 September 2019 at the age of 75.Valerie Van Ost Lifeless: ‘Carry On’ Actress Dies at 75

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes1962 On the Beat  Woman at Hairdressers  Uncredited1962 Locker Sixty-Nine  Showgirl  Uncredited1963 Carry On Cabby  Glamcab Driver  Uncredited1964 The Beauty Jungle  Beauty Contestant  Uncredited1967 Carry On Don't Lose Your Head  Second Lady / Girl at Execution 1967 Mister Ten Per Cent  Girl at Theatre Party  Uncredited1967 Casino Royale  Girl at Roulette Table  Uncredited1967 Carry On Doctor  Nurse Parkin 1968 Corruption  Girl in the Train 1969 The Smashing Bird I Used to Know  Amanda 1969 Carry On Again Doctor  Out-Patients Sister 1971 Incense for the Damned  Don's wife 1971 The Insomniac  The Girl 1973 The Satanic Rites of Dracula  Jane 

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Category:1944 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Actors from Hertfordshire