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 the age of 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. She also appeared in the 1966 mini-episode of the same series entitled "The Case of the Missing Corpse" (broadcast in the U.S. but not in the U.K.) made to advertise the change to colour of the previously black and white production. In addition she appeared in the ITV series, Mrs Thursday (1966), in the second episode of the first series as Sandra Willing, a potential secretary.
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.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1962 On the Beat Woman at Hairdressers Uncredited1962 Edgar Wallace Mysteries Showgirl Uncredited - Locker Sixty-Nine episode1963 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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