Valerie Van Ost
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Valerie Van Ost (25 July 1944 – 10 September 2019) was an English actress.
At school, she 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.
She retired from performing in 1982 to form a casting company with her husband, Andrew Millington.
She died from liver cancer on 10 September 2019 at the age of 75.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | On the Beat | Woman at Hairdressers | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Locker Sixty-Nine | Showgirl | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Carry On Cabby | Glamcab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1964 | The Beauty Jungle | Beauty Contestant | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | Second Lady / Girl at Execution | |
| 1967 | Mister Ten Per Cent | Girl at Theatre Party | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Girl at Roulette Table | Uncredited |
| 1967 | 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 |
