Virginia Huston

Virginia Huston (April 24, 1925 – February 28, 1981) was an American actress.

Early years Huston was born in Wisner, Nebraska, the daughter of Marcus and Mary Agnes Houston, and she had two brothers. Once she began her acting career, she changed the spelling of her last name to match that of Walter and John Huston. She attended Duchesne Catholic School for Girls in Omaha and appeared in stage productions as a student there.

When Huston was 12, she first appeared on radio in an episode of Calling All Cars.

Her other films include the film noir Out of the Past (released in the UK as Build My Gallows High) (1947), in which she plays Robert Mitchum's girlfriend. She appeared in The Racket (1951), which also starred Mitchum, and in the Joan Crawford dramas Flamingo Road (1949) and Sudden Fear (1952).

Huston suffered a broken back in an automobile accident, which disrupted her career She died of cancer in 1981.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1946 Nocturne Carol Page 1947 Out of the Past Ann Miller 1949 Flamingo Road Annabelle Weldon 1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma Elaine Burton 1950 Women from Headquarters Joyce 1951 Tarzan's Peril Jane 1951 The Highwayman Lady Ellen Douglas 1951 The Racket Lucy Johnson 1951 Flight to Mars Carol Stafford 1952 Night Stage to Galveston Ann Bellamy 1952 Sudden Fear Ann Taylor 1953–1954 Ford Theatre Evelyn Austin / Deborah 3 episodes, (final appearance)1954 Knock on Wood Audrey Greene