Yvette Rees

Yvette Rees (22 May 1924 – 1993), born Eiros Yvette Rees, was a Welsh actress who appeared in many TV series and several noteworthy films in the 1960s.

Born in Swansea, she trained at RADA, graduating in 1949. She is perhaps best remembered for her memorable role in 1964's Witchcraft as the witch Vanessa Whitlock, who returns from the grave to avenge being buried alive several hundred years previously. In the mid-1970s she moved to Australia, where she continued to work on TV and film until 1979, when she appears to have retired.

She was married to Morten Smith-Petersen. Through her son Simon, who also worked in TV and cinema, she was the grandmother of stuntman Ben Smith-Petersen. She died in Ealing in 1993.

Films and TV 1960: The Days of Vengeance (TV Series) – Mrs. Collins 1960: Here Lies Miss Sabry (TV Series) – Janet 1962: Out of This World (TV Series) – Mrs. Chalmers 1960-1962: Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) – Carol Small / Lil 1963: Suspense (TV Series) – The Relief Nurse 1964: Witchcraft – Vanessa Whitlock 1964: Z Cars (TV Series) – Mrs. McLean 1964: Catch Hand (TV Series) – Elvira Peters 1964: The Likely Lads (TV Series) – Freda Windsor 1964: Troubled Waters – Sally Driscoll 1965: Monitor (TV Series documentary) – Stage Madame Bardac 1965: Curse of the Fly – Wan 1965: 199 Park Lane (TV Series) – Alex Kovacs 1965: The Wednesday Play (TV Series) 1970: Julius Caesar – Plebeian #4 1970: Paul Temple (TV Series) – Gibbs 1970: A Severed Head – Woman at Party #2 1971: The Trojan Women – Woman #33 1971: The Troubleshooters (TV Series) – Dr. Eve Gorman 1973: Cheri (TV Movie) – Constance 1979: Prisoner (TV Series) – Marjorie Whitton 1979: Thirst – Nurse (final film role)