Carol Huston is an American actress and singer.

Early life

Carol Huston was born in

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, and grew up in

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. Huston attended Forest View High School in nearby Arlington Heights, where she participated in its performing arts program. She started her early professional training there as a singer and actress. She attended Wheaton College as a voice major. At the time, she performed throughout Chicago as an actor and singer, most notably at the

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. She was a member of the Chicago Sunday Evening Club Chorale, appearing weekly on Chicago's

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, a PBS station.

Career

Acting

She is most well known for her roles in the TV series '' Matlock'', ''

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'' and '' Island Son''. Huston replaced Caitlin O'Heaney as Snow Charming on ''The Charmings'' in 1987. She appeared in an episode of the TV series '' Diagnosis: Murder'' called "Open and Shut", as well as ''

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'' as Peter Brady's fiancée (and boss), Valerie Thomas. She appeared with

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and

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in ''

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'' (1986), with

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and

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in ''

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'' (1986), and in Silk Stalkings (“Wild Card” 1992) as Regina “Reggie” Holland before relocating permanently to Southern California.

Real estate

Huston left acting in 2000 to become a real estate agent in

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and now owns her own company.

Filmography

References

External links

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Carol Huston HomepageCarol Huston's real estate company
Living people American television actresses Actresses from Chicago Singers from Chicago 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub