Carol Huston

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Carol Huston
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  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1982–2003
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Carol Huston is an American actress and singer.

Early life

Carol Huston was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in Des Plaines, Illinois. [1]

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Huston attended Forest View High School in nearby Arlington Heights, where she participated in its performing arts program, headed by Dr. Jack Martin and Jerry Swanson. 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 Goodman Theater. She was a member of the Chicago Sunday Evening Club Chorale, appearing weekly on Chicago's WTTW, a PBS station.[ citation needed ]

Career

Acting

She is most well known for her roles in the TV series Matlock , The Charmings and Island Son . Huston replaced Caitlin O'Heaney as Snow Charming on The Charmings in 1987. [2]

She appeared in an episode of the TV series Diagnosis: Murder called "Open and Shut", as well as A Very Brady Christmas as Peter Brady's fiancée (and boss), Valerie Thomas.

She appeared with Paul Newman and Tom Cruise in The Color of Money (1986), with Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in Nothing in Common (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 Los Angeles, California and now owns her own company True Story Realty [1] for which she has a team of five other realtors.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987–88 The Charmings Snow White Charming 15 episodes
1988 Newhart Erica SloaneEpisode: "The Big Uneasy"
1988 Shooter CatTV movie
1988 A Very Brady Christmas ValerieTV movie
1989Wild JackConstance FieldingTV miniseries
1989 Hooperman DorothyEpisode: "Love Bytes"
1989–90 Island Son Dr. Caitlin McGrath19 episodes
1991 Guns of Paradise MarthaEpisode: "The Women"
1992 Silk Stalkings Regina HollandEpisode: "Wild Card"
1993 Raven AllisonEpisode: "Checkmate"
1993 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Cassie CrowEpisode: "Brisco for the Defense"
1994 The Untouchables HelenEpisode: "Family Ties"
1994 Viper Lt. Sally Gerraro2 episodes
1994–95 Matlock Jerri Stone15 episodes
1995 Nowhere Man Sandra WilsonEpisode: "It's Not Such a Wonderful Life"
1996 Sisters Dr. Veronica SprattEpisode: "A Little Snag"
1997 The Pretender Lt. Laura PrattEpisode: "Bazooka Jarod"
1997 Diagnosis: Murder Helen PorterEpisode: "Open and Shut"
1998 Chicago Hope Marianne LutskyEpisode: "Deliverance"
1998 Sliders VanessaEpisode: "California Reich"
1998 Spy Game VictoriaEpisode: "Go, Girl"
1999 Malibu, CA MicheleEpisode: "Mom Returns"
1999Border LineKaren (Adoption Agent)TV movie
1999 Sons of Thunder Brenda KolshakEpisode: "Lost & Found"
2000 Linc's Deeda HaliburtonEpisode: "I Just Want to Testify"
2003 The Fairly OddParents Background VocalsEpisode: "Abra Catastrophe!"

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carol Huston as Jerri Stone". WGN America. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. "Carol Huston Signs For 'The Charmings'". Los Angeles Times . 17 July 1987. Retrieved 2012-04-08.