Huston was born in Wisner, Nebraska, the daughter of Marcus and Mary Agnes Houston, and she had two brothers.

[1] She attended Duchesne Catholic School for Girls in Omaha and appeared in stage productions as a student there.

[2] Huston gained early experience on stage by appearing in plays presented by the Omaha Community Playhouse.

She appeared in The Racket (1951), which also starred Mitchum, and in the Joan Crawford dramas Flamingo Road (1949) and Sudden Fear (1952).

Huston retired from films after marrying Manus Paul Clinton II, a real estate agent, in 1952.