Born Renee Smith, this
Anglo-Indian shot to stardom after Himanshu Rai chose her for the female lead in Light of Asia. She was a star at Madan Theatres' Elphinstone Theatre, making her debut with Dhiren Ganguly. She acted in Priyanath Ganguly's 20s Madan films.

She went on to do a few other
films like Prem Sanyas (1925) and
received accolades for her performance. Her roles in Shiraz where she played the 'other woman' and Prapancha Pash where she was the heroine, established her firmly.

It has been suggested that both Renee Smith and her sister Percy Smith may have appeared in tge film Seeta Devi in the title role!