René Ray, Countess of Midleton (22 September 1911 – 28 August 1993) was a British film and stage actress of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in over forty films.

She turned to writing for much of her later career; her work includes the 1957 novel The Strange World of Planet X and its television adaptation.

She was married to George St John Brodrick, 2nd Earl of Midleton (1888 - 1979), thus allowing her to style herself as the Countess of Midleton, but they had no children.