Renée Houston
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1902-07-24
- Died
- 1980-02-09
- Place of birth
- Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Renee Houston · Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin
Biography
Renée Houston (24 July 1902 - 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles.
Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, as Katherina Houston Gribbin she toured music halls and revues with her sister Billie Houston as the "Houston Sisters".
In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Renée had written. It was produced by Lee De Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a soundtrack to be played alongside the film (a year before The Jazz Singer).
Houston married three times, the second was to the actor Pat Aherne, the brother of Brian Aherne. Her third husband was the actor Donald Stewart.
In her later years, she specialised in "battleaxe" roles, notably as shop steward Vic Spanner's (Kenneth Cope) formidable mother in Carry On at Your Convenience (1971). She published her autobiography in 1974 which was entitled Don't Fence Me In.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
The Saint
1962
as Ida Warshed / Mrs. McAlister
Theatre 625
1964
as Madame Remy
ITV Playhouse
1967
No Hiding Place
1959
Maigret
1960
as Ja-Ja
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Man of the World
1962
as Mrs Van Kempson
Doctor in the House
1969
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as "Frank" Hickson
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Ethel Watts
Movies (44)
Repulsion
1965
as Mme Balch
Cul-de-sac
1966
as Christopher's Mother
Radio Parade
1933
The Comic
1969
as Olive
Time Without Pity
1957
as Mrs. Harker
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Beattie
Watch It, Sailor!
1961
as Mrs. Mottram
The Key
1958
as Canteen Worker (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
1962
as Mrs. Tucker
The Horse's Mouth
1958
as Sara Monday
Nurse on Wheels
1963
as Mrs. Beacon
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Helen Burke
And the Same to You
1960
as Mildred Pomphret
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
as Miss Brimmer
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Ebbey
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
as Agatha Spanner
Legend of the Werewolf
1975
as Chou-Chou
Carry On Cabby
1963
as Molly
Come Into My Parlour
1932
as Jenny MacDonald
Carry On Spying
1964
as Funhouse Madame
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
as Masie Maddox
Twice Round the Daffodils
1962
as Matron
The Rescue Squad
1963
as Mrs Manse / Mrs. Manse
Track the Man Down
1955
as Pat Sherwood
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966
as Lady Blanchflower
The Idol
1966
as 1st Woman at Party
A Girl Must Live
1939
as Gloria Lind
Two Thousand Women
1944
as Maud Wright
Old Bill and Son
1941
as Stella Malloy
The Big Money
1958
as Bobbie
Their Night Out
1933
as Maggie Oliphant
Three on a Spree
1961
as Mrs. Gray
The Peterville Diamond
1943
as Lady Margaret
Fine Feathers
1937
as Teenie McPherson
Out of the Fog
1962
as Ma
Lost In The Legion
1934
as Mary McFee
No, My Darling Daughter
1961
as Miss Yardley
Down Melody Lane
1943
as Self
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
1966
Mister Cinders
1935
as Mrs. Phipps
River Rivals
1967
as Mrs. Fredericks
The Nice Americans
1958
as Mrs. Adams
Happy Days Are Here Again
1936
as Kitty Seymour
No Monkey Business
1935
About Renée Houston
Renée Houston (24 July 1902 - 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles. Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, as Katherina Houston Gribbin she toured music halls and revues with her sister Billie Houston as the "Houston Sisters". In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Renée had written. It was produced by Lee De Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a soundtrack to be played alongside the film (a year before The Jazz Singer). Houston married three time… With 54 credits spanning from 1932 to 1975, Renée Houston has appeared in 44 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Renée Houston Movies
- Repulsion (1965) — as Mme Balch
- Cul-de-sac (1966) — as Christopher's Mother
- Radio Parade (1933)
- The Comic (1969) — as Olive
- Time Without Pity (1957) — as Mrs. Harker
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