Renée Houston
Birthday
1902/07/24
Day of death
1980/02/09 (77 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Also know 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 ...Read more
Acting
(1966) Cul-de-sac
as Christopher's Mother
(1965) Repulsion
as Mme Balch
(1964) Carry On Spying
as Funhouse Madame
(1944) Two Thousand Women
as Maud Wright
(1975) Legend of the Werewolf
as Chou-Chou
(1957) Time Without Pity
as Mrs. Harker
(1958) The Horse's Mouth
as Sara Monday
(1962) The Phantom of the Opera
as Mrs. Tucker
(1963) Carry On Cabby
as Molly
(1971) Carry On at Your Convenience
as Agatha Spanner
(1960) The Flesh and the Fiends
as Helen Burke
(1956) A Town Like Alice
as Ebbey
(1958) The Nice Americans
as Mrs. Adams
(1961) Watch It, Sailor!
as Mrs. Mottram
(1955) Track the Man Down
as Pat Sherwood
(1943) The Peterville Diamond
as Lady Margaret
(1966) The Spy with a Cold Nose
as Lady Blanchflower
(1962) Out of the Fog
as Ma
(1961) No, My Darling Daughter
as Miss Yardley
(1966) Secrets of a Windmill Girl
as ---
(1934) Mister Cinders
as Mrs. Phipps
(1958) The Key
as Canteen Worker (uncredited)
(1939) A Girl Must Live
as Gloria Lind
(1960) And the Same to You
as Mildred Pomphret
(1951) Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Beattie
(1933) Their Night Out
as Maggie Oliphant
(1933) Radio Parade
as ---
(1941) Old Bill and Son
as Stella Malloy
(1961) Three on a Spree
as Mrs. Gray
(1969) The Comic
as Olive
(1963) The Rescue Squad
as ---
(1967) River Rivals
as Mrs. Fredericks
(1934) Lost In The Legion
as Mary McFee
(1943) Down Melody Lane
as Self
(1966) The Idol
as 1st Woman at Party
(1932) Come Into My Parlour
as Jenny MacDonald
(1936) Happy Days Are Here Again
as Kitty Seymour
(1954) The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Miss Brimmer
(1962) Twice Round the Daffodils
as Matron
(1963) Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Beacon
(1962) Tomorrow at Ten
as Masie Maddox
(1958) The Big Money
as Bobbie
(1937) Fine Feathers
as Teenie McPherson
(1962) The Saint
as Ida Warshed
(1962) Dr. Finlay's Casebook
as ---
(1959) No Hiding Place
as ---
(1962) The Saint
as Mrs. McAlister
(1960) Maigret
as Ja-Ja
(1969) Doctor in the House
as ---