About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1945-03-10
Place of birth:
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A
Website:
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Katharine Houghton

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Katharine Houghton (born Katharine Houghton Grant; March 10, 1945) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a Caucasian woman who brings home an African-American fiancé to meet her parents, in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Katharine Hepburn, who played the mother of Houghton's character in the film, was in real life Houghton's aunt.

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Known for

Acting

2022 Sidney Actor Self 59
Average
2010 The Last Airbender Actor Katara's Grandma 47
Bad
2008 A Special Kind of Love Actor Self N/A
N/A
2008 A Love Story of Today Actor Self N/A
N/A
2004 Kinsey Actor Mrs. Spaulding 62
Fair
1993 The Night We Never Met Actor Less 58
Average
1993 Ethan Frome Actor Mrs. Hale 58
Average
1991 Billy Bathgate Actor Charlotte 58
Average
1988 Mr. North Actor Mrs. Skeel 58
Average
1976 The Adams Chronicles Actor 70
Good
1974 The Gardener Actor Ellen Bennett 58
Average
1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Actor Joanna "Joey" Drayton 69
Fair