About

Known credits:
44
Birthday:
1902-07-24
Place of birth:
Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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Renée Houston

Overview

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.

Houston was also in the early episodes of radio's The Clitheroe Kid and a regular guest on radio panel show The Petticoat Line chaired by Anona Winn.

She died in London at the age of 77 on 9 February 1980.

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Known for

Acting
1975 Legend of the Werewolf Actor Chou-Chou 58
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1971 Carry On at Your Convenience Actor Agatha Spanner 59
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1969 The Comic Actor Olive N/A
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1969 Doctor in the House Actor 68
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1967 River Rivals Actor Mrs. Fredericks N/A
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1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose Actor Lady Blanchflower 58
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1966 Cul-de-sac Actor Christopher's Mother 62
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1966 The Idol Actor 1st Woman at Party 58
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1966 Secrets of a Windmill Girl Actor 58
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1965 Repulsion Actor Mme Balch 69
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1964 Carry On Spying Actor Funhouse Madame 59
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1963 Carry On Cabby Actor Molly 59
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1963 Nurse on Wheels Actor Mrs. Beacon 58
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1963 The Rescue Squad Actor N/A
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1962 Tomorrow at Ten Actor Masie Maddox 59
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1962 Out of the Fog Actor Ma 59
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1962 The Phantom of the Opera Actor Mrs. Tucker 59
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1962 Twice Round the Daffodils Actor Matron 59
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1961 No, My Darling Daughter Actor Miss Yardley 59
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1961 Watch It, Sailor! Actor Mrs. Mottram 59
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1961 Three on a Spree Actor Mrs. Gray 59
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1960 The Flesh and the Fiends Actor Helen Burke 59
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1960 And the Same to You Actor Mildred Pomphret 59
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1958 The Horse's Mouth Actor Sara Monday 59
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1958 The Big Money Actor Bobbie 59
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1958 The Key Actor Canteen Worker (uncredited) 59
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1958 The Nice Americans Actor Mrs. Adams N/A
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1957 Time Without Pity Actor Mrs. Harker 59
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1956 A Town Like Alice Actor Ebbey 59
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1955 Track the Man Down Actor Pat Sherwood 58
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1954 The Belles of St. Trinian's Actor Miss Brimmer 59
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1951 Lady Godiva Rides Again Actor Beattie 59
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1944 Two Thousand Women Actor Maud Wright 59
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1943 The Peterville Diamond Actor Lady Margaret 59
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1943 Down Melody Lane Actor Self N/A
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1941 Old Bill and Son Actor Stella Malloy 59
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1939 A Girl Must Live Actor Gloria Lind 58
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1936 Happy Days Are Here Again Actor Kitty Seymour N/A
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1934 Lost In The Legion Actor Mary McFee N/A
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1934 Mister Cinders Actor Mrs. Phipps N/A
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1933 Radio Parade Actor N/A
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1933 Their Night Out Actor Maggie Oliphant N/A
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1932 Come Into My Parlour Actor Jenny MacDonald N/A
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Writing
1936 Happy Days Are Here Again Writing Story N/A
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