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Renée Houston

Acting 77 (deceased) years old Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK ★ 0.3
Born: July 24, 1902
Died: February 9, 1980

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.

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

Repulsion
Repulsion Mme Balch 1965
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac Christopher's Mother 1966
The Key
The Key Canteen Worker (uncredited) 1958
Carry On Spying
Carry On Spying Funhouse Madame 1964
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera Mrs. Tucker 1962

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Repulsion
Repulsion Mme Balch 1965

Filmography

Acting Credits (55)

Legend of the Werewolf
Legend of the Werewolf Chou-Chou 1975
Carry On at Your Convenience
Carry On at Your Convenience Agatha Spanner 1971
The Comic
The Comic Olive 1969
Doctor in the House
Doctor in the House 1969
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse 1967
River Rivals
River Rivals Mrs. Fredericks 1967
The Spy with a Cold Nose
The Spy with a Cold Nose Lady Blanchflower 1966
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac Christopher's Mother 1966
The Idol
The Idol 1st Woman at Party 1966
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
Secrets of a Windmill Girl 1966
Repulsion
Repulsion Mme Balch 1965
Carry On Spying
Carry On Spying Funhouse Madame 1964
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 Madame Remy 1964
The Rescue Squad
The Rescue Squad Mrs Manse 1963
The Rescue Squad
The Rescue Squad Mrs. Manse 1963
Tomorrow at Ten
Tomorrow at Ten Masie Maddox 1963
Carry On Cabby
Carry On Cabby Molly 1963
Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels Mrs. Beacon 1963
The Saint
The Saint Ida Warshed 1962
The Saint
The Saint Mrs. McAlister 1962
Man of the World
Man of the World Mrs Van Kempson 1962
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog Ma 1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1962
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera Mrs. Tucker 1962
Twice Round the Daffodils
Twice Round the Daffodils Matron 1962
No, My Darling Daughter
No, My Darling Daughter Miss Yardley 1961
Watch It, Sailor!
Watch It, Sailor! Mrs. Mottram 1961
Three on a Spree
Three on a Spree Mrs. Gray 1961
Maigret
Maigret Ja-Ja 1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends Helen Burke 1960
And the Same to You
And the Same to You Mildred Pomphret 1960
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place 1959
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth Sara Monday 1958
The Big Money
The Big Money Bobbie 1958
The Key
The Key Canteen Worker (uncredited) 1958
The Nice Americans
The Nice Americans Mrs. Adams 1958
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity Mrs. Harker 1957
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Ethel Watts 1956
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice Ebbey 1956
Track the Man Down
Track the Man Down Pat Sherwood 1955
The Belles of St Trinian's
The Belles of St Trinian's Miss Brimmer 1954
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Lady Godiva Rides Again Beattie 1951
Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women Maud Wright 1944
The Peterville Diamond
The Peterville Diamond Lady Margaret 1943
Down Melody Lane
Down Melody Lane Self 1943
Old Bill and Son
Old Bill and Son Stella Malloy 1941
A Girl Must Live
A Girl Must Live Gloria Lind 1939
Fine Feathers
Fine Feathers Teenie McPherson 1937
Happy Days Are Here Again
Happy Days Are Here Again Kitty Seymour 1936
No Monkey Business
No Monkey Business 1935
Mister Cinders
Mister Cinders Mrs. Phipps 1935
Lost In The Legion
Lost In The Legion Mary McFee 1934
Radio Parade
Radio Parade 1933
Their Night Out
Their Night Out Maggie Oliphant 1933
Come Into My Parlour
Come Into My Parlour Jenny MacDonald 1932

Writing Credits (1)

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