Renée Houston

Personal Info

Birthday

July 24, 1902

Day of Death

1980-02-09

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Renee Houston

Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin

Renée Houston

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.

Known For

The Saint

Maigret

Man of the World

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Belles of St. Trinian's

The Horse's Mouth

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Cul-de-sac

Filmography

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