Renée Houston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 24, 1902
- Died
- February 9, 1980
- Birthplace
- Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
Legend of the Werewolf 1975
as Chou-Chou
Carry On at Your Convenience 1971
as Agatha Spanner
- The Comic
The Comic 1969
as Olive
- River Rivals
River Rivals 1967
as Mrs. Fredericks
The Spy with a Cold Nose 1966
as Lady Blanchflower
Cul-de-sac 1966
as Christopher's Mother
The Idol 1966
as 1st Woman at Party
Secrets of a Windmill Girl 1966
Actor
Repulsion 1965
as Mme Balch
Carry On Spying 1964
as Funhouse Madame
The Rescue Squad 1963
as Mrs Manse, as Mrs. Manse
Tomorrow at Ten 1963
as Masie Maddox
Carry On Cabby 1963
as Molly
Nurse on Wheels 1963
as Mrs. Beacon
Out of the Fog 1962
as Ma
The Phantom of the Opera 1962
as Mrs. Tucker
Twice Round the Daffodils 1962
as Matron
No, My Darling Daughter 1961
as Miss Yardley
Watch It, Sailor! 1961
as Mrs. Mottram
Three on a Spree 1961
as Mrs. Gray
The Flesh and the Fiends 1960
as Helen Burke
And the Same to You 1960
as Mildred Pomphret
The Horse's Mouth 1958
as Sara Monday
The Big Money 1958
as Bobbie
The Key 1958
as Canteen Worker (uncredited)
- The Nice Americans
The Nice Americans 1958
as Mrs. Adams
Time Without Pity 1957
as Mrs. Harker
A Town Like Alice 1956
as Ebbey
Track the Man Down 1955
as Pat Sherwood
The Belles of St Trinian's 1954
as Miss Brimmer
Lady Godiva Rides Again 1951
as Beattie
Two Thousand Women 1944
as Maud Wright
The Peterville Diamond 1943
as Lady Margaret
- Down Melody Lane
Down Melody Lane 1943
as Self
Old Bill and Son 1941
as Stella Malloy
A Girl Must Live 1939
as Gloria Lind
- Fine Feathers
Fine Feathers 1937
as Teenie McPherson
- Happy Days Are Here Again
Happy Days Are Here Again 1936
as Kitty Seymour, Story
No Monkey Business 1935
Actor
Mister Cinders 1935
as Mrs. Phipps
- Lost In The Legion
Lost In The Legion 1934
as Mary McFee
Radio Parade 1933
Actor
- Their Night Out
Their Night Out 1933
as Maggie Oliphant
- Come Into My Parlour
Come Into My Parlour 1932
as Jenny MacDonald
Credits from TMDB.