Acting · Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK · Born July 24, 1902
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
MovieLegend of the Werewolf
1975
as Chou-Chou
MovieCarry On at Your Convenience
1971
as Agatha Spanner
The Comic
1969
as Olive
TVDoctor in the House
1969
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as "Frank" Hickson
TVITV Playhouse
1967
River Rivals
1967
as Mrs. Fredericks
MovieThe Spy with a Cold Nose
1966
as Lady Blanchflower
MovieCul-de-sac
1966
as Christopher's Mother
MovieThe Idol
1966
as 1st Woman at Party
MovieSecrets of a Windmill Girl
1966
MovieRepulsion
1965
as Mme Balch
MovieCarry On Spying
1964
as Funhouse Madame
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Madame Remy
MovieThe Rescue Squad
1963
as Mrs Manse
MovieTomorrow at Ten
1963
as Masie Maddox
MovieCarry On Cabby
1963
as Molly
MovieNurse on Wheels
1963
as Mrs. Beacon
TVThe Saint
1962
as Ida Warshed
TVMan of the World
1962
as Mrs Van Kempson
MovieOut of the Fog
1962
as Ma
TVDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
MovieThe Phantom of the Opera
1962
as Mrs. Tucker
MovieTwice Round the Daffodils
1962
as Matron
MovieNo, My Darling Daughter
1961
as Miss Yardley
MovieWatch It, Sailor!
1961
as Mrs. Mottram
MovieThree on a Spree
1961
as Mrs. Gray
TVMaigret
1960
as Ja-Ja
MovieThe Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Helen Burke
MovieAnd the Same to You
1960
as Mildred Pomphret
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
MovieThe Horse's Mouth
1958
as Sara Monday
MovieThe Big Money
1958
as Bobbie
MovieThe Key
1958
as Canteen Worker (uncredited)
The Nice Americans
1958
as Mrs. Adams
MovieTime Without Pity
1957
as Mrs. Harker
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Ethel Watts
MovieA Town Like Alice
1956
as Ebbey
MovieTrack the Man Down
1955
as Pat Sherwood
MovieThe Belles of St Trinian's
1954
as Miss Brimmer
MovieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Beattie
MovieTwo Thousand Women
1944
as Maud Wright
MovieThe Peterville Diamond
1943
as Lady Margaret
Down Melody Lane
1943
as Self
MovieOld Bill and Son
1941
as Stella Malloy
MovieA Girl Must Live
1939
as Gloria Lind
Fine Feathers
1937
as Teenie McPherson
Happy Days Are Here Again
1936
as Kitty Seymour
MovieNo Monkey Business
1935
MovieMister Cinders
1935
as Mrs. Phipps
Lost In The Legion
1934
as Mary McFee
MovieRadio Parade
1933
Their Night Out
1933
as Maggie Oliphant
Come Into My Parlour
1932
as Jenny MacDonald
