Renée Houston
Acting
Born July 24, 1902 · Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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 b…
Known For · 40 titles
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Theatre 625
The Saint
ITV Playhouse
No Hiding Place
Maigret
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Man of the World
W. Somerset Maugham
Repulsion
Cul-de-sac
Armchair Theatre
Doctor in the House
Radio Parade
The Phantom of the Opera
The Belles of St Trinian's
Carry On at Your Convenience
The Key
The Rescue Squad
Time Without Pity
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Carry On Spying
Carry On Cabby
Twice Round the Daffodils
The Spy with a Cold Nose
The Horse's Mouth
The Flesh and the Fiends
Nurse on Wheels
Come Into My Parlour
A Girl Must Live
The Comic
Three on a Spree
Two Thousand Women
Tomorrow at Ten
Legend of the Werewolf
Watch It, Sailor!
The Idol
A Town Like Alice
Old Bill and Son
And the Same to You