Renée Houston
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
as Chou-Chou
Legend of the Werewolf
as Chou-Chou
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Agatha Spanner
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Agatha Spanner
The Comic
as Olive
The Comic
as Olive
The Spy with a Cold Nose
as Lady Blanchflower
The Spy with a Cold Nose
as Lady Blanchflower
Cul-de-sac
as Christopher's Mother
Cul-de-sac
as Christopher's Mother
The Idol
as 1st Woman at Party
The Idol
as 1st Woman at Party
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
Secrets of a Windmill Girl
Repulsion
as Mme Balch
Repulsion
as Mme Balch
Carry On Spying
as Funhouse Madame
Carry On Spying
as Funhouse Madame
The Rescue Squad
as Mrs. Manse
The Rescue Squad
as Mrs. Manse
The Rescue Squad
as Mrs. Manse
The Rescue Squad
as Mrs. Manse
Tomorrow at Ten
as Masie Maddox
Tomorrow at Ten
as Masie Maddox
Carry On Cabby
as Molly
Carry On Cabby
as Molly
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Beacon
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Beacon
The Phantom of the Opera
as Mrs. Tucker
The Phantom of the Opera
as Mrs. Tucker
Twice Round the Daffodils
as Matron
Twice Round the Daffodils
as Matron
No, My Darling Daughter
as Miss Yardley
No, My Darling Daughter
as Miss Yardley
Three on a Spree
as Mrs. Gray
Three on a Spree
as Mrs. Gray
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Helen Burke
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Helen Burke
And the Same to You
as Mildred Pomphret
And the Same to You
as Mildred Pomphret
The Horse's Mouth
as Sara Monday
The Horse's Mouth
as Sara Monday
The Big Money
as Bobbie
The Big Money
as Bobbie
The Key
as Canteen Worker (uncredited)
The Key
as Canteen Worker (uncredited)
The Nice Americans
as Mrs. Adams
The Nice Americans
as Mrs. Adams
Time Without Pity
as Mrs. Harker
Time Without Pity
as Mrs. Harker
A Town Like Alice
as Ebbey
A Town Like Alice
as Ebbey
Track the Man Down
as Pat Sherwood
Track the Man Down
as Pat Sherwood
The Belles of St Trinian's
as Miss Brimmer
The Belles of St Trinian's
as Miss Brimmer
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Beattie
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Beattie
The Peterville Diamond
as Lady Margaret
The Peterville Diamond
as Lady Margaret
Down Melody Lane
as Self
Down Melody Lane
as Self
Old Bill and Son
as Stella Malloy
Old Bill and Son
as Stella Malloy
A Girl Must Live
as Gloria Lind
A Girl Must Live
as Gloria Lind
Fine Feathers
as Teenie McPherson
Fine Feathers
as Teenie McPherson
Mister Cinders
as Mrs. Phipps
Mister Cinders
as Mrs. Phipps
Lost In The Legion
as Mary McFee
Lost In The Legion
as Mary McFee
Radio Parade
Radio Parade
Their Night Out
as Maggie Oliphant
Their Night Out
as Maggie Oliphant
Come Into My Parlour
as Jenny MacDonald
Come Into My Parlour
as Jenny MacDonald