Renée Houston

Acting

01902-07-24† 1980-02-09 (age 77)Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UKFemale

IMDbaka Renee Houston, Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin

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 …