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  1. Renée Houston (born Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin; 24 July 1902 – 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles.

    • Early Life
    • The Houston Sisters
    • Television

    Renée Houston was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, the daughter of a liquor salesman, who, with his wife, later formed a variety song-and-dance act, performing as James Houston and Company. She was brought up in Shettleston in Glasgow.

    She began performing in music hall in 1916 with her sister Billie (born Sarah McMahon Gribbin; 1906–1972) and they formed their own music hall double-act, The Houston Sisters, their comedy based on sibling rivalry and Scottish working-class life. They moved to London and became an immediate success as a leading variety act in the 1920s, sometimes p...

    She recalled being on television in the late 1920s in colour, as part of the first visual broadcast by John Logie Baird, the TV pioneer from Helensburgh. She was in a house in London, with the viewers in the room next door. After the Second World War, Houston appeared regularly on-screen playing middle-aged roles as tough mothers and assorted harri...

  2. Renée Houston (24 de julio de 1902 – 9 de febrero de 1980) fue una actriz cómica, intérprete de revista, cine y televisión, de nacionalidad británica. 1 . Biografía [ editar] Su verdadero nombre era Katherina Houston Gibbin, y nació en Johnstone, Escocia.

  3. 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".

  4. Renée Houston. Creator. Create New. Renée Houston, born Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin, (24 July 1902 — 9 February 1980), was a Scottish comedy actress. She toured revues and music halls with her sister Billie and together were a leading variety act in The Roaring '20s.

  5. Renée Houston (* 24. Juli 1902 in Johnstone, Schottland als Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin; † 9. Februar 1980 in Chertsey, England) war eine britische Schauspielerin und Komikerin . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Karriere. 2 Filmografie (Auswahl) 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben und Karriere [ Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]

  6. Renée HOUSTON, Professor (Full) | Cited by 95 | of University of Puget Sound, Tacoma (UPS) | Read 14 publications | Contact Renée HOUSTON.