Renee Houston

Renee Houston was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. In her early acting career, Houston appeared in such films as "Old Bill and Son" (1940), the Alastair Sim comedy "The Belles of St. Trinian's" (1954) and the Michael Redgrave dramatic adaptation "Time Without Pity" (1957). She also appeared in "A Town Like Alice" (1958) with Virginia McKenna and the Alec Guinness comedic adaptation "The Horse's Mouth" (1958). She continued to act in productions like the Michael Redgrave comedy adaptation "No, My Darling Daughter" (1961), the Herbert Lom thrilling adaptation "The Phantom of the Opera" (1962) and "Twice Round the Daffodils" (1962). She also appeared in the comedy "Carry on Spying" (1964) with Kenneth Williams. In the latter part of her career, she tackled roles in the horror feature "Repulsion" (1965) with Catherine Deneuve, "Cul-de-Sac" (1966) and the drama "The Idol" (1966) with Jennifer Jones. She also appeared in "The Spy With a Cold Nose" (1966). Houston more recently acted in "Carry on Cabby" (1967) with Sidney James. Houston passed away in February 1980 at the age of 78.