Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 10, 1945
Place of Birth:
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A
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Katharine Houghton
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Katharine Houghton (born Katharine Houghton Grant; March 10, 1945) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a Caucasian woman who brings home an African-American fiancé to meet her parents, in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Katharine Hepburn, who played the mother of Houghton's character in the film, was in real life Houghton's aunt.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sidney | Self |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Katara's Grandma |
| 2008 | A Special Kind of Love | Self |
| 2008 | A Love Story of Today | Self |
| 2004 | Kinsey | Mrs. Spaulding |
| 2002 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | Self |
| 1993 | Ethan Frome | Mrs. Hale |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Less |
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate | Charlotte |
| 1988 | Mr. North | Mrs. Skeel |
| 1982 | The Eyes of the Amaryllis | Isabel |
| 1974 | The Gardener | Ellen Bennett |
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Joanna "Joey" Drayton |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Bonnie |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |