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Katharine Houghton

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Katharine Houghton was born on March 10, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Marion Hepburn Grant (Katharine Hepburn's younger sister) and Ellsworth Grant. Before going into the movies, she went to Sarah Lawrence College and majored in philosophy. Her debut in the movies was in 1967's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as "Joanna Drayton"... See full bio »

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Katharine Houghton Grant
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Filmography

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2010 The Last Airbender
Katara's Grandma
 
2004 Kinsey
Mrs. Spaulding
 
1995 Let It Be Me
Homeless Woman
 
1993 The Night We Never Met
Less/More Cheese Lady
 
1993 Ethan Frome
Mrs. Hale
 
1991 Billy Bathgate
Charlotte
 
1988 Mr. North
Mrs. Skeel
 
1987 I'll Take Manhattan (TV mini-series)
 
1982 The Eyes of the Amaryllis
 
1981 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Miss James
– The Color of Friendship (1981) … Miss James
 
1976 The Adams Chronicles (TV mini-series)
Nabby
 
1974 Garden of Death
Ellen Bennett
 
1974 CBS Daytime 90 (TV series)
Gabby
– Legacy of Fear (1974) … Gabby
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Suzy Thurston
– In a Puff of Smoke (1968) … Suzy Thurston
 
1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Joey Drayton
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
Ophelia
– How Close Can You Get? (1966) … Ophelia
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Bonnie
– The Confession (1966) … Bonnie
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2008 A Special Kind of Love (video short)
Herself
 
2008 A Love Story of Today (video short)
Herself
 
2006 Planting the Seeds of Evil (video documentary short)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2003 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– A Katharine Hepburn Tribute (2003)
– Episode dated 19 June 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.129 (1972) … Herself
– Episode #2.91 (1970) … Herself
– Episode #2.59 (1969) … Herself
 
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2011 The Loving Story (documentary)
Joey Drayton - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1980 The Distribution of Low Budget Films or The Gardener's Seeds of Evil Killed My Million Dollar Dream (video documentary short)
Ellen Bennett (scenes from 'Seeds of Evil') (uncredited)
 
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary)
Herself/Joanna Drayton (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

She was in the 1988 Broadway version of Our Town at the Lyceum Theatre, playing the role of Lady in the box and understudying for the roles of Mrs. Webb/Mrs. Soames. See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

(When asked if she had ever been compared to her Aunt Katharine as an actress) "All the time - Once I even considered being a veterinarian!" See more »

Trivia:

Niece of Katharine Hepburn. See more »

Nickname:

Kathy See more »

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