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Katharine Houghton

Katharine Houghton

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katharine Houghton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known for

Sidney
Sidney
2022 • Self
The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender
2010 • Katara's Grandma
A Love Story of Today
A Love Story of Today
2008 • Self
A Special Kind of Love
A Special Kind of Love
2008 • Self
Kinsey
Kinsey
2004 • Mrs. Spaulding
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 • Self
Let It Be Me
Let It Be Me
1995 • Homeless Woman
The Night We Never Met
The Night We Never Met
1993 • Less

Full filmography

Sidney
Sidney
2022 • Self
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The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender
2010 • Katara's Grandma
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Kinsey
Kinsey
2004 • Mrs. Spaulding
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Let It Be Me
Let It Be Me
1995 • Homeless Woman
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Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
1993 • Mrs. Hale
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Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate
1991 • Charlotte
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Mr. North
Mr. North
1988 • Mrs. Skeel
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The Gardener
The Gardener
1974 • Ellen Bennett
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 • Joanna "Joey" Drayton
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Katharine Houghton – Biography, Known For & Filmography