About
| Birth Name: | Katharine Houghton Grant |
| Birth Notes: | 10 March 1945, Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| Height: | 5' 5" |
| Nicknames: | Kathy |
| Family: | * Ken Jenkins (1 January 1970 - present); 3 children |
| Biography: | Katharine Houghton was born on March 10, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Marion Hepburn Grant ('Katharine Hepburn' (qv)'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 (1967) as "Joanna Drayton". This movie also starred her aunt, Katharine Hepburn (with whom which she has had a close relationship), Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier. Since this time, she has starred in over fifty on and off Broadway and New England regional theater productions. She is also a playwright and amongst her credits are such productions as: "Best Kept Secret", "Merlin", "The Marry Month Of May", "Mortal Friends", "On The Shady Side", "The Right Number", "Phone Play" and her translation of Anouilh's "Antigone". She also presents lectures: "Katharine X Three", "My Grandmother's House Near The River" and "The Secret Life of Louisa May Alcott". |
Filmography
| Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) as Joey Drayton |
| Kinsey (2004) as Mrs. Spaulding |
| The Last Airbender (2010) as Katara's Grandma |
| Billy Bathgate (1991) as Charlotte |
| Ethan Frome (1993) as Mrs. Hale |
| Let It Be Me (1995) as Homeless Woman |
| Mr. North (1988) as Mrs. Skeel |
| Seeds of Evil (1975) as Ellen Bennett |
| The Eyes of the Amaryllis (1982) |
| The Night We Never Met (1993) as Less/More Cheese Lady |
Trivia
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* Said to have damaged her own career by opting indiscriminately to appear in Grade-Z sci-fi's and "monster" movies. (What's in a name?) * Father, Ellsworth Grant, was former mayor of West Hartford * Won the 1969 Theater World Award for her role in 'A Scent Of Flowers'. * Attended Sarah Lawrence College. * Aunt of actress and yoga teacher Schuyler Grant * Measurements 34B-24-34 (source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) * Niece of Katharine Hepburn. * She was nominated for a 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for her performance in the play, "Suddenly Last Summer" at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. * Mother of Daniel Jenkins . |
Quotes
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* (when asked what she thought of Kate Hepburn) 'Oh, she was a wonderful aunt. I mean, before she became my mother, she was a wonderful aunt. Always coming back at holidays. And I really didn't know her that well as a child because she was so busy. But she'd come back at holidays laden with beautiful gifts. And a fairy tale godmother, really she was.' * (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!" |
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