Actress who starred in the groundbreaking, interracial-dating-themed 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Before Fame
She studied art and philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College in New York.
Trivia
She starred in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions and also wrote and produced over ten original plays.
Family Life
She married fellow actor and writer Ken Jenkins, in 1970. Her niece, Schuyler Grant (of Anne of Green Gables miniseries fame), also became an actress.
Associated With
Her maternal aunt was the renowned actress Katharine Hepburn . Hepburn played Houghton's character's mother in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
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