Background
Houghton, Katharine was born on March 10, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Ellsworth Strong and Marion Houghton (Hepburn) Grant.
Houghton, Katharine was born on March 10, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Ellsworth Strong and Marion Houghton (Hepburn) Grant.
She attended Kingswood-Oxford School and Sarah Lawrence College, where she majored in philosophy and art
Katharine Hepburn, who played the mother of Houghton"s character in the film, was in real life Houghton"s aunt. The acting torch was further passed along in the family to actress Schuyler Grant, Houghton"s niece. Acting Houghton has played leading roles in over 60 productions on Broadway, off-Broadway and in regional theatres across America.
She has appeared in 10 films, most recently The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, in 2010.
Houghton has presented lectures at venues across the country including the 2001 Fall Concert & Lectures Series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at The Cosmopolitan Club. She lectured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art again in June, 2008, presenting "Saucy Gamine, Reluctant Penitent, and Glorious Victor," a review of her aunt"s career in Hollywood as reflected in three of her films.
Houghton currently resides in New York City.
Member Dramatists Guild. F C.