Katharine Houghton
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Katharine Houghton is an American actress and playwright. She portrayed Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a white woman who brings home her black 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 Houghton's aunt.
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The Last Airbender
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Kinsey
Billy Bathgate
Sidney
Ethan Frome
The Night We Never Met
Mr. North
The Gardener
Let It Be Me
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
The Eyes of the Amaryllis
A Special Kind of Love
A Love Story of Today18 credits on file
Television 4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Judd, for the Defense
ABC Stage 67
The Adams ChroniclesAwards 1
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About this person
Katharine Houghton is an American actress and playwright. She portrayed Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a white woman who brings home her black 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 Houghton's aunt. Houghton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance. She is also known for her role as Kanna, the grandmother of Katara and Sokka in the film The Last Airbender (2010).
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