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Katharine Houghton

American actress

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  • Sidney Poitier
    In Sidney Poitier: Hollywood trailblazer

    …of a white woman (Katharine Houghton) who takes him home to meet her liberal parents (Spencer Tracy, in his last film, and Katharine Hepburn). The success of the movies made Poitier the top box-office draw of the year.

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  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    In Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Plot and characters

    When their daughter, Joey (Katharine Houghton), returns home from a vacation in Hawaii, she announces that she is marrying John Prentice (Poitier), a Black doctor whom she met 10 days ago and whom she has brought home to meet her family. Upon receiving this news and meeting John, the…

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