Katharine Hepburn
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Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. A recipient of a record four Academy Awards and an Emmy Award, she was ranked as the greatest female star in the history of American cinema by the American Film Institute. She was best known for her sophisticated, headstrong and outspoken screen persona that she cultivated through roles in a variety of film genres — from screwball comedies to literary dramas. Apart from her acclaimed acting and distinctive voice, her impact extended to fashion as well as she helped make wearing pants more socially acceptable for women. Throughout her six-decade career, Hepburn's work in stage, film, and television brought her much acclaim — including twelve Academy Award nominations, six Emmy Award nominations, eight Golden Globe Award nominations, and two Tony Award nominations. She co-starred with screen legends like Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Laurence Olivier and Henry Fonda and performed in plays written and directed by notable playwrights and directors. Her most successful film pairing was with Spencer Tracy, with whom she made multiple hit pictures. The last of their 9 films together was Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), which was completed shortly before Tracy's death. Her many performances on the stage included plays by Shakespeare and Shaw, and a Broadway musical. She passed away from cardiac arrest on 29 June 2003 at her family home in Connecticut and since then, has been honored with several memorials.
Known for
Credits
The Lion in Winter (1968)
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
Quality Street (1937)
as Phoebe Throssel
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
as Tracy Lord
On Golden Pond (1981)
as Ethel Thayer
The African Queen (1952)
as Rose Sayer
Woman of the Year (1942)
as Tess Harding
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
as Christina Drayton
Directed by John Ford (1971)
as Self
The Trojan Women (1971)
as Hecuba
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Susan
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
as Violet Venable
Grace Quigley (1985)
as Grace Quigley
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage)
Love Affair (1994)
as Ginny
The Rainmaker (1956)
as Lizzie Curry
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
Adam's Rib (1949)
as Amanda Bonner
Mary of Scotland (1936)
as Mary Stuart
Holiday (1938)
as Linda Seton
Little Women (1933)
as Jo
Summertime (1955)
as Jane Hudson
Stage Door (1937)
as Terry Randall
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
as Eula Goodnight
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Costume Designer (1950)
as Self (archive footage)
This Can't Be Love (1994)
as Marion Bennett
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Undercurrent (1946)
as Ann Hamilton
Love Among the Ruins (1976)
as Jessica Medlicott
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
State of the Union (1948)
as Mary Matthews
Dragon Seed (1944)
as Jade Tan
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
as Contessa Aurelia
Alice Adams (1935)
as Alice Adams
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
as Sydney Fairfield
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Desk Set (1957)
as Bunny Watson
Morning Glory (1933)
as Eva Lovelace
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
as Sylvia Scarlett
Pat and Mike (1952)
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
as Christine Forrest
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
as Mary Tyrone
A Woman Rebels (1936)
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Katharine Hepburn
A Delicate Balance (1973)
as Agnes
Break of Hearts (1935)
as Constance Dane Roberti
One Christmas (1994)
as Cornelia Beaumont
Song of Love (1947)
as Clara Wieck Schumann
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Without Love (1945)
as Jamie Rowan
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
All-Time Movie Greats (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
as Margaret Delafield
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self – Host
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)
as Self
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
The Man Upstairs (1992)
as Victoria Brown
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self (archive footage)
The Glass Menagerie (1973)
as Amanda Wingfield
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988)
as Laura Lansing
Christopher Strong (1933)
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Olly Olly Oxen Free (1978)
as Miss Pudd
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Minister (1934)
as Barbara 'Babbie'
In Search of Tracy Lord (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
The Corn Is Green (1979)
as Miss Lilly Moffat
Spitfire (1934)
as Trigger Hicks
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
as (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
as Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as Self
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
as Self (voice)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell (1995)
as Self
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate (2014)
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
as Self (Archival Footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Roots of Roe (1993)
as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
as Self
Early Directors on Directing (2009)
as Self
Women in Defense (1941)
as Narrator (voice)
True Blue (2025)
as (Archive Footage)
Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond (—)
as archive footage
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
as Self
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms (1996)
as Self
Call Me Kate (2023)
as Self (archive footage)