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 Trojan Women (1971)
as Hecuba
The Lion in Winter (1968)
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
The African Queen (1952)
as Rose Sayer
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
as Christina Drayton
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
as Tracy Lord
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Susan
On Golden Pond (1981)
as Ethel Thayer
Woman of the Year (1942)
as Tess Harding
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
as Violet Venable
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
as Eula Goodnight
Adam's Rib (1949)
as Amanda Bonner
State of the Union (1948)
as Mary Matthews
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love Affair (1994)
as Ginny
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
as Christine Forrest
Directed by John Ford (1971)
as Self
Little Women (1933)
as Jo
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Quality Street (1937)
as Phoebe Throssel
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Summertime (1955)
as Jane Hudson
Grace Quigley (1985)
as Grace Quigley
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
as Contessa Aurelia
Stage Door (1937)
as Terry Randall
Undercurrent (1946)
as Ann Hamilton
Holiday (1938)
as Linda Seton
Pat and Mike (1952)
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
Desk Set (1957)
as Bunny Watson
The Rainmaker (1956)
as Lizzie Curry
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Dragon Seed (1944)
as Jade Tan
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
This Can't Be Love (1994)
as Marion Bennett
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)
as Self
Mary of Scotland (1936)
as Mary Stuart
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
The Costume Designer (1950)
as Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
as Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as Self
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
as Mary Tyrone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell (1995)
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
as (archive footage)
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
as Margaret Delafield
Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Katharine Hepburn
A Woman Rebels (1936)
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
Olly Olly Oxen Free (1978)
as Miss Pudd
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
as Self (Archival Footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self (archive footage)
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
as Sydney Fairfield
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
as Sylvia Scarlett
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self – Host
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Love Among the Ruins (1976)
as Jessica Medlicott
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988)
as Laura Lansing
Morning Glory (1933)
as Eva Lovelace
All-Time Movie Greats (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
One Christmas (1994)
as Cornelia Beaumont
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Break of Hearts (1935)
as Constance Dane Roberti
Early Directors on Directing (2009)
as Self
The Corn Is Green (1979)
as Miss Lilly Moffat
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate (2014)
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Little Minister (1934)
as Barbara 'Babbie'
Without Love (1945)
as Jamie Rowan
Song of Love (1947)
as Clara Wieck Schumann
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Alice Adams (1935)
as Alice Adams
A Delicate Balance (1973)
as Agnes
Christopher Strong (1933)
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
Spitfire (1934)
as Trigger Hicks
The Man Upstairs (1992)
as Victoria Brown
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms (1996)
as Self
Roots of Roe (1993)
as Kit Hepburn (voice)
Call Me Kate (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
as Self (voice)
The Glass Menagerie (1973)
as Amanda Wingfield
Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond (—)
as (archive footage)
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
as Self
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
as Self
True Blue (2024)
as (Archive Footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Women in Defense (1941)
as Narrator (voice)