Katharine Hepburn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1907
- Died
- June 29, 2003 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Biography
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
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Filmography
Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond
Movie · as (archive footage)
True Blue
Movie · as (Archive Footage)
Call Me Kate
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Movie · as (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Movie · as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Movie · as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Early Directors on Directing
Movie · as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie · as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Complicated Women
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Movie · as Self (Archival Footage)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Movie · as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
Movie · as Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Movie · as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
Movie · as Ginny
One Christmas
Movie · as Cornelia Beaumont
This Can't Be Love
Movie · as Marion Bennett
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Movie · as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
Movie · as Self
Roots of Roe
Movie · as Kit Hepburn (voice)
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Man Upstairs
Movie · as Victoria Brown
Fonda on Fonda
Movie · as Self (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Movie · as Self
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Movie · as Laura Lansing
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Movie · as Self
Bacall on Bogart
Movie · as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
All-Time Movie Greats
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie · as Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Movie · as Margaret Delafield
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Movie · as Self – Host
Grace Quigley
Movie · as Grace Quigley
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · as Self
On Golden Pond
Movie · as Ethel Thayer
The Corn Is Green
Movie · as Miss Lilly Moffat
Olly Olly Oxen Free
Movie · as Miss Pudd
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love Among the Ruins
Movie · as Jessica Medlicott
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
Rooster Cogburn
Movie · as Eula Goodnight
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spécial cinéma
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Delicate Balance
Movie · as Agnes
The Glass Menagerie
Movie · as Amanda Wingfield
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Trojan Women
Movie · as Hecuba
Directed by John Ford
Movie · as Self
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Movie · as Contessa Aurelia
The Lion in Winter
Movie · as Eleanor of Aquitaine
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Movie · as Christina Drayton
aspekte
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · as Mary Tyrone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie · as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Taped Tribute · 1 ep
Suddenly, Last Summer
Movie · as Violet Venable
Desk Set
Movie · as Bunny Watson
The Iron Petticoat
Movie · as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
The Rainmaker
Movie · as Lizzie Curry
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 ep
Summertime
Movie · as Jane Hudson
MGM Parade
TV · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The African Queen
Movie · as Rose Sayer
Pat and Mike
Movie · as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
The Costume Designer
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Adam's Rib
Movie · as Amanda Bonner
State of the Union
Movie · as Mary Matthews
The Sea of Grass
Movie · as Lutie Cameron Brewton
Song of Love
Movie · as Clara Wieck Schumann
Undercurrent
Movie · as Ann Hamilton
Without Love
Movie · as Jamie Rowan
Dragon Seed
Movie · as Jade Tan
Twenty Years After
Movie · as (archive footage)
Keeper of the Flame
Movie · as Christine Forrest
Stage Door Canteen
Movie · as Katharine Hepburn
Woman of the Year
Movie · as Tess Harding
Women in Defense
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Philadelphia Story
Movie · as Tracy Lord
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Movie · as Self
Bringing Up Baby
Movie · as Susan
Holiday
Movie · as Linda Seton
Stage Door
Movie · as Terry Randall
Quality Street
Movie · as Phoebe Throssel
Mary of Scotland
Movie · as Mary Stuart
A Woman Rebels
Movie · as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
Sylvia Scarlett
Movie · as Sylvia Scarlett
Alice Adams
Movie · as Alice Adams
Break of Hearts
Movie · as Constance Dane Roberti
The Little Minister
Movie · as Barbara 'Babbie'
Spitfire
Movie · as Trigger Hicks
Morning Glory
Movie · as Eva Lovelace
Christopher Strong
Movie · as Lady Cynthia Darrington
Little Women
Movie · as Jo
A Bill of Divorcement
Movie · as Sydney Fairfield