Name
Katharine Hepburn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1907-05-12
Deathday
2003-06-29 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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
7.6
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned...
5.818
In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a less...
7.343
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riv...
7.379
Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the thron...
7
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford....
7.515
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series...
7.351
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's ...
6.2
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed ...
7.571
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black...
6.292
In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her...
- 1938 Bringing Up Baby as Susan
- 1952 The African Queen as Rose Sayer
- 1940 The Philadelphia Story as Tracy Lord
- 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton
- 1942 Woman of the Year as Tess Harding
- 1981 On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer
- 1957 Desk Set as Bunny Watson
- 2017 In Search of Tracy Lord as Self (archive footage)
- 1935 Sylvia Scarlett as Sylvia Scarlett
- 2004 Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
- 1945 Without Love as Jamie Rowan
- 1933 Morning Glory as Eva Lovelace
- 1949 Adam's Rib as Amanda Bonner
- 1943 Keeper of the Flame as Christine Forrest
- 1952 Pat and Mike as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
- 1948 State of the Union as Mary Matthews
- 2009 Early Directors on Directing as Self
- 1956 The Iron Petticoat as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
- 1959 Suddenly, Last Summer as Violet Venable
- 1962 Long Day's Journey Into Night as Mary Tyrone
- 1956 The Rainmaker as Lizzie Curry
- 1933 Christopher Strong as Lady Cynthia Darrington
- 1937 Stage Door as Terry Randall
- 1936 Mary of Scotland as Mary Stuart
- 1934 The Little Minister as Barbara 'Babbie'
- 1935 Alice Adams as Alice Adams
- 2017 Becoming Cary Grant as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 Love Affair as Ginny
- 1946 Undercurrent as Ann Hamilton
- 1938 Holiday as Linda Seton
- 1943 Stage Door Canteen as Katharine Hepburn
- 1934 Spitfire as Trigger Hicks
- 1973 A Delicate Balance as Agnes
- 1975 Rooster Cogburn as Eula Goodnight
- 1995 Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell as Self
- 1971 The Trojan Women as Hecuba
- 1933 Little Women as Jo
- 1968 The Lion in Winter as Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 2023 Call Me Kate as Self (archive footage)
- 1955 Summertime as Jane Hudson
- 1937 Quality Street as Phoebe Throssel
- 1932 A Bill of Divorcement as Sydney Fairfield
- 1973 The Glass Menagerie as Amanda Wingfield
- 1985 Grace Quigley as Grace Quigley
- 1947 The Sea of Grass as Lutie Cameron Brewton
- 1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1936 A Woman Rebels as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
- 1944 Dragon Seed as Jade Tan
- 1986 Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry as Margaret Delafield
- 1976 Love Among the Ruins as Jessica Medlicott
- 2018 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1935 Break of Hearts as Constance Dane Roberti
- 1947 Song of Love as Clara Wieck Schumann
- 1994 One Christmas as Cornelia Beaumont
- 1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot as Contessa Aurelia
- 1996 The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story as Self (voice) (uncredited)
- 1979 The Corn Is Green as Miss Lilly Moffat
- 1978 Olly Olly Oxen Free as Miss Pudd
- 2019 Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as (archive footage)
- 2021 Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 Laura Lansing Slept Here as Laura Lansing
- 1992 The Man Upstairs as Victoria Brown
- 1994 This Can't Be Love as Marion Bennett
- 1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues as Self
- 1993 Katharine Hepburn: All About Me as Self
- 1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (voice) (uncredited)
- 2004 Cary Grant: A Class Apart as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self
- 1990 Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1988 Bacall on Bogart as Self
- 1974 That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2003 Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love as Self (Archive Footage)
- 1988 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
- 1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn as Self – Host
- 1994 That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1971 Directed by John Ford as Self
- 1941 Women in Defense as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
- 1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
- 2003 Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1944 Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
- 1940 A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
- 1997 Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms as Self
- 1994 Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
- 1950 The Costume Designer as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- 1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self
- 2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 Fonda on Fonda as Self (voice)
- 2025 True Blue as (Archive Footage)
- 1997 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults as Self (Archival Footage)
- 1993 Roots of Roe as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
- 1996 The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 All-Time Movie Greats as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond as archive footage
- 1993 Intimate Portrait ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1978 The Kennedy Center Honors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1974 Spécial cinéma ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1987 The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1965 aspekte ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Taped Tribute
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee / Performer
