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 African Queen (1952)
as Rose Sayer
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
as Tracy Lord
The Lion in Winter (1968)
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Susan
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
as Christina Drayton
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
as Violet Venable
On Golden Pond (1981)
as Ethel Thayer
Love Affair (1994)
as Ginny
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
as Eula Goodnight
Adam's Rib (1949)
as Amanda Bonner
Holiday (1938)
as Linda Seton
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Little Women (1933)
as Jo
Stage Door (1937)
as Terry Randall
State of the Union (1948)
as Mary Matthews
Summertime (1955)
as Jane Hudson
Quality Street (1937)
as Phoebe Throssel
Directed by John Ford (1971)
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Undercurrent (1946)
as Ann Hamilton
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
as Mary Stuart
The Rainmaker (1956)
as Lizzie Curry
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
as Contessa Aurelia
Dragon Seed (1944)
as Jade Tan
Desk Set (1957)
as Bunny Watson
Morning Glory (1933)
as Eva Lovelace
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
Woman of the Year (1942)
as Tess Harding
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Quigley (1985)
as Grace Quigley
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
as (archive footage)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
as Christine Forrest
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
as Mary Tyrone
Alice Adams (1935)
as Alice Adams
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
as Sylvia Scarlett
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Pat and Mike (1952)
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Without Love (1945)
as Jamie Rowan
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Song of Love (1947)
as Clara Wieck Schumann
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Katharine Hepburn
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
as Sydney Fairfield
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell (1995)
as Self
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
A Woman Rebels (1936)
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
The Glass Menagerie (1973)
as Amanda Wingfield
Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Love Among the Ruins (1976)
as Jessica Medlicott
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Costume Designer (1950)
as Self (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
as Self
Break of Hearts (1935)
as Constance Dane Roberti
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
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)
Christopher Strong (1933)
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
as Margaret Delafield
The Man Upstairs (1992)
as Victoria Brown
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self
One Christmas (1994)
as Cornelia Beaumont
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988)
as Self
The Corn Is Green (1979)
as Miss Lilly Moffat
This Can't Be Love (1994)
as Marion Bennett
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Minister (1934)
as Barbara 'Babbie'
Spitfire (1934)
as Trigger Hicks
Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988)
as Laura Lansing
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
as Self (voice)
Olly Olly Oxen Free (1978)
as Miss Pudd
A Delicate Balance (1973)
as Agnes
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self – Host
Call Me Kate (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
as Self (Archival Footage)
Early Directors on Directing (2009)
as Self
True Blue (2025)
as (Archive Footage)
All-Time Movie Greats (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
as Self
Roots of Roe (1993)
as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate (2014)
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms (1996)
as Self
Women in Defense (1941)
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Tracy Lord (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond (—)
as archive footage
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
as Self