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