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