Katharine Hepburn
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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- 2024 · True Blue as (Archive Footage)
- 2023 · Call Me Kate as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as (archive footage)
- 2018 · Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · In Search of Tracy Lord as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Becoming Cary Grant as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
- 2010 · Smash His Camera as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
- 2004 · Cary Grant: A Class Apart as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms as Self
- 1996 · The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story as Self (voice) (uncredited)
- 1996 · The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell as Self
- 1994 · One Christmas as Cornelia Beaumont
- 1994 · Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
- 1994 · Love Affair as Ginny
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1994 · This Can't Be Love as Marion Bennett
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · Katharine Hepburn: All About Me as Self
- 1992 · The Man Upstairs as Victoria Brown
- 1992 · Fonda on Fonda as Self (voice)
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self
- 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self
- 1988 · The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · Bacall on Bogart as Self
- 1988 · Laura Lansing Slept Here as Laura Lansing
- 1988 · Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues as Self
- 1987 · The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood as Self
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry as Margaret Delafield
- 1986 · The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn as Self – Host
- 1985 · Grace Quigley as Grace Quigley
- 1985 · George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- 1981 · On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer
- 1979 · The Corn Is Green as Miss Lilly Moffat
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1978 · Olly, Olly, Oxen Free as Miss Pudd
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1975 · Rooster Cogburn as Eula Goodnight
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Love Among the Ruins as Jessica Medlicott
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1974 · That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973 · The Glass Menagerie as Amanda Wingfield
- 1973 · A Delicate Balance as Agnes
- 1972 · Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1971 · Directed by John Ford as Self
- 1971 · The Trojan Women as Hecuba
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1969 · The Madwoman of Chaillot as Contessa Aurelia
- 1968 · The Lion in Winter as Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton
- 1965 · aspekte as Self
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
- 1962 · Long Day's Journey Into Night as Mary Tyrone
- 1961 · Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (voice) (uncredited)
- 1959 · Suddenly, Last Summer as Violet Venable
- 1957 · Desk Set as Bunny Watson
- 1956 · The Rainmaker as Lizzie Curry
- 1956 · The Iron Petticoat as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Performer
- 1955 · Summertime as Jane Hudson
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Pat and Mike as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
- 1952 · The African Queen as Rose Sayer
- 1950 · The Costume Designer as Self (archive footage)
- 1949 · Adam's Rib as Amanda Bonner
- 1948 · State of the Union as Mary Matthews
- 1947 · Song of Love as Clara Wieck Schumann
- 1947 · The Sea of Grass as Lutie Cameron Brewton
- 1946 · Undercurrent as Ann Hamilton
- 1945 · Without Love as Jamie Rowan
- 1944 · Dragon Seed as Jade Tan
- 1944 · Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
- 1943 · Stage Door Canteen as Katharine Hepburn
- 1943 · Keeper of the Flame as Christine Forrest
- 1942 · Woman of the Year as Tess Harding
- 1941 · Women in Defense as Narrator (voice)
- 1940 · The Philadelphia Story as Tracy Lord
- 1940 · A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
- 1940 · Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self (archive footage)
- 1938 · Holiday as Linda Seton
- 1938 · Bringing Up Baby as Susan Vance
- 1937 · Stage Door as Terry Randall
- 1937 · Quality Street as Phoebe Throssel
- 1936 · A Woman Rebels as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
- 1936 · Mary of Scotland as Mary Stuart
- 1935 · Sylvia Scarlett as Sylvia/Sylvester Scarlett
- 1935 · Alice Adams as Alice Adams
- 1935 · Break of Hearts as Constance Dane Roberti
- 1934 · The Little Minister as Barbara 'Babbie'
- 1934 · Spitfire as Trigger Hicks
- 1933 · Little Women as Jo
- 1933 · Morning Glory as Eva Lovelace
- 1933 · Christopher Strong as Lady Cynthia Darrington
- 1932 · A Bill of Divorcement as Sydney Fairfield
- Future · Early Directors on Directing as