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Katharine Hepburn
Actor, Writer
Born May 12, 1907Died June 29, 2003 (96 years)
Katharine Houghton Hepburn 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.
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
Filmography
| 2020 | Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation · as Amanda Wingfield |
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood · as (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! · as Cast |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Amanda Bonner (clip From Adam's Rib (1949)) |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Cast |
| 1994 | One Christmas · as Cornelia Beaumont |
| 1994 | Love Affair · as Ginny |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | This Can't Be Love · as Marion Bennett |
| 1993 | The Roots of Roe · as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn |
| 1992 | The Man Upstairs · as Victoria Brown |
| 1988 | Laura Lansing Slept Here · as Laura Lansing |
| 1986 | Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry · as Margaret Delafield |
| 1984 | Grace Quigley · as Grace Quigley |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actress - 'adam's Rib' |
| 1981 | On Golden Pond · as Ethel Thayer |
| 1981 | Sixty Years of Seduction · as Cast |
| 1979 | The Corn Is Green · as Miss Lilly Moffat |
| 1978 | Olly, Olly, Oxen Free · as Miss Pudd |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Pam Thistlewaite |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | Rooster Cogburn · as Eula Goodnight |
| 1975 | Love Among the Ruins · as Jessica Medlicott |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Glass Menagerie · as Amanda Wingfield |
| 1973 | A Delicate Balance · as Agnes |
| 1971 | The Trojan Women · as Hecuba |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot · as Contessa Aurelia |
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter · as Eleanor Of Aquitaine |
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner · as Christina Drayton |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Tracy Lord (archive Footage) |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Jane Hudson |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey Into Night · as Mary Tyrone |
| 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 |
| 1955 | Summertime · as Jane Hudson |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike · as Patricia "pat" Pemberton |
| 1951 | The African Queen · as Rose Sayer |
| 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 | Some of the Best · as Tracy Lord In The Philadelphia Story |
| 1942 | Keeper of the Flame · as Christine Forrest |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year · as Tess Harding |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story · as Tracy Lord |
| 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 |