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Katharine Hepburn

Actor, Writer
Born May 12, 1907Died June 29, 2003 (96 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • On Golden Pond
  • Summertime

Known For

  • On Golden Pond
  • The African Queen
  • The Philadelphia Story
  • Bringing Up Baby
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • Holiday
  • Summertime
  • Adam's Rib
  • Little Women
  • Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Stage Door
  • Rooster Cogburn
  • Woman of the Year
  • Alice Adams
  • Desk Set
  • Morning Glory
  • Sylvia Scarlett
  • Pat and Mike
  • Undercurrent
  • The Rainmaker
  • Mary of Scotland
  • State of the Union
  • Christopher Strong
  • The Trojan Women

Filmography

2020
2019
2011
2011
These Amazing Shadows · as Amanda Bonner (clip From Adam's Rib (1949))
1999
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
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
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

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