Katharine Hepburn
Biography
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.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-05-12
Place of birth
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Bringing Up Baby
1938
7.53
The African Queen
1952
7.40
The Philadelphia Story
1940
7.63
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
7.56
Woman of the Year
1942
6.89
On Golden Pond
1981
7.24
Desk Set
1957
7.00
In Search of Tracy Lord
2017
0.00
Sylvia Scarlett
1935
6.30
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
8.00
Without Love
1945
6.80
Morning Glory
1933
6.14
Adam's Rib
1949
7.09
Keeper of the Flame
1943
6.60
Pat and Mike
1952
6.30
State of the Union
1948
6.66
Early Directors on Directing
2014
0.00
The Iron Petticoat
1956
5.80
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
7.29
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
7.00
The Rainmaker
1956
6.70
Christopher Strong
1933
5.90
Stage Door
1937
7.00
Mary of Scotland
1936
6.30
The Little Minister
1934
5.90
Alice Adams
1935
6.71
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
6.60
Love Affair
1994
5.40
Undercurrent
1946
5.80
Holiday
1938
7.30
Stage Door Canteen
1943
5.84
Spitfire
1934
5.40
A Delicate Balance
1973
6.27
Rooster Cogburn
1975
6.41
The Trojan Women
1971
6.10
Little Women
1933
6.80
The Lion in Winter
1968
7.38
Call Me Kate
2023
7.80
Summertime
1955
6.80
Quality Street
1937
5.88
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
6.20
The Glass Menagerie
1973
7.60
Grace Quigley
1985
5.90
Smash His Camera
2010
7.00
The Sea of Grass
1947
6.30
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
6.00
A Woman Rebels
1936
5.80
Dragon Seed
1944
6.40
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986
5.50
Love Among the Ruins
1975
6.90
Break of Hearts
1935
5.50
Song of Love
1947
6.70
One Christmas
1994
5.40
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
7.10
The Corn Is Green
1979
7.00
Olly, Olly, Oxen Free
1978
4.50
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
4.50
Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988
5.70
The Man Upstairs
1992
5.00
This Can't Be Love
1994
5.71
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
1993
7.20
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
3.30
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
7.00
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
4.00
Bacall on Bogart
1988
6.00
That's Entertainment!
1974
7.33
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
6.30
That's Entertainment! III
1994
7.00
Directed by John Ford
1971
6.80
Women in Defense
1941
4.80
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
7.50
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
6.50
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
5.70
Complicated Women
2003
6.70
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.90
Twenty Years After
1944
6.00
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
0.00
The Costume Designer
1950
0.00
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
10.00
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
6.00
Fonda on Fonda
1992
6.00
True Blue
2024
0.00
