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Katharine Hepburn‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1907-05-12

Popularity

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Katharine Hepburn

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Katharine Hepburn

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1907-05-12

Popularity

star10.2

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.

Movie Credits

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby‌
star7.5
calendar 1938

The African Queen

The African Queen‌
star7.3
calendar 1952

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story‌
star7.6
calendar 1940

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner‌
star7.6
calendar 1967

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year‌
star6.9
calendar 1942

Desk Set

Desk Set‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond‌
star7.2
calendar 1981

In Search of Tracy Lord

In Search of Tracy Lord‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

Sylvia Scarlett

Sylvia Scarlett‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II‌
star8.0
calendar 2004

Without Love

Without Love‌
star6.8
calendar 1945

Morning Glory

Morning Glory‌
star6.0
calendar 1933

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib‌
star7.1
calendar 1949

Keeper of the Flame

Keeper of the Flame‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

State of the Union

State of the Union‌
star6.6
calendar 1948

Early Directors on Directing

Early Directors on Directing‌
star0.0
calendar

The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer‌
star7.3
calendar 1959

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker‌
star6.6
calendar 1956

Stage Door

Stage Door‌
star6.9
calendar 1937

Christopher Strong

Christopher Strong‌
star5.9
calendar 1933

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland‌
star6.3
calendar 1936

The Little Minister

The Little Minister‌
star5.9
calendar 1934

Alice Adams

Alice Adams‌
star6.7
calendar 1935

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant‌
star6.8
calendar 2017

Love Affair

Love Affair‌
star5.4
calendar 1994

Undercurrent

Undercurrent‌
star5.8
calendar 1946

Holiday

Holiday‌
star7.3
calendar 1938

Spitfire

Spitfire‌
star5.4
calendar 1934

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

A Delicate Balance

A Delicate Balance‌
star6.1
calendar 1973

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn‌
star6.4
calendar 1975

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell‌
star2.0
calendar 1995

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women‌
star6.1
calendar 1971

Little Women

Little Women‌
star6.7
calendar 1933

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter‌
star7.4
calendar 1968

Call Me Kate

Call Me Kate‌
star7.6
calendar 2023

Summertime

Summertime‌
star6.8
calendar 1955

Quality Street

Quality Street‌
star5.9
calendar 1937

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement‌
star6.4
calendar 1932

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie‌
star7.6
calendar 1973

Grace Quigley

Grace Quigley‌
star5.9
calendar 1985

Smash His Camera

Smash His Camera‌
star7.0
calendar 2010

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass‌
star6.2
calendar 1947

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels‌
star5.8
calendar 1936

Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed‌
star6.4
calendar 1944

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry‌
star5.5
calendar 1986

Love Among the Ruins

Love Among the Ruins‌
star6.8
calendar 1975

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood‌
star6.0
calendar 2018

Break of Hearts

Break of Hearts‌
star5.5
calendar 1935

Song of Love

Song of Love‌
star6.7
calendar 1947

One Christmas

One Christmas‌
star5.3
calendar 1994

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot‌
star7.1
calendar 1969

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story‌
star7.0
calendar 1996

The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

Olly, Olly, Oxen Free

Olly, Olly, Oxen Free‌
star4.5
calendar 1978

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood‌
star6.0
calendar 2019

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony‌
star4.1
calendar 2021

Laura Lansing Slept Here

Laura Lansing Slept Here‌
star5.7
calendar 1988

The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs‌
star5.0
calendar 1992

This Can't Be Love

This Can't Be Love‌
star5.8
calendar 1994

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me‌
star7.2
calendar 1993

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years‌
star3.3
calendar 1961

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Cary Grant: A Class Apart‌
star6.7
calendar 2004

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III‌
star4.0
calendar 1990

Bacall on Bogart

Bacall on Bogart‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man‌
star7.0
calendar 1988

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn‌
star8.0
calendar 1986

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford‌
star6.8
calendar 1971

Women in Defense

Women in Defense‌
star4.8
calendar 1941

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen‌
star6.7
calendar 2010

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood‌
star8.0
calendar 1987

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate‌
star6.5
calendar 2014

Complicated Women

Complicated Women‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound‌
star6.7
calendar 1940

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind‌
star8.0
calendar 1988

Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful‌
star10.0
calendar 1996

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey‌
star5.4
calendar 1985

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff‌
star6.9
calendar 2010

Fonda on Fonda

Fonda on Fonda‌
star6.0
calendar 1992

True Blue

True Blue‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Tv Credits

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood‌
star8.0
calendar 1987

aspekte

aspekte‌
star7.0
calendar 1965

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971