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.
110 acting credits
Acting · 110
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Great Performances
1971
Tony Awards
1956
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Oscars
1953
Spécial cinéma
1974
MGM Parade
1955
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
aspekte
1965
The Lion in Winter
1968
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
The African Queen
1952
The Philadelphia Story
1940
On Golden Pond
1981
Quality Street
1937
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
Rooster Cogburn
1975
Love Affair
1994
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
Bringing Up Baby
1938
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
Holiday
1938
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Woman of the Year
1942
Stage Door
1937
Adam's Rib
1949
Little Women
1933
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
Undercurrent
1946
Summertime
1955
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
The Rainmaker
1956
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Directed by John Ford
1971
Desk Set
1957
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Dragon Seed
1944
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
That's Entertainment!
1974
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Complicated Women
2003
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
The Sea of Grass
1947
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
State of the Union
1948
A Woman Rebels
1936
Morning Glory
1933
Alice Adams
1935
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
The Trojan Women
1971
A Delicate Balance
1973
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
Pat and Mike
1952
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Spitfire
1934
Grace Quigley
1985
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Mary of Scotland
1936
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Love Among the Ruins
1976
Sylvia Scarlett
1935
The Glass Menagerie
1973
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
Twenty Years After
1944
Without Love
1945
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
The Iron Petticoat
1956
Song of Love
1947
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
The Little Minister
1934
The Corn Is Green
1979
Christopher Strong
1933
One Christmas
1994
Bacall on Bogart
1988
The Man Upstairs
1992
Break of Hearts
1935
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
Fonda on Fonda
1992
Early Directors on Directing
2009
Olly Olly Oxen Free
1978
The Costume Designer
1950
Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988
Roots of Roe
1993
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
1996
Call Me Kate
2023
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014
This Can't Be Love
1994
True Blue
2025
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
Women in Defense
1941
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
1993
In Search of Tracy Lord
2017