Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Known for Acting · 110 credits

Born
1907-05-12
Died
2003-06-29
Place of birth
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Also known as
Katherine Hepburn · Kate Hepburn · Katie Hepburn · Кетрін Хепберн

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.

Known For

TV Shows (11)

Movies (99)

The Philadelphia Story
Movie

The Philadelphia Story

1940

as Tracy Lord

Love Affair
Movie

Love Affair

1994

as Ginny

Undercurrent
Movie

Undercurrent

1946

as Ann Hamilton

The African Queen
Movie

The African Queen

1952

as Rose Sayer

Little Women
Movie

Little Women

1933

as Jo

The Lion in Winter
Movie

The Lion in Winter

1968

as Eleanor of Aquitaine

Rooster Cogburn
Movie

Rooster Cogburn

1975

as Eula Goodnight

Bringing Up Baby
Movie

Bringing Up Baby

1938

as Susan

Complicated Women
Movie

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III
Movie

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

Suddenly, Last Summer
Movie

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959

as Violet Venable

Quality Street
Movie

Quality Street

1937

as Phoebe Throssel

Stage Door
Movie

Stage Door

1937

as Terry Randall

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Movie

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

as Christina Drayton

Adam's Rib
Movie

Adam's Rib

1949

as Amanda Bonner

On Golden Pond
Movie

On Golden Pond

1981

as Ethel Thayer

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Movie

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

as Self

Desk Set
Movie

Desk Set

1957

as Bunny Watson

Woman of the Year
Movie

Woman of the Year

1942

as Tess Harding

The Rainmaker
Movie

The Rainmaker

1956

as Lizzie Curry

Holiday
Movie

Holiday

1938

as Linda Seton

State of the Union
Movie

State of the Union

1948

as Mary Matthews

That's Entertainment!
Movie

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

Night of 100 Stars III
Movie

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Movie

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Self (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Self (archive footage)

The Iron Petticoat
Movie

The Iron Petticoat

1956

as Captain Vinka Kovalenko

The Sea of Grass
Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Lutie Cameron Brewton

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Movie

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Movie

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

as Self (archive footage)

Alice Adams
Movie

Alice Adams

1935

as Alice Adams

Dragon Seed
Movie

Dragon Seed

1944

as Jade Tan

That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

The Trojan Women
Movie

The Trojan Women

1971

as Hecuba

Summertime
Movie

Summertime

1955

as Jane Hudson

Without Love
Movie

Without Love

1945

as Jamie Rowan

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Movie

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

as Self (archive footage)

Grace Quigley
Movie

Grace Quigley

1985

as Grace Quigley

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

as Self

Directed by John Ford
Movie

Directed by John Ford

1971

as Self

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1962

as Mary Tyrone

The Madwoman of Chaillot
Movie

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969

as Contessa Aurelia

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Movie

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

1988

as Self

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Movie

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)

Twenty Years After
Movie

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

Sylvia Scarlett
Movie

Sylvia Scarlett

1935

as Sylvia Scarlett

Stage Door Canteen
Movie

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Katharine Hepburn

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Tracy Lord (archive footage)

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Movie

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010

as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")

Pat and Mike
Movie

Pat and Mike

1952

as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Movie

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

The Glass Menagerie
Movie

The Glass Menagerie

1973

as Amanda Wingfield

A Woman Rebels
Movie

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite

Keeper of the Flame
Movie

Keeper of the Flame

1943

as Christine Forrest

A Bill of Divorcement
Movie

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Sydney Fairfield

A Delicate Balance
Movie

A Delicate Balance

1973

as Agnes

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Movie

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986

as Self – Host

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Movie

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

as (archive footage)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

as Self (archive footage)

Mary of Scotland
Movie

Mary of Scotland

1936

as Mary Stuart

Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Movie

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

2004

as Self (archive footage)

One Christmas
Movie

One Christmas

1994

as Cornelia Beaumont

Morning Glory
Movie

Morning Glory

1933

as Eva Lovelace

Fonda on Fonda
Movie

Fonda on Fonda

1992

as Self (voice)

Love Among the Ruins
Movie

Love Among the Ruins

1976

as Jessica Medlicott

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Movie

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

1995

as Self

Spitfire
Movie

Spitfire

1934

as Trigger Hicks

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Movie

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

1986

as Margaret Delafield

Bacall on Bogart
Movie

Bacall on Bogart

1988

as Self

The Corn Is Green
Movie

The Corn Is Green

1979

as Miss Lilly Moffat

Early Directors on Directing
Movie

Early Directors on Directing

2009

as Self

Song of Love
Movie

Song of Love

1947

as Clara Wieck Schumann

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Movie

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

1996

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

The Man Upstairs
Movie

The Man Upstairs

1992

as Victoria Brown

Break of Hearts
Movie

Break of Hearts

1935

as Constance Dane Roberti

Olly Olly Oxen Free
Movie

Olly Olly Oxen Free

1978

as Miss Pudd

This Can't Be Love
Movie

This Can't Be Love

1994

as Marion Bennett

Becoming Cary Grant
Movie

Becoming Cary Grant

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Laura Lansing Slept Here
Movie

Laura Lansing Slept Here

1988

as Laura Lansing

Christopher Strong
Movie

Christopher Strong

1933

as Lady Cynthia Darrington

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Movie

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

1997

as Self (Archival Footage)

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
Movie

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me

1993

as Self

The Little Minister
Movie

The Little Minister

1934

as Barbara 'Babbie'

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Movie

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

2014

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

True Blue
Movie

True Blue

2025

as (Archive Footage)

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Movie

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

2003

as Self (Archive Footage)

The Costume Designer
Movie

The Costume Designer

1950

as Self (archive footage)

Call Me Kate
Movie

Call Me Kate

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Roots of Roe
Movie

Roots of Roe

1993

as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)

Women in Defense
Movie

Women in Defense

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
Movie

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

1996

as Self

In Search of Tracy Lord
Movie

In Search of Tracy Lord

2017

as Self (archive footage)

About 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 extende… With 110 credits spanning from 1932 to 2025, Katharine Hepburn has appeared in 99 films and 11 TV shows.

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