Katharine Hepburn
Actor
Born May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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.
Filmography
True Blue
(Archive Footage)
Call Me Kate
Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Early Directors on Directing
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
One Christmas
Cornelia Beaumont
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Love Affair
Ginny
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
100 Years at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
This Can't Be Love
Marion Bennett
Intimate Portrait
Self
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
Self
The Man Upstairs
Victoria Brown
Fonda on Fonda
Self (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
Bacall on Bogart
Self
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Laura Lansing
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Margaret Delafield
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self – Host
Grace Quigley
Grace Quigley
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
On Golden Pond
Ethel Thayer
The Corn Is Green
Miss Lilly Moffat
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Olly Olly Oxen Free
Miss Pudd
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Love Among the Ruins
Jessica Medlicott
Rooster Cogburn
Eula Goodnight
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
Self
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Glass Menagerie
Amanda Wingfield
A Delicate Balance
Agnes
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
Self
The Trojan Women
Hecuba
Great Performances
Self
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Contessa Aurelia
The Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Christina Drayton
The Big Parade of Comedy
Tracy Lord (archive footage)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Mary Tyrone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Taped Tribute
Suddenly, Last Summer
Violet Venable
Desk Set
Bunny Watson
The Rainmaker
Lizzie Curry
The Iron Petticoat
Captain Vinka Kovalenko
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
MGM Parade
Summertime
Jane Hudson
The Oscars
Self
Pat and Mike
Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
The African Queen
Rose Sayer
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
Adam's Rib
Amanda Bonner
State of the Union
Mary Matthews
Song of Love
Clara Wieck Schumann
The Sea of Grass
Lutie Cameron Brewton
Undercurrent
Ann Hamilton
Without Love
Jamie Rowan
Dragon Seed
Jade Tan
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen
Katharine Hepburn
Keeper of the Flame
Christine Forrest
Woman of the Year
Tess Harding
Women in Defense
Narrator (voice)
The Philadelphia Story
Tracy Lord
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Holiday
Linda Seton
Bringing Up Baby
Susan
Stage Door
Terry Randall
Quality Street
Phoebe Throssel
A Woman Rebels
Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
Mary of Scotland
Mary Stuart
Sylvia Scarlett
Sylvia Scarlett
Alice Adams
Alice Adams
Break of Hearts
Constance Dane Roberti
The Little Minister
Barbara 'Babbie'
Spitfire
Trigger Hicks
Little Women
Jo
Morning Glory
Eva Lovelace
Christopher Strong
Lady Cynthia Darrington
A Bill of Divorcement
Sydney Fairfield