Katharine Hepburn
Birthday
1907/05/12
Day of death
2003/06/29 (96 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Also know 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...Read more
Acting
(1938) Bringing Up Baby
as Susan Vance
(1952) The African Queen
as Rose Sayer
(1940) The Philadelphia Story
as Tracy Lord
(1967) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Christina Drayton
(1942) Woman of the Year
as Tess Harding
(1981) On Golden Pond
as Ethel Thayer
(1957) Desk Set
as Bunny Watson
(2017) In Search of Tracy Lord
as Self (archive footage)
(1935) Sylvia Scarlett
as Sylvia/Sylvester Scarlett
(2004) Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
(1945) Without Love
as Jamie Rowan
(1933) Morning Glory
as Eva Lovelace
(1949) Adam's Rib
as Amanda Bonner
(1943) Keeper of the Flame
as Christine Forrest
(1952) Pat and Mike
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
(1948) State of the Union
as Mary Matthews
(2014) Early Directors on Directing
as Self
(1956) The Iron Petticoat
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
(1959) Suddenly, Last Summer
as Violet Venable
(1962) Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Mary Tyrone
(1956) The Rainmaker
as Lizzie Curry
(1933) Christopher Strong
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
(1937) Stage Door
as Terry Randall
(1936) Mary of Scotland
as Mary Stuart
(1934) The Little Minister
as Barbara 'Babbie'
(1935) Alice Adams
as Alice Adams
(2017) Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) Love Affair
as Ginny
(1946) Undercurrent
as Ann Hamilton
(1938) Holiday
as Linda Seton
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Katharine Hepburn
(1934) Spitfire
as Trigger Hicks
(1973) A Delicate Balance
as Agnes
(1975) Rooster Cogburn
as Eula Goodnight
(1995) Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
as Self
(1971) The Trojan Women
as Hecuba
(1933) Little Women
as Jo
(1968) The Lion in Winter
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
(2023) Call Me Kate
as Self (archive footage)
(1955) Summertime
as Jane Hudson
(1937) Quality Street
as Phoebe Throssel
(1932) A Bill of Divorcement
as Sydney Fairfield
(1973) The Glass Menagerie
as Amanda Wingfield
(1985) Grace Quigley
as Grace Quigley
(2010) Smash His Camera
as Self (archive footage)
(1947) The Sea of Grass
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1936) A Woman Rebels
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
(1944) Dragon Seed
as Jade Tan
(1986) Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
as Margaret Delafield
(1975) Love Among the Ruins
as Jessica Medlicott
(2018) Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1935) Break of Hearts
as Constance Dane Roberti
(1947) Song of Love
as Clara Wieck Schumann
(1994) One Christmas
as Cornelia Beaumont
(1969) The Madwoman of Chaillot
as Contessa Aurelia
(1996) The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
(1979) The Corn Is Green
as Miss Lilly Moffat
(1978) Olly, Olly, Oxen Free
as Miss Pudd
(2019) Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
(2021) Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) Laura Lansing Slept Here
as Laura Lansing
(1992) The Man Upstairs
as Victoria Brown
(1994) This Can't Be Love
as Marion Bennett
(1988) Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Self
(1993) Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
as Self
(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
(2004) Cary Grant: A Class Apart
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
(1990) Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1988) Bacall on Bogart
as Self
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
(1988) Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
(1986) The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self – Host
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1971) Directed by John Ford
as Self
(1941) Women in Defense
as Narrator (voice)
(2010) Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
(1987) Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1944) Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1940) A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
(1997) Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
as Self
(1994) Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
(1950) The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
(2010) Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)
(1992) Fonda on Fonda
as Self (voice)
(2024) True Blue
as (Archive Footage)
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1987) The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
(1965) aspekte
as Self
(1971) Great Performances
as Self