Katharine Hepburn
Acting
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
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movieTrue Blue
2025
(Archive Footage)
movieCall Me Kate
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieHannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
(archive footage)
movieScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieIn Search of Tracy Lord
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieBecoming Cary Grant
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieKatharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
movieCameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieEmbracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
movieCary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
Self (Archive Footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
Self (Archival Footage)
movieBogart: The Untold Story
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
Self (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieOne Christmas
1994
Cornelia Beaumont
movieTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
movieLove Affair
1994
Ginny
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
movieThis Can't Be Love
1994
Marion Bennett
Roots of Roe
1993
Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
movieThe Man Upstairs
1992
Victoria Brown
movieFonda on Fonda
1992
Self (voice)
movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieLaura Lansing Slept Here
1988
Laura Lansing
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieMrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986
Margaret Delafield
movieGrace Quigley
1985
Grace Quigley
movieOn Golden Pond
1981
Ethel Thayer
movieThe Corn Is Green
1979
Miss Lilly Moffat
movieOlly Olly Oxen Free
1978
Miss Pudd
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieLove Among the Ruins
1976
Jessica Medlicott
movieRooster Cogburn
1975
Eula Goodnight
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Glass Menagerie
1973
Amanda Wingfield
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Contessa Aurelia
movieThe Lion in Winter
1968
Eleanor of Aquitaine
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
Christina Drayton
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Tracy Lord (archive footage)
movieLong Day's Journey Into Night
1962
Mary Tyrone
movieHollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Self (voice) (uncredited)
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Taped Tribute
movieSuddenly, Last Summer
1959
Violet Venable
movieDesk Set
1957
Bunny Watson
movieThe Rainmaker
1956
Lizzie Curry
movieThe Iron Petticoat
1956
Captain Vinka Kovalenko
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Performer
movieSummertime
1955
Jane Hudson
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
moviePat and Mike
1952
Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
movieThe African Queen
1952
Rose Sayer
movieThe Costume Designer
1950
Self (archive footage)
movieAdam's Rib
1949
Amanda Bonner
movieState of the Union
1948
Mary Matthews
movieSong of Love
1947
Clara Wieck Schumann
movieThe Sea of Grass
1947
Lutie Cameron Brewton
movieUndercurrent
1946
Ann Hamilton
movieWithout Love
1945
Jamie Rowan
movieDragon Seed
1944
Jade Tan
movieTwenty Years After
1944
(archive footage)
movieStage Door Canteen
1943
Katharine Hepburn
movieKeeper of the Flame
1943
Christine Forrest
movieWoman of the Year
1942
Tess Harding
movieWomen in Defense
1941
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Philadelphia Story
1940
Tracy Lord
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Self (archive footage)
movieHoliday
1938
Linda Seton
movieStage Door
1937
Terry Randall
movieQuality Street
1937
Phoebe Throssel
movieA Woman Rebels
1936
Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
movieMary of Scotland
1936
Mary Stuart
movieSylvia Scarlett
1935
Sylvia Scarlett
movieAlice Adams
1935
Alice Adams
movieBreak of Hearts
1935
Constance Dane Roberti
movieThe Little Minister
1934
Barbara 'Babbie'
movieSpitfire
1934
Trigger Hicks
movieMorning Glory
1933
Eva Lovelace
movieChristopher Strong
1933
Lady Cynthia Darrington
movieA Bill of Divorcement
1932
Sydney Fairfield
Crew1
movieKatharine Hepburn: All About Me
1993
Cinematography