Acting
Katharine Hepburn
EN, EL cinema · 103 credits
Born
12 May 1907
Died
29 June 2003 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Also known as Katherine Hepburn · Kate Hepburn · Katie Hepburn · Кетрін Хепберн
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
Filmography
Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond
Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond
as (archive footage)
True Blue
as (Archive Footage)
Call Me Kate
as Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
as Ginny
One Christmas
as Cornelia Beaumont
This Can't Be Love
as Marion Bennett
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
as Self, Cinematography, Writer
Roots of Roe
1993
Roots of Roe
as Kit Hepburn (voice)
The Man Upstairs
as Victoria Brown
Fonda on Fonda
as Self (voice)
Laura Lansing Slept Here
as Laura Lansing
Bacall on Bogart
as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
All-Time Movie Greats
as Self (archive footage)
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
as Margaret Delafield
Grace Quigley
as Grace Quigley
On Golden Pond
as Ethel Thayer
The Corn Is Green
as Miss Lilly Moffat
Olly Olly Oxen Free
as Miss Pudd
Love Among the Ruins
as Jessica Medlicott
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Rooster Cogburn
as Eula Goodnight
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Delicate Balance
as Agnes
The Glass Menagerie
as Amanda Wingfield
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Trojan Women
as Hecuba
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as Contessa Aurelia
The Lion in Winter
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Christina Drayton
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Mary Tyrone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suddenly, Last Summer
as Violet Venable
Desk Set
as Bunny Watson
The Iron Petticoat
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
The Rainmaker
as Lizzie Curry
Summertime
as Jane Hudson
The African Queen
as Rose Sayer
Pat and Mike
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
Adam's Rib
as Amanda Bonner
State of the Union
as Mary Matthews
The Sea of Grass
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
Song of Love
as Clara Wieck Schumann
Undercurrent
as Ann Hamilton
Without Love
as Jamie Rowan
Dragon Seed
as Jade Tan
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Keeper of the Flame
as Christine Forrest
Stage Door Canteen
as Katharine Hepburn
Woman of the Year
as Tess Harding
Women in Defense
as Narrator (voice)
The Philadelphia Story
as Tracy Lord
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Bringing Up Baby
as Susan
Holiday
as Linda Seton
Stage Door
as Terry Randall
Quality Street
as Phoebe Throssel
Mary of Scotland
as Mary Stuart
A Woman Rebels
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
Sylvia Scarlett
as Sylvia Scarlett
Alice Adams
as Alice Adams
Break of Hearts
as Constance Dane Roberti
The Little Minister
as Barbara 'Babbie'
Spitfire
as Trigger Hicks
Morning Glory
as Eva Lovelace
Christopher Strong
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
A Bill of Divorcement
as Sydney Fairfield