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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 12, 1907
Died
June 29, 2003
Place of Birth
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As
- Katherine Hepburn
- Kate Hepburn
- Katie Hepburn
- Кетрін Хепберн
Katharine Hepburn
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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
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(Archive Footage)
True Blue
2025
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Call Me Kate
2023
4.5
Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
5.7
(archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
6.0
Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
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Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord
2017
6.6
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
6.5
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014
6.6
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
7.0
Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
Credits
True Blue
as (Archive Footage)
2025
0.0
Call Me Kate
as Self (archive footage)
2023
7.8
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021
4.5
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
2019
5.7
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2018
6.0
In Search of Tracy Lord
as Self (archive footage)
2017
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Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
2017
6.6
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2014
6.5
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)
2010
6.6
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
2010
7.0
Early Directors on Directing
as Self
2009
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
2004
8.0
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.0
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
2003
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Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.7
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (Archival Footage)
1997
7.0
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
1997
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Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
as Self
1996
5.0
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
1996
7.0
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Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
as Self
1995
2.0
One Christmas
as Cornelia Beaumont
1994
5.4
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
1994
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Love Affair
as Ginny
1994
5.4
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
7.0
This Can't Be Love
as Marion Bennett
1994
5.7
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Roots of Roe
as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
1993
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Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
as Self
1993
7.2
The Man Upstairs
as Victoria Brown
1992
5.0
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Fonda on Fonda
as Self (voice)
1992
6.0
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
🎬
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
1989
0.0
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
1988
8.0
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1988
7.0
Bacall on Bogart
as Self
1988
6.0
Laura Lansing Slept Here
as Laura Lansing
1988
5.7
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Self
1988
7.2
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
as Self
1987
8.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
5.7
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
1987
6.0
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
as Margaret Delafield
1986
5.5
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self – Host
1986
8.0
Grace Quigley
as Grace Quigley
1985
5.9
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985
5.6
On Golden Pond
as Ethel Thayer
1981
7.2
The Corn Is Green
as Miss Lilly Moffat
1979
7.0
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
Olly Olly Oxen Free
as Miss Pudd
1978
4.5
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
6.9
Love Among the Ruins
as Jessica Medlicott
1976
6.9
Rooster Cogburn
as Eula Goodnight
1975
6.4
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
6.1
Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974
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That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
7.4
The Glass Menagerie
as Amanda Wingfield
1973
7.6
A Delicate Balance
as Agnes
1973
6.1
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
6.0
Directed by John Ford
as Self
1971
6.9
The Trojan Women
as Hecuba
1971
6.2
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as Contessa Aurelia
1969
7.1
The Lion in Winter
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
1968
7.4
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Christina Drayton
1967
7.6
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aspekte
as Self
1965
7.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
1964
6.3
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Mary Tyrone
1962
7.0
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
1961
3.5
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Taped Tribute
1961
5.4
Suddenly, Last Summer
as Violet Venable
1959
7.3
Desk Set
as Bunny Watson
1957
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The Rainmaker
as Lizzie Curry
1956
6.7
The Iron Petticoat
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
1956
5.8
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
5.9
Summertime
as Jane Hudson
1955
6.8
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Pat and Mike
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
1952
6.3
The African Queen
as Rose Sayer
1952
7.4
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
1950
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Adam's Rib
as Amanda Bonner
1949
7.1
State of the Union
as Mary Matthews
1948
6.7
Song of Love
as Clara Wieck Schumann
1947
6.7
The Sea of Grass
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
1947
6.1
Undercurrent
as Ann Hamilton
1946
5.9
Without Love
as Jamie Rowan
1945
6.8
Dragon Seed
as Jade Tan
1944
6.5
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
6.0
Stage Door Canteen
as Katharine Hepburn
1943
6.1
Keeper of the Flame
as Christine Forrest
1943
6.6
Woman of the Year
as Tess Harding
1942
6.9
Women in Defense
as Narrator (voice)
1941
4.8
The Philadelphia Story
as Tracy Lord
1940
7.6
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
1940
6.7
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
1940
6.5
Holiday
as Linda Seton
1938
7.3
Bringing Up Baby
as Susan Vance
1938
7.5
Stage Door
as Terry Randall
1937
7.0
Quality Street
as Phoebe Throssel
1937
5.8
A Woman Rebels
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
1936
5.5
Mary of Scotland
as Mary Stuart
1936
6.2
Sylvia Scarlett
as Sylvia Scarlett
1935
6.3
Alice Adams
as Alice Adams
1935
6.6
Break of Hearts
as Constance Dane Roberti
1935
4.9
The Little Minister
as Barbara 'Babbie'
1934
5.5
Spitfire
as Trigger Hicks
1934
5.1
Little Women
as Jo
1933
6.8
Morning Glory
as Eva Lovelace
1933
6.1
Christopher Strong
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
1933
5.8
A Bill of Divorcement
as Sydney Fairfield
1932
6.2