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