Acting · b. 1907 · Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Katharine Hepburn

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 pan...

Acting
True Blue (Archive Footage) 2025 Call Me Kate Self (archive footage) 2023 Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Self (archive footage) 2021 Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (archive footage) 2019 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2018 In Search of Tracy Lord Self (archive footage) 2017 Becoming Cary Grant Self (archive footage) 2017 Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate Self - Interviewee (archive footage) 2014 Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage) 2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Self (archive footage) 2010 Early Directors on Directing Self 2009 Broadway's Lost Treasures II Coco Chanel (segment "Coco") 2004 Cary Grant: A Class Apart Self (archive footage) 2004 Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love Self (Archive Footage) 2003 Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003 Bogart: The Untold Story Self (archive footage) 1997 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Self (Archival Footage) 1997 The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story Self (voice) (uncredited) 1996 Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms Self 1996 Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell Self 1995 Love Affair Ginny 1994 One Christmas Cornelia Beaumont 1994 This Can't Be Love Marion Bennett 1994 That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994 Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Mrs. Venable (archive footage) 1994 Roots of Roe Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice) 1993 The Man Upstairs Victoria Brown 1992 Fonda on Fonda Self (voice) 1992 Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self 1989
Other Credits
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me Cinematography 1993
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