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…
Known For
Bringing Up Baby
Susan Vance
The Philadelphia Story
Tracy Lord
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Christina Drayton
The African Queen
Rose Sayer
On Golden Pond
Ethel Thayer
The Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Suddenly, Last Summer
Violet Venable
Holiday
Linda Seton
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Filmography
Acting (111)
Movies (99)
True Blue
2025as (Archive Footage)
Call Me Kate
2023as Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021as Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019as (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017as Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord
2017as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010as Self (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Early Directors on Directing
2009as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003as Self (Archive Footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997as Self (Archival Footage)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
1996as Self
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994as (archive footage)
Love Affair
1994as Ginny
This Can't Be Love
1994as Marion Bennett
One Christmas
1994as Cornelia Beaumont
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
1993as Self
Roots of Roe
1993as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
The Man Upstairs
1992as Victoria Brown
Fonda on Fonda
1992as Self (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989as Self
Bacall on Bogart
1988as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988as Self (archive footage)
Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988as Laura Lansing
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987as Self
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986as Margaret Delafield
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986as Self – Host
Grace Quigley
1985as Grace Quigley
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985as Self
On Golden Pond
1981as Ethel Thayer
The Corn Is Green
1979as Miss Lilly Moffat
Olly Olly Oxen Free
1978as Miss Pudd
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976as (archive footage)
Love Among the Ruins
1976as Jessica Medlicott
Rooster Cogburn
1975as Eula Goodnight
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Delicate Balance
1973as Agnes
The Glass Menagerie
1973as Amanda Wingfield
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972as Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
1971as Self
The Trojan Women
1971as Hecuba
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969as Contessa Aurelia
The Lion in Winter
1968as Eleanor of Aquitaine
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967as Christina Drayton
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962as Mary Tyrone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959as Violet Venable
Desk Set
1957as Bunny Watson
The Rainmaker
1956as Lizzie Curry
The Iron Petticoat
1956as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
Summertime
1955as Jane Hudson
The African Queen
1952as Rose Sayer
Pat and Mike
1952as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
The Costume Designer
1950as Self (archive footage)
Adam's Rib
1949as Amanda Bonner
State of the Union
1948as Mary Matthews
The Sea of Grass
1947as Lutie Cameron Brewton
Song of Love
1947as Clara Wieck Schumann
Undercurrent
1946as Ann Hamilton
Without Love
1945as Jamie Rowan
Twenty Years After
1944as (archive footage)
Dragon Seed
1944as Jade Tan
Keeper of the Flame
1943as Christine Forrest
Stage Door Canteen
1943as Katharine Hepburn
Woman of the Year
1942as Tess Harding
Women in Defense
1941as Narrator (voice)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940as Self (archive footage)
The Philadelphia Story
1940as Tracy Lord
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940as Self
Bringing Up Baby
1938as Susan Vance
Holiday
1938as Linda Seton
Quality Street
1937as Phoebe Throssel
Stage Door
1937as Terry Randall
A Woman Rebels
1936as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
Mary of Scotland
1936as Mary Stuart
Alice Adams
1935as Alice Adams
Sylvia Scarlett
1935as Sylvia Scarlett
Break of Hearts
1935as Constance Dane Roberti
Spitfire
1934as Trigger Hicks
The Little Minister
1934as Barbara 'Babbie'
Little Women
1933as Jo
Morning Glory
1933as Eva Lovelace
Christopher Strong
1933as Lady Cynthia Darrington
A Bill of Divorcement
1932as Sydney Fairfield
Television (12)
Intimate Portrait
1993as Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974as Self
Great Performances
1971as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
aspekte
1965as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self - Taped Tribute
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Nominee / Performer
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Nominee / Performer
MGM Parade
1955
The Oscars
1953as Self
Crew (1)
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