
Katharine Hepburn
Known for: Acting
Born: May 12, 1907
Died: June 29, 2003
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
1938

On Golden Pond
1981

Sylvia Scarlett
1935

Morning Glory
1933

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962

Stage Door
1937

Christopher Strong
1933

Mary of Scotland
1936

The Little Minister
1934

Alice Adams
1935

Undercurrent
1946

Holiday
1938

A Delicate Balance
1973

Spitfire
1934

The Trojan Women
1971

Little Women
1933

Call Me Kate
2023

Summertime
1955

Quality Street
1937

The Glass Menagerie
1973

Grace Quigley
1985

A Woman Rebels
1936

Dragon Seed
1944

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986

Love Among the Ruins
1976

Break of Hearts
1935

Song of Love
1947

One Christmas
1994

The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969

The Corn Is Green
1979

Olly Olly Oxen Free
1978

Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988

The Man Upstairs
1992

This Can't Be Love
1994

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
1993

Women in Defense
1941

The Philadelphia Story
1940

The African Queen
1952

Woman of the Year
1942

Desk Set
1957

In Search of Tracy Lord
2017

Without Love
1945

Adam's Rib
1949

Keeper of the Flame
1943

Pat and Mike
1952

State of the Union
1948

Early Directors on Directing
2009

The Iron Petticoat
1956

Suddenly, Last Summer
1959

The Rainmaker
1956

Rooster Cogburn
1975

The Lion in Winter
1968

The Sea of Grass
1947

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
Roots of Roe
1993

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967

Love Affair
1994

Directed by John Ford
1971

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
1996

True Blue
2025
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995

A Bill of Divorcement
1932

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964

Fonda on Fonda
1992

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014

Bacall on Bogart
1988
All-Time Movie Greats
1988

The Costume Designer
1950

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

Becoming Cary Grant
2017

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940

Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996

Stage Door Canteen
1943

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018

Twenty Years After
1944

Complicated Women
2003

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

That's Entertainment! III
1994

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976

Night of 100 Stars III
1990

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

100 Years at the Movies
1994

That's Entertainment!
1974

Intimate Portrait
1993

The Oscars
1953

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978

Spécial cinéma
1974

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
aspekte
1965

Great Performances
1971

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

MGM Parade
1955

Tony Awards
1956