Katharine Hepburn
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA — May 12 1907• Died Jun 29 2003
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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 fashio…
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Great Performances
Self
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Oscars
Self
MGM Parade
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The African Queen
Rose Sayer
The Philadelphia Story
Tracy Lord
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
Self
Love Affair
Ginny
Bringing Up Baby
Susan Vance
On Golden Pond
Ethel Thayer
The Lion in Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Christina Drayton
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Suddenly, Last Summer
Violet Venable
Adam's Rib
Amanda Bonner
Directed by John Ford
Self
Stage Door
Terry Randall
Rooster Cogburn
Eula Goodnight
Pat and Mike
Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
Quality Street
Phoebe Throssel
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Rainmaker
Lizzie Curry
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Holiday
Linda Seton
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Undercurrent
Ann Hamilton
Summertime
Jane Hudson
Alice Adams
Alice Adams
Woman of the Year
Tess Harding
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Big Parade of Comedy
Tracy Lord (archive footage)
The Sea of Grass
Lutie Cameron Brewton
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen
Katharine Hepburn
Sylvia Scarlett
Sylvia Scarlett
Mary of Scotland
Mary Stuart
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Margaret Delafield
Desk Set
Bunny Watson
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Contessa Aurelia
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
A Bill of Divorcement
Sydney Fairfield
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
Little Women
Jo
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
A Delicate Balance
Agnes
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Break of Hearts
Constance Dane Roberti
Keeper of the Flame
Christine Forrest
Fonda on Fonda
Self (voice)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self – Host
The Trojan Women
Hecuba
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Grace Quigley
Grace Quigley
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Mary Tyrone
Without Love
Jamie Rowan
The Glass Menagerie
Amanda Wingfield
Morning Glory
Eva Lovelace
A Woman Rebels
Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
State of the Union
Mary Matthews
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Self
The Iron Petticoat
Captain Vinka Kovalenko
The Corn Is Green
Miss Lilly Moffat
Dragon Seed
Jade Tan
Christopher Strong
Lady Cynthia Darrington
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Minister
Barbara 'Babbie'
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
This Can't Be Love
Marion Bennett
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Laura Lansing
One Christmas
Cornelia Beaumont
Spitfire
Trigger Hicks
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
Call Me Kate
Self (archive footage)
Love Among the Ruins
Jessica Medlicott
The Man Upstairs
Victoria Brown
Olly Olly Oxen Free
Miss Pudd
Roots of Roe
Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
Bacall on Bogart
Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
True Blue
(Archive Footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
Song of Love
Clara Wieck Schumann
Early Directors on Directing
Self
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
Self
Women in Defense
Narrator (voice)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
Self
In Search of Tracy Lord
Self (archive footage)