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Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003)


Born May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of a doctor and a suffragette, both of whom always encouraged her to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to its full potential. An athletic tomboy as a child, she was also very close to her brother, Tom, and was devastated at age 14 to find him dead... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (51 titles)
1994 One Christmas (TV movie)
Cornelia Beaumont
 
1994 Love Affair
Ginny
 
1994 This Can't Be Love (TV movie)
Marion Bennett
 
1992 The Man Upstairs (TV movie)
Victoria Brown
 
1988 Laura Lansing Slept Here (TV movie)
Laura Lansing
 
1986 Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (TV movie)
Margaret Delafield
 
1984 Grace Quigley
Grace Quigley
 
1978 Olly, Olly, Oxen Free
Miss Pudd
 
1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV movie)
Jessica Medlicott
 
1973 A Delicate Balance
Agnes
 
1956 The Rainmaker
Lizzie Curry
 
1956 The Iron Petticoat
Captain Vinka Kovelenko
 
1948 State of the Union
Mary Matthews (as Katherine Hepburn)
 
1946 Undercurrent
Ann Hamilton
 
1945 Without Love
Jamie Rowan
 
1944 Dragon Seed
Jade Tan
 
1942 Keeper of the Flame
Mrs. Christine Forrest
 
1938 Bringing Up Baby
Susan
 
1936 A Woman Rebels
Pamela Thistlewaite
 
1935 Break of Hearts
Constance Dane Roberti
 
1934 Spitfire
Trigger Hicks
 
1933 Little Women
Jo
 
1933 Christopher Strong
Lady Cynthia Darrington
 
1932 A Bill of Divorcement
Sydney
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (11 titles)
1970 The 24th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "Always Mademoiselle")
 
1957 Desk Set (performer: "Night and Day")
 
1949 Adam's Rib ("Farewell, Amanda" 1949)
 
1947 Song of Love (performer: "Traumerai" - uncredited, "Piano Concerto in A minor" excerpts - uncredited)
 
1938 Holiday (performer: "Gwine to Rune All Night De Camptown Races" 1850)
 
1938 Bringing Up Baby (performer: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" 1928 - uncredited)
 
1935 Sylvia Scarlett (performer: "HELLO! HELLO!" - uncredited)
 
1934 The Little Minister (performer: "House of Argyle" - uncredited)
 
1934 Spitfire (performer: "At the Cross" 1885 - uncredited)
 
1933 Little Women (performer: "Abide with Me" 1861 - uncredited)
 
1932 A Bill of Divorcement (performer: "Unfinished Sonata" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1993 Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2002 S1m0ne (Simone wishes to thank the following for their contribution to the making of Simone)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
1996 The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (documentary)
Herself (voice) (uncredited)
 
1995 Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Herself
Katharine Hepburn (1993) … Herself
 
1993 Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 The Roots of Roe (TV documentary)
Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Herself (voice) (also archive footage)
 
1991 Aspekte (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode dated 27 September 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (voice) (uncredited)
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1987-1988 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
Bacall on Bogart (1988) … Herself
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) … Herself
 
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (video documentary)
Herself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
A Woman's Lot (1987) … Herself
Birth of a Titan (1987) … Herself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (TV special documentary)
Host
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary)
Herself
 
1984 Julianna: A Portrait (documentary short)
Herself
 
1981 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Herself
Episode #5.3 (1981) … Herself
 
1974 The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Honoree
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
 
1973 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
Katharine Hepburn: Part 2 (1973) … Herself
Katharine Hepburn: Part 1 (1973) … Herself
 
1970 The 24th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - reviewing Academy's first decade (pre-recorded)
 
1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (pre-recorded)
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1946 American Creed (short)
Herself/Narrator
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Herself
 
1941 Women in Defense (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (56 titles)
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Smash His Camera (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Michael Jackson (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2007 City Confidential (TV series documentary)
 
2005-2006 Private Screenings (TV series)
 
2005 La Marató 2005 (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 Sexes (TV series)
 
2005 War Stories with Oliver North (TV series documentary)
 
2004 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (Special Memorial Tribute)
 
2004 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2003 True Love (video short)
Herself
 
2003 20/20 (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
 
1993-1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The Rat Pack (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Actress in 'The African Queen' (uncredited)
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Legends of Entertainment Video (video documentary)
Herself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Film Clip (uncredited)
 
1993 One on One: Classic Television Interviews (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Herself
 
1991 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1990 The Tales of Helpmann (documentary)
Herself
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Actress in a film clip
 
1987 Moonlighting (TV series)
 
1981 Sixty Years of Seduction (TV documentary)
 
1981 Starring Katharine Hepburn (TV documentary)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Pam Thistlewaite
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Various Clips
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Herself
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Herself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV documentary)
 
1971 Directed by John Ford (documentary)
Herself
 
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary)
Herself/Mrs. Drayton (uncredited)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Tracy Lord in 'The Philadelphia Story'
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1950 The Costume Designer (documentary short)
 
1950 The Schumann Story (short)
Clara Wieck Schumann
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1930) Stage: Appeared in "A Month in the Country" on Broadway. See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Biographical Movies  | 20 Print Biographies  | 21 Articles  | 80 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Katherine Hepburn

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Life's what's important. Walking, houses, family. Birth and pain and joy. Acting's just waiting for a custard pie. That's all. See more »

Trivia:

Profiled in book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman. [1999] See more »

Trademark:

Frequently worked with Cary Grant, 'Spencer Tracy', and George Cukor See more »

Nickname:

First Lady of Cinema See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus