True Blue
2025 · Movie
as (Archive Footage)
Katharine Hepburn
1907-05-12
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Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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 pants more socially acceptable for women. Throughout her six-decade career, Hepburn's work in stage, film, and television brought her much acclaim — including twelve Academy Award nominations, six Emmy Award nominations, eight Golden Globe Award nominations, and two Tony Award nominations. She co-starred with screen legends like Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Laurence Olivier and Henry Fonda and performed in plays written and directed by notable playwrights and directors. Her most successful film pairing was with Spencer Tracy, with whom she made multiple hit pictures. The last of their 9 films together was Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), which was completed shortly before Tracy's death. Her many performances on the stage included plays by Shakespeare and Shaw, and a Broadway musical. She passed away from cardiac arrest on 29 June 2003 at her family home in Connecticut and since then, has been honored with several memorials.
Filmography
Call Me Kate
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord
2017 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014 · Movie
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010 · Movie
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Early Directors on Directing
2009 · Movie
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Movie
as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003 · Movie
as Self (Archive Footage)
Complicated Women
2003 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997 · Movie
as Self (Archival Footage)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996 · Movie
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
1996 · Movie
as Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995 · Movie
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
1994 · Movie
as Ginny
One Christmas
1994 · Movie
as Cornelia Beaumont
This Can't Be Love
1994 · Movie
as Marion Bennett
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994 · Movie
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
1993 · Movie
as Self
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Roots of Roe
1993 · Movie
as Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (voice)
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
as Self
The Man Upstairs
1992 · Movie
as Victoria Brown
Fonda on Fonda
1992 · Movie
as Self (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Movie
as Self
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 · Movie
as Self
Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988 · Movie
as Laura Lansing
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 · Movie
as Self
Bacall on Bogart
1988 · Movie
as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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All-Time Movie Greats
1988 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Movie
as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Movie
as Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · TV Show
as Self
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986 · Movie
as Margaret Delafield
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986 · Movie
as Self – Host
Grace Quigley
1985 · Movie
as Grace Quigley
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · Movie
as Self
On Golden Pond
1981 · Movie
as Ethel Thayer
The Corn Is Green
1979 · Movie
as Miss Lilly Moffat
Olly Olly Oxen Free
1978 · Movie
as Miss Pudd
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · TV Show
as Self
Love Among the Ruins
1976 · Movie
as Jessica Medlicott
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Rooster Cogburn
1975 · Movie
as Eula Goodnight
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974 · Movie
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spécial cinéma
1974 · TV Show
as Self
A Delicate Balance
1973 · Movie
as Agnes
The Glass Menagerie
1973 · Movie
as Amanda Wingfield
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Trojan Women
1971 · Movie
as Hecuba
Directed by John Ford
1971 · Movie
as Self
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
as Self
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · Movie
as Contessa Aurelia
The Lion in Winter
1968 · Movie
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · Movie
as Christina Drayton
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aspekte
1965 · TV Show
as Self
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Movie
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 · Movie
as Mary Tyrone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Movie
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self - Taped Tribute
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959 · Movie
as Violet Venable
Desk Set
1957 · Movie
as Bunny Watson
The Iron Petticoat
1956 · Movie
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
The Rainmaker
1956 · Movie
as Lizzie Curry
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee / Performer
Summertime
1955 · Movie
as Jane Hudson
MGM Parade
1955 · TV Show
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
The African Queen
1952 · Movie
as Rose Sayer
Pat and Mike
1952 · Movie
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
The Costume Designer
1950 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Adam's Rib
1949 · Movie
as Amanda Bonner
State of the Union
1948 · Movie
as Mary Matthews
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Movie
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
Song of Love
1947 · Movie
as Clara Wieck Schumann
Undercurrent
1946 · Movie
as Ann Hamilton
Without Love
1945 · Movie
as Jamie Rowan
Dragon Seed
1944 · Movie
as Jade Tan
Twenty Years After
1944 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Keeper of the Flame
1943 · Movie
as Christine Forrest
Stage Door Canteen
1943 · Movie
as Katharine Hepburn
Woman of the Year
1942 · Movie
as Tess Harding
Women in Defense
1941 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Philadelphia Story
1940 · Movie
as Tracy Lord
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Movie
as Self
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Movie
as Susan
Holiday
1938 · Movie
as Linda Seton
Stage Door
1937 · Movie
as Terry Randall
Quality Street
1937 · Movie
as Phoebe Throssel
Mary of Scotland
1936 · Movie
as Mary Stuart
A Woman Rebels
1936 · Movie
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
Sylvia Scarlett
1935 · Movie
as Sylvia Scarlett
Alice Adams
1935 · Movie
as Alice Adams
Break of Hearts
1935 · Movie
as Constance Dane Roberti
The Little Minister
1934 · Movie
as Barbara 'Babbie'
Spitfire
1934 · Movie
as Trigger Hicks
Morning Glory
1933 · Movie
as Eva Lovelace
Christopher Strong
1933 · Movie
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
Little Women
1933 · Movie
as Jo
A Bill of Divorcement
1932 · Movie
as Sydney Fairfield
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Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond
· Movie
as archive footage
