Actor

Katharine Hepburn

May 12, 1907 · 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.

Notable work

7.5
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Susan
7.3
The African Queen (1952)
as Rose Sayer
7.5
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
as Tracy Lord
7.6
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
as Christina Drayton
7.3
On Golden Pond (1981)
as Ethel Thayer
7.4
The Lion in Winter (1968)
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
7.1
Adam's Rib (1949)
as Amanda Bonner
7.3
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
as Violet Venable

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