Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic star of American film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. A screen legend, Hepburn holds the records for the most Oscars (4) and also Best Actress nominations (12). Hepburn won an Emmy Award in 1975 for her lead role in Love Among the Ruins, and was nominated for four other Emmys and two Tony Awards during the course of her more than 70-year acting career. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all time. Hepburn had a famous and long-time romance with Spencer Tracy, both on- and off-screen.

Filmography

1930s

• A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
• Christopher Strong (1933)
• Morning Glory (1933)—Academy Award for Best Actress
• Little Women (1933)
• Spitfire (1934)
• The Little Minister (1934)
• Break of Hearts (1935)
• Alice Adams (1935)—Best Actress nomination
• Sylvia Scarlett (1936)
• Mary of Scotland (1936)
• A Woman Rebels (1936)
• Quality Street (1937)
• Stage Door (1937)
• Bringing up Baby (1938)
• Holiday (1938)

1940s

• The Philadelphia Story (1940)—Best Actress nomination
• Woman of the Year (1942)—Best Actress nomination
• Keeper of the Flame (1942)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943)
• Dragon Seed (1944)
• Without Love (1945)
• Undercurrent (1946)
• The Sea of Grass (1947)
• Song of Love (1947)
• State of the Union (1948)
• Adam's Rib (1949)

1950s

• The African Queen (1951)—Best Actress nomination
• Pat and Mike (1952)
• Summertime (1955)—Best Actress nomination
• The Rainmaker (1956)—Best Actress nomination
• The Iron Petticoat (1956)
• Desk Set (also known as His Other Woman) (1957)
• Suddenly Last Summer (1959)—Best Actress nomination

1960s

• Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)—Best Actress nomination
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)—Academy Award for Best Actress
• The Lion in Winter (1968)—Academy Award for Best Actress
• The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)

1970s

• The Trojan Women (1971)
• The Glass Menagerie (1973)
• A Delicate Balance (1974)
• Rooster Cogburn (1975)
• Love Among the Ruins (1975)
• Olly Olly Oxen Free (also known as The Great Balloon Adventure and The Great Balloon Race) (1978)
• The Corn is Green (1979)

1980s

• On Golden Pond (1981)—Academy Award for Best Actress
• George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
• The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley (1985)
• The Spencer Tracy Legacy (1986)
• Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
• Laura Lansing Slept Here (also known as Penthouse Paradise) (1988)

1990s

• The Man Upstairs (1992)
• ' (1993)
• This Can't be Love (1994)
• Love Affair (1994)
• One Christmas (1994)