Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

human

Part of	Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	USA
Name in native language	Katharine Hepburn
Birth name	Katharine Houghton Hepburn
Given name	Katharine, Houghton
Family name	Hepburn
Date of birth	12 May 1907
Place dem born am	Hartford
Date of death	29 June 2003
Place dem die	Old Saybrook
Manner of death	natural causes
Cause of death	cardiac arrest
Place wey dem bury am	Cedar Hill Cemetery
Puppie	Thomas Norval Hepburn
Mummie	Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn
Spouse	Ludlow Ogden Smith
Unmarried partner	Spencer Tracy
Relative	Katharine Houghton
Family	Houghton family
Native language	English
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign	English
Writing language	English
Occupation	film actor, autobiographer, stage actor, television actor, actor
Field for work	actor, film actor
Educate for	Bryn Mawr College, Kingswood-Oxford School
Work location	USA
Work period (start)	1928
Work period (end)	1994
Political party ein member	Democratic Party
Ethnic group
Religion anaa worldview	atheism
Eye color	blue
Hair color	red hair
Sport	tennis, swimming
Partner in business or sport	Spencer Tracy
Filmography	Katharine Hepburn film and theatre credits
Member of	Committee for the First Amendment
Documentation files at	SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) be American actress for film, stage, den television inside. Ein career as Hollywood lady wey dey lead span over 60 years. Dem know am for ein headstrong independence, spirited personality, den outspokenness, she dey cultivate screen persona wey match dis public image, wey regularly she dey play strong-willed, sophisticated women. Ein job range of genres, wey komot screwball comedy come literary drama, wey e earn am chaw accolades, wey dey include four Academy Awards for Best Actress— record give any performer. For 1999 inside, de American Film Institute name Hepburn de greatest female star for classic Hollywood cinema.

Ein acting credits

During ein 66-year career, Hepburn appear for 44 feature films, 8 television movies, den 33 plays inside. Ein movie career cover range of genres, wey dey include screwball comedies, period dramas, den adaptations of top American playwrights dema works. She appear for de stage top for every decade from de 1920s come de 1980s inside, wey she dey perform Shakespeare den Shaw dema plays, den Broadway musical.

Select filmography:

• A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
• Morning Glory (1933)
• Christopher Strong (1933)
• Little Women (1933)
• Alice Adams (1935)
• Stage Door (1937)
• Bringing Up Baby (1938)
• Holiday (1938)
• The Philadelphia Story (1940)
• Woman of the Year (1942)
• State of the Union (1948)
• Adam's Rib (1949)
• The African Queen (1951)
• Pat and Mike (1952)
• Summertime (1955)
• The Rainmaker (1956)
• Desk Set (1957)
• Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
• Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
• The Lion in Winter (1968)
• Love Among the Ruins (1975)
• Rooster Cogburn (1975)
• On Golden Pond (1981)

Select theatre roles:

• The Warrior's Husband (1932)
• The Philadelphia Story (1939–1941)
• As You Like It (1950)
• The Millionairess (1952)
• The Taming of the Shrew (1955)
• Measure for Measure (1955)
• The Merchant of Venice (1955 and 1957)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1957)
• Twelfth Night (1960)
• Antony and Cleopatra (1960)
• Coco (1969–1970)
• A Matter of Gravity (1976–1977)
• The West Side Waltz (1981)