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Katharine Hepburn

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Katharine Hepburn
human
Part ofKatharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy Edit
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited States Edit
Name in native languageKatharine Hepburn Edit
Birth nameKatharine Houghton Hepburn Edit
Name wey dem give amKatharine, Houghton Edit
Family nameHepburn Edit
Ein date of birth12 May 1907 Edit
Place dem born amHartford Edit
Date wey edie29 June 2003 Edit
Place wey edieOld Saybrook Edit
Manner of deathnatural causes Edit
Cause of deathcardiac arrest Edit
Place wey dem bury amCedar Hill Cemetery Edit
Ein poppieThomas Norval Hepburn Edit
MummieKatharine Martha Houghton Hepburn Edit
SpouseLudlow Ogden Smith Edit
Unmarried partnerSpencer Tracy, Howard Hughes Edit
RelativeKatharine Houghton Edit
FamilyHoughton family Edit
Native languageEnglish Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Writing languageEnglish Edit
Ein occupationfilm actor, autobiographer, stage actor, television actor, actor Edit
Field for workactor, film actor Edit
Educate forBryn Mawr College, Kingswood-Oxford School Edit
Work locationUnited States Edit
Work period (start)1928 Edit
Work period (end)1994 Edit
Political party ein memberDemocratic Party Edit
Ethnic group Edit
Religion anaa worldviewatheism Edit
Hair colorred hair Edit
Sporttennis, swimming Edit
Partner in business or sportSpencer Tracy Edit
FilmographyKatharine Hepburn film and theatre credits Edit
Dey archive forNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts Edit
Member ofCommittee for the First Amendment Edit
Documentation files atSAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts Edit

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) be American actress for film, stage, den television insyd. 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 insyd, de American Film Institute name Hepburn de greatest female star for classic Hollywood cinema.

Ein acting credits

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During ein 66-year career, Hepburn appear for 44 feature films, 8 television movies, den 33 plays insyd. 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 insyd, wey she dey perform Shakespeare den Shaw dema plays, den Broadway musical.[1][2][3]

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)

Awards den nominations

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Na dem recognize Hepburn by de Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for de performances wey dey follow:

Year Ceremony Award Results Works/s
1934 6th Academy Awards Best Actress She win Morning Glory
1936 8th Academy Awards Dem nominate am Alice Adams
1941 13th Academy Awards Dem nominate am The Philadelphia Story
1943 15th Academy Awards Dem nominate am Woman of the Year
1952 24th Academy Awards Dem nominate am The African Queen
1956 28th Academy Awards Dem nominate am Summertime
1957 29th Academy Awards Dem nominate am The Rainmaker
1960 32nd Academy Awards Dem nominate am Suddenly, Last Summer
1963 35th Academy Awards Dem nominate am Long Day's Journey Into Night
1968 40th Academy Awards She win Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1969 41st Academy Awards She win The Lion in Winter (tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl)
1982 54th Academy Awards She win On Golden Pond

References

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  1. ↑ "Katharine Hepburn – Filmography by Type". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2011. Note: the number of 44 feature films is given here because Stage Door Canteen has been added, while Internet Movie Database includes that film under the "Self" section.
  2. ↑ Dickens 1990, pp. 225–245gives a full listing of stage performances
  3. ↑ "Katharine Hepburn Performances". Playbill Vault. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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