Katharine Hepburn
Part of | Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy |
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Ein sex anaa gender | female |
Country wey e be citizen | United States |
Name in native language | Katharine Hepburn |
Birth name | Katharine Houghton Hepburn |
Name wey dem give am | Katharine, Houghton |
Family name | Hepburn |
Ein date of birth | 12 May 1907 |
Place dem born am | Hartford |
Date wey edie | 29 June 2003 |
Place wey edie | Old Saybrook |
Manner of death | natural causes |
Cause of death | cardiac arrest |
Place wey dem bury am | Cedar Hill Cemetery |
Ein poppie | Thomas Norval Hepburn |
Mummie | Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn |
Spouse | Ludlow Ogden Smith |
Unmarried partner | Spencer Tracy, Howard Hughes |
Relative | Katharine Houghton |
Family | Houghton family |
Native language | English |
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
Writing language | English |
Ein 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 | United States |
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
[edit | edit source]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.[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)
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