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Katharine Hepburn, a cinematic icon with a six-decade career, redefined the female lead with her sophisticated, headstrong persona. Acclaimed for her roles in genres ranging from screwball comedies to literary dramas, she received a record four Academy Awards and an Emmy. Hepburn's influence extended beyond acting to fashion, helping popularize women wearing pants. Co-starring with legends like Cary Grant and Spencer Tracy, her most enduring partnership was with Tracy, culminating in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Her stage work included Shakespeare and Shaw, and she was celebrated with twelve Oscar nominations. Hepburn's legacy remains indelible in the annals of American cinema.
The roles that explain the career.
63 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Call Me Kate | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2017 | Becoming Cary Grant | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2010 | Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen | Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage) | Film |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1996 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | Self (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1995 | Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell | Self | Film |
| 1994 | Love Affair | Ginny | Film |
| 1994 | One Christmas | Cornelia Beaumont | Film |
| 1988 | Laura Lansing Slept Here | Laura Lansing | Film |
| 1988 | All-Time Movie Greats | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1986 | Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry | Margaret Delafield | Film |
| 1985 | Grace Quigley | Grace Quigley | Film |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | Film |
| 1981 | On Golden Pond | Ethel Thayer | Film |
| 1979 | The Corn Is Green | Miss Lilly Moffat | Film |
| 1978 | Olly Olly Oxen Free | Miss Pudd | Film |
| 1976 | Love Among the Ruins | Jessica Medlicott | Film |
| 1975 | Rooster Cogburn | Eula Goodnight | Film |
| 1973 | A Delicate Balance | Agnes | Film |
| 1973 | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Film |
| 1971 | Directed by John Ford | Self | Film |
| 1971 | The Trojan Women | Hecuba | Film |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Contessa Aurelia | Film |
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter | Eleanor of Aquitaine | Film |
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Christina Drayton | Film |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Mary Tyrone | Film |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer | Violet Venable | Film |
| 1957 | Desk Set | Bunny Watson | Film |
| 1956 | The Rainmaker | Lizzie Curry | Film |
| 1956 | The Iron Petticoat | Captain Vinka Kovalenko | Film |
| 1955 | Summertime | Jane Hudson | Film |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike | Patricia "Pat" Pemberton | Film |
| 1952 | The African Queen | Rose Sayer | Film |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib | Amanda Bonner | Film |
| 1948 | State of the Union | Mary Matthews | Film |
| 1947 | Song of Love | Clara Wieck Schumann | Film |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Lutie Cameron Brewton | Film |
| 1946 | Undercurrent | Ann Hamilton | Film |
| 1945 | Without Love | Jamie Rowan | Film |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Jade Tan | Film |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Katharine Hepburn | Film |
| 1943 | Keeper of the Flame | Christine Forrest | Film |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Tess Harding | Film |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Tracy Lord | Film |
| 1938 | Holiday | Linda Seton | Film |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | Susan | Film |
| 1937 | Quality Street | Phoebe Throssel | Film |
| 1937 | Stage Door | Terry Randall | Film |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland | Mary Stuart | Film |
| 1936 | A Woman Rebels | Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite | Film |
| 1935 | Alice Adams | Alice Adams | Film |
| 1935 | Sylvia Scarlett | Sylvia Scarlett | Film |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Constance Dane Roberti | Film |
| 1934 | Spitfire | Trigger Hicks | Film |
| 1934 | The Little Minister | Barbara 'Babbie' | Film |
| 1933 | Christopher Strong | Lady Cynthia Darrington | Film |
| 1933 | Morning Glory | Eva Lovelace | Film |
| 1933 | Little Women | Jo | Film |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement | Sydney Fairfield | Film |
| Loving Against Time: the Making of On Golden Pond | archive footage | Film |
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