Katharine Hepburn

1907-2003

Biography: life and films

Katharine Hepburn was an American actress. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA on 12th May 1907 and died in Fenwick, Connecticut, USA on 29th June 2003, aged 96.

Her best films as an actor include George Cukor's Little Women (1933), Gregory La Cava's Stage Door (1937), Howard Hawks's comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940) and Anthony Harvey's The Lion in Winter (1968).

Katharine Hepburn appeared in 49 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: George Cukor (8 films), George Stevens (3), Harold S. Bucquet (2) and Anthony Harvey (2).

Her most frequent genres include: drama (23 films), romance (17), comedy-romance (13), comedy (11), comedy-drama (9), Documentary (5), history (4), Biography (4), Western (3), War (3) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for Katharine Hepburn over all films is: 3.5

Filmography

Key: a = actor

A Bill of Divorcement (1932) [a]

Christopher Strong (1933) [a]

Little Women (1933) [a]

Morning Glory (1933) [a]

Spitfire (1934) [a]

The Little Minister (1934) [a]

Alice Adams (1935) [a]

Break of Hearts (1935) [a]

Sylvia Scarlett (1935) [a]

A Woman Rebels (1936) [a]

Mary of Scotland (1936) [a]

Quality Street (1937) [a]

Stage Door (1937) [a]

Bringing Up Baby (1938) [a]

Holiday (1938) [a]

The Philadelphia Story (1940) [a]

Keeper of the Flame (1942) [a]

Woman of the Year (1942) [a]

Stage Door Canteen (1943) [a]

Dragon Seed (1944) [a]

Without Love (1945) [a]

Undercurrent (1946) [a]

Song of Love (1947) [a]

The Sea of Grass (1947) [a]

State of the Union (1948) [a]

Adam's Rib (1949) [a]

The African Queen (1951) [a]

Pat and Mike (1952) [a]

Summertime (1955) [a]

The Iron Petticoat (1956) [a]

The Rainmaker (1956) [a]

Desk Set (1957) [a]

Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) [a]

Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) [a]

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) [a]

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) [a]

The Lion in Winter (1968) [a]

The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) [a]

Directed by John Ford (1971) [a]

The Trojan Women (1971) [a]

A Delicate Balance (1973) [a]

Rooster Cogburn (1975) [a]

Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978) [a]

On Golden Pond (1981) [a]

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) [a]

Grace Quigley (1984) [a]

The Tales of Helpmann (1990) [a]

Love Affair (1994) [a]

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996) [a]



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