Katharine Hepburn
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. A recipient of a record four Academy Awards and an Emmy Award, she was ranked as the greatest female star in the history of American cinema by the American Film Institute. She was best known for her sophisticated, headstrong and outspoken screen persona that she cultivated through roles in a variety of film genres — from screwball comedies to literary dramas. Apart from her acclaimed...
Known For
Filmography
True Blue
2024
as (Archive Footage)
Call Me Kate
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tracy Lord
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
as Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Early Directors on Directing
2009
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
as Self (Archive Footage)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (Archival Footage)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
1996
as Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
1994
as Ginny
One Christmas
1994
as Cornelia Beaumont
This Can't Be Love
1994
as Marion Bennett
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me
1993
as Self
Roots of Roe
1993
as Kit Hepburn (voice)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Man Upstairs
1992
as Victoria Brown
Fonda on Fonda
1992
as Self (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self
Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988
as Laura Lansing
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
as Self
Bacall on Bogart
1988
as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
as Self
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986
as Margaret Delafield
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self – Host
Grace Quigley
1985
as Grace Quigley
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as Self
On Golden Pond
1981
as Ethel Thayer
The Corn Is Green
1979
as Miss Lilly Moffat
Olly Olly Oxen Free
1978
as Miss Pudd
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Love Among the Ruins
1976
as Jessica Medlicott
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Rooster Cogburn
1975
as Eula Goodnight
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
A Delicate Balance
1973
as Agnes
The Glass Menagerie
1973
as Amanda Wingfield
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Trojan Women
1971
as Hecuba
Directed by John Ford
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as Contessa Aurelia
The Lion in Winter
1968
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Christina Drayton
aspekte
1965
as Self
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Tracy Lord (archive footage)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
as Mary Tyrone
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Taped Tribute
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
as Violet Venable
Desk Set
1957
as Bunny Watson
The Iron Petticoat
1956
as Captain Vinka Kovalenko
The Rainmaker
1956
as Lizzie Curry
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer
Summertime
1955
as Jane Hudson
MGM Parade
1955
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The African Queen
1952
as Rose Sayer
Pat and Mike
1952
as Patricia "Pat" Pemberton
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Adam's Rib
1949
as Amanda Bonner
State of the Union
1948
as Mary Matthews
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Lutie Cameron Brewton
Song of Love
1947
as Clara Wieck Schumann
Undercurrent
1946
as Ann Hamilton
Without Love
1945
as Jamie Rowan
Dragon Seed
1944
as Jade Tan
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Keeper of the Flame
1943
as Christine Forrest
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Katharine Hepburn
Woman of the Year
1942
as Tess Harding
Women in Defense
1941
as Narrator (voice)
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Tracy Lord
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Susan
Holiday
1938
as Linda Seton
Stage Door
1937
as Terry Randall
Quality Street
1937
as Phoebe Throssel
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Mary Stuart
A Woman Rebels
1936
as Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite
Sylvia Scarlett
1935
as Sylvia Scarlett
Alice Adams
1935
as Alice Adams
Break of Hearts
1935
as Constance Dane Roberti
The Little Minister
1934
as Barbara 'Babbie'
Spitfire
1934
as Trigger Hicks
Morning Glory
1933
as Eva Lovelace
Christopher Strong
1933
as Lady Cynthia Darrington
Little Women
1933
as Jo
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Sydney Fairfield