Katharine Hepburn (born May 12, 1907) is a
notable American actress who was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Educated at Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania, Hepburn received her degree in 1928 and acted on Broadway before her screen-test
for RKO gained her a role in the George Cukor film A Bill of Divorcement (1932), playing
opposite John Barrymore. Hepburn won her first Academy Award in 1933 and won three more Oscars
and eight nominations over the rest of her career. As of January 2003 she was tied with
Meryl Streep as the most Academy Award-nominated actress in history.
In Woman of the Year (1942), she made her first of nine appearances opposite Spencer Tracy,
launching one of Hollywood's most famous romances. Though they were together until Tracy's
death in 1967, the couple never married because Tracy, a devout Catholic, would not divorce
his wife.
Filmography:
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
Christopher Strong (1933)
Morning Glory (1933)
-- Academy Award for Best Actress
Little Women (1933)
Spitfire (1934)
The Little Minister (1934)
Break of Hearts (1935)
Alice Adams (1935)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
Sylvia Scarlett (1936)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
A Woman Rebels (1936)
Quality Street (1937)
Stage Door (1937)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Holiday (1938)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
Woman of the Year (1942)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Dragon Seed (1944)
Without Love (1945)
Undercurrent (1946)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Song of Love (1947)
State of the Union (1948)
Adam's Rib (1949)
The African Queen (1951)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
Pat and Mike (1952)
Summertime (1955)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
The Rainmaker (1956)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Desk Set (1957)
Suddenly Last Summer (1959)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
A Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
-- nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
-- Academy Award for Best Actress
The Lion in Winter (1968)
-- Academy Award for Best Actress
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Trojan Women (1971)
A Delicate Balance (1974)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Olly Olly Oxen Free (1978)
On Golden Pond (1981)
-- Academy Award for Best Actress
The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley (1985)
Love Affair (1994)
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