Katharine Hepburn American Actress (1907–2003)

American actress Katharine Hepburn was born on 12 May 1907 in Hartford. She passed away on 29 June 2003 at the age of 96. The recorded cause of death is cardiac arrest. She was recognised as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter (1968).

Early life

She studied at Kingswood-Oxford School and Bryn Mawr College.

Career

Records list A Bill of Divorcement (1932) as her earliest screen credit. In the 1930s, she appeared in Little Women (1933, as Jo March) and Bringing Up Baby (1938). The 1940s brought The Philadelphia Story (1940) and Woman of the Year (1942). Her 1950s credits include The African Queen (1951, as Rose Sayer) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). During the 1980s, she worked on On Golden Pond (1982) and Grace Quigley (1985).

In all, 57 films appear in her credits from 1932 to 2019. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (4), followed by romantic comedy (4) and comedy drama (2). Her screen work on record ends with This Can't Be Love in 1994.

Spencer Tracy appears in ten of her listed titles, including Adam's Rib (1949) and Desk Set (1957). Another co-star who recurs in her credits is Cary Grant (five titles). George Cukor directed two of her titles on record, among them Pat and Mike (1952).

Recognition

Wins include four Academy Awards (1934, 1968, 1969 and 1982). Further recognition came with the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1936 for Alice Adams. Her awards record shows 16 wins and 14 nominations.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Ludlow Ogden Smith (1928 to 1934, divorced).