Katharine Hepburn

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 acting and distinctive voice, her impact extended to fashion as well as she helped make wearing pants more socially acceptable for women.

Casted

Bringing Up Baby

Played Susan Vance

Average Rating

7.5

1031 votes

Release Date

Feb 18, 1938

89 years ago
The African Queen

Played Rose Sayer

Average Rating

7.4

1010 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 1952

75 years ago
The Philadelphia Story

Played Tracy Lord

Average Rating

7.6

934 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1940

86 years ago
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Played Christina Drayton

Average Rating

7.6

884 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1967

59 years ago
On Golden Pond

Played Ethel Thayer

Average Rating

7.3

492 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1981

44 years ago
The Lion in Winter

Played Eleanor of Aquitaine

Average Rating

7.4

382 votes

Release Date

Aug 20, 1968

58 years ago
Adam's Rib

Played Amanda Bonner

Average Rating

7.1

326 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1949

77 years ago
Suddenly, Last Summer

Played Violet Venable

Average Rating

7.3

300 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1959

67 years ago
Holiday

Played Linda Seton

Average Rating

7.3

272 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1938

89 years ago
Rooster Cogburn

Played Eula Goodnight

Average Rating

6.4

210 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 1975

51 years ago
Summertime

Played Jane Hudson

Average Rating

6.8

160 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1955

71 years ago
Woman of the Year

Played Tess Harding

Average Rating

6.9

159 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1942

85 years ago
Little Women

Played Jo

Average Rating

6.8

144 votes

Release Date

Nov 24, 1933

93 years ago
Stage Door

Played Terry Randall

Average Rating

7.0

126 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 1937

89 years ago
Desk Set

Played Bunny Watson

Average Rating

6.9

122 votes

Release Date

Aug 02, 1957

69 years ago
Sylvia Scarlett

Played Sylvia Scarlett

Average Rating

6.2

96 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1935

91 years ago
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Played Mary Tyrone

Average Rating

7.0

72 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 1962

64 years ago
State of the Union

Played Mary Matthews

Average Rating

6.6

70 votes

Release Date

Apr 30, 1948

79 years ago
Pat and Mike

Played Patricia "Pat" Pemberton

Average Rating

6.3

68 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 1952

74 years ago
That's Entertainment!

Played (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.3

65 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1974

52 years ago
Alice Adams

Played Alice Adams

Average Rating

6.7

60 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1935

91 years ago
Love Affair

Played Ginny

Average Rating

5.4

60 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1994

31 years ago
Morning Glory

Played Eva Lovelace

Average Rating

6.1

53 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 1933

93 years ago
Undercurrent

Played Ann Hamilton

Average Rating

5.9

50 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1946

80 years ago
The Rainmaker

Played Lizzie Curry

Average Rating

6.7

46 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 1956

70 years ago
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.9

42 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 2018

7 years ago
Keeper of the Flame

Played Christine Forrest

Average Rating

6.6

41 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1943

84 years ago
Becoming Cary Grant

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.6

41 votes

Release Date

May 23, 2017

9 years ago
A Bill of Divorcement

Played Sydney Fairfield

Average Rating

6.2

39 votes

Release Date

Sep 28, 1932

94 years ago
Directed by John Ford

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

39 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 1971

55 years ago
That's Entertainment, Part II

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.9

39 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1976

50 years ago
Mary of Scotland

Played Mary Stuart

Average Rating

6.2

38 votes

Release Date

Jul 28, 1936

90 years ago
That's Entertainment! III

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

37 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1994

32 years ago
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.6

35 votes

Release Date

May 05, 2010

16 years ago
Christopher Strong

Played Lady Cynthia Darrington

Average Rating

5.8

33 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 1933

94 years ago
The Trojan Women

Played Hecuba

Average Rating

6.2

33 votes

Release Date

May 01, 1971

55 years ago
The Sea of Grass

Played Lutie Cameron Brewton

Average Rating

6.1

28 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 1947

80 years ago
Without Love

Played Jamie Rowan

Average Rating

6.8

25 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 1945

82 years ago
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

4.5

25 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 2021

5 years ago
The Iron Petticoat

Played Captain Vinka Kovalenko

Average Rating

5.8

20 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1956

70 years ago
Quality Street

Played Phoebe Throssel

Average Rating

5.8

20 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 1937

90 years ago
Stage Door Canteen

Played Katharine Hepburn

Average Rating

6.1

18 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1943

83 years ago
The Glass Menagerie

Played Amanda Wingfield

Average Rating

7.6

16 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1973

53 years ago
Dragon Seed

Played Jade Tan

Average Rating

6.5

16 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1944

82 years ago
Love Among the Ruins

Played Jessica Medlicott

Average Rating

6.9

16 votes

Release Date

Apr 12, 1976

50 years ago
The Little Minister

Played Barbara 'Babbie'

Average Rating

5.5

15 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1934

92 years ago
Grace Quigley

Played Grace Quigley

Average Rating

5.9

15 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1985

41 years ago
A Woman Rebels

Played Pamela 'Pam' Thistlewaite

Average Rating

5.5

15 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 1936

90 years ago
Spitfire

Played Trigger Hicks

Average Rating

5.1

14 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1934

93 years ago
One Christmas

Played Cornelia Beaumont

Average Rating

5.4

14 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1994

31 years ago
A Delicate Balance

Played Agnes

Average Rating

6.1

13 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 1973

53 years ago
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Played Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 2010

16 years ago
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Played Self

Average Rating

5.6

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 1985

41 years ago
The Madwoman of Chaillot

Played Contessa Aurelia

Average Rating

7.1

11 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1969

57 years ago
Complicated Women

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.7

11 votes

Release Date

May 06, 2003

23 years ago
Call Me Kate

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.8

8 votes

Release Date

May 12, 2023

2 years ago
Break of Hearts

Played Constance Dane Roberti

Average Rating

4.9

8 votes

Release Date

May 31, 1935

92 years ago
Song of Love

Played Clara Wieck Schumann

Average Rating

6.7

8 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 1947

79 years ago
Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

8 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2004

22 years ago
Bacall on Bogart

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

8 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1988

38 years ago
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.1

8 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1975

51 years ago
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.7

7 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 2019

6 years ago
This Can't Be Love

Played Marion Bennett

Average Rating

5.7

7 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1994

32 years ago
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1988

38 years ago
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

6 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1987

39 years ago
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1940

86 years ago
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

Played Self (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1996

29 years ago
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1993

33 years ago
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Played Self – Host

Average Rating

8.0

5 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 1986

40 years ago
The Corn Is Green

Played Miss Lilly Moffat

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1979

47 years ago
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Played Self (voice) (uncredited)

Average Rating

3.5

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1961

65 years ago
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 05, 1988

38 years ago
Women in Defense

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

4.8

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1941

85 years ago
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Played Coco Chanel (segment "Coco")

Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 2004

21 years ago
Laura Lansing Slept Here

Played Laura Lansing

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1988

38 years ago
The Big Parade of Comedy

Played Tracy Lord (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 02, 1964

62 years ago
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1940

86 years ago
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

Played Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 02, 2014

12 years ago
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1988

38 years ago
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 1972

55 years ago
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

Played Margaret Delafield

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 30, 1986

40 years ago
Olly Olly Oxen Free

Played Miss Pudd

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1978

48 years ago
The Man Upstairs

Played Victoria Brown

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 06, 1992

33 years ago
Night of 100 Stars III

Played Self

Average Rating

4.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1990

36 years ago
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Played Self (Archival Footage)

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1997

28 years ago
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

Played Self

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 1995

31 years ago
Twenty Years After

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1944

83 years ago
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 1996

29 years ago
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1987

39 years ago
Fonda on Fonda

Played Self (voice)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 13, 1992

34 years ago
In Search of Tracy Lord

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 2017

8 years ago
Early Directors on Directing

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2009

17 years ago
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1989

37 years ago
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

Played Self (Archive Footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 2003

22 years ago
Bogart: The Untold Story

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 05, 1997

29 years ago
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Played Mrs. Venable (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1994

31 years ago
The Costume Designer

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1950

76 years ago
True Blue

Played (Archive Footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 23, 2025

10 months ago

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