Full Name: Katharine Hepburn
Nationality: American | Activity: American actress
Born:
12-05-1907
| Died:
29-06-2003
(born May 12, 1907, Hartford, Conn., U.S.—died June 29, 2003, Old Saybrook, Conn.) U.S. actress. She made her Broadway debut in 1928 and became a star with her first film,
A Bill of Divorcement (1932). Her following grew with
Morning Glory (1933, Academy Award),
Little Women (1933), and
Bringing Up Baby (1938), to which she brought a spirited individuality and strength of character. She starred in the Broadway hit
The Philadelphia Story (1939; film, 1940). Among her other notable films were
The African Queen (1951),
Summertime (1955), and
Suddenly Last Summer (1959). She made eight films with her longtime lover
Spencer Tracy, including
Woman of the Year (1942),
Pat and Mike (1952), and
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967, Academy Award), and won two more Oscars for
The Lion in Winter (1968) and
On Golden Pond (1981).
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica