Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades. Known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, she cultivated a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly played strong-willed, sophisticated women. She worked in a varied range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama. Her accolades include a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress, two British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and eight Golden Globe Awards.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 56 films (1932–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1978 Olly Olly Oxen Free Richard Colla 83 min Color
1975 Love Among The Ruins American Broadcasting Companies, Inc 97 min Color sound
1975 Rooster Cogburn Universal Pictures 129 min 16mm Color sound
1973 A Delicate Balance Tony Richardson 132 min Color
1969 The Madwoman Of Chaillot Commonwealth United Corp 145 min 16mm Color sound
1968 Lion In Winter Avco Embassy Pictures Corp 137 min Color sound
1967 Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. Columbia Pictures Corp. 108 min 35mm Color sound
1962 Long Day's Journey Into Night. First Co. 174 min 35mm B&W sound
1960 Suddenly, Last Summer. Horizon Pictures (G. B.) Ltd. 114 min 35mm B&W sound
1959 Suddenly, last summer Joseph L. Mankiewicz 114 min B&W
1957 Desk Set. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 103 min 35mm Color sound
1956 The Iron Petticoat. Hope Records Inc. & Benhar Productions Inc. 94 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 THE RAINMAKER. William F. Broidy Productions Inc. 121 min 16mm B&W sound
1955 Summertime. Lopert Films Inc. 98 min. 35mm Color sound
1952 Pat And Mike. Loew’s Incorporated 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 The African Queen Horizon Films 103 mi 16mm Color sound
1951 The African Queen. Horizon Enterprises Inc. 106 min 35mm Color sound
1949 Adam's rib Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) 1:41:00 16mm B&W sound
1948 State of the Union Frank Capra 124 min B&W
1948 State of the union. Calvin Productions Inc. 652 16mm B&W sound
1948 State Of The Union. Frank Capra 122 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 Song Of Love. Clarence Brown 117 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 The sea of grass Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Teaching Film Custodians: Distributor 0:11:00 16mm B&W sound
1946 The Sea Of Grass. Elia Kazan 13 reels 35mm B&W sound
1946 Undercurrent Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 1:56:00 16mm B&W sound
1946 Undercurrent. Vincente Minnelli 12 reels 35mm B&W sound
1945 Without Love. Harold S. Bucquet 11 reels. B&W sound
1944 Dragon Seed. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; directed by Jack Conway and Harold S. Bucquet ; screen play by Marquerite Roberts and Jane Murfin. 15 reels 16mm B&W sound
1943 Stage Door Canteen MANBEK 87 min. 16mm B&W
1943 STAGE DOOR CANTEEN United Artists 132min 16mm Color & B&W Sound
1943 Stage Door Canteen. Frank Borzage 14 reels Color & B&W
1942 Keeper Of The Flame. George Cukor 10 reels B&W sound
1942 Woman of the year Films inc. 114 mi 16mm B&W sound
1942 Woman Of The Year. George Stevens 12 reels B&W sound
1940 The Philadelphia story MGM/UA 112 mi 16mm B&W sound
1940 The Philadelphia Story. George Cukor 12 reels B&W sound
1938 Bringing Up Baby Films inc. 1:02 16mm Color sound
1938 Bringing Up Baby Howard Hawks 102 min 16mm B&W
1938 Bringing up Baby. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1938 Holiday. Columbia Pictures Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1937 QUALITY STREET. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1937 Stage door. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1936 A WOMAN REBELS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 88 min B&W
1936 Mary Of Scotland John Ford 1:23 B&W
1936 MARY OF SCOTLAND. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 14 reels B&W
1936 SYLVIA SCARLETT. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1935 Alice Adams. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1935 BREAK OF HEARTS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1934 SPITFIRE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1934 The Little Minister Richard Wallace 1:10 B&W