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Name: Katharine Hepburn
Full/Alt. name: Katharine Houghton Hepburn
Date of Birth: Sunday May 12 1907
Born: Hartford, Connecticut (USA)
Partial Biography: A fiery Scots-Yankee known for her intelligence, humor and iron determination, Katharine Hepburn demonstrated remarkable staying power in a screen career that spanned more than six decades, winning three…Full Katharine Hepburn Biography…

Partial Filmography

Rooster Cogburn (1999) Played "Eula Goodnight"
The Philadelphia Story (1998) UPlayed "Tracy Lord"
On Golden Pond (1981) PGPlayed "Ethel Thayer"
The Trojan Women (1971) Played "Hecuba"
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (1967) Played "Christina Drayton"
Suddenly Last Summer (1959) (1959) 15Played "Mrs Venable"
Desk Set (1957) (1957) Played "Bunny"
Summer Madness (1955) U (Contains mild sex references)Actor/Actress
The African Queen (1952) PGPlayed "Rose Sayer"
Adam's Rib (1949) (1949) Played "Amanda Bonner"

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Recent Awards

Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award (1990)
People's Choice Award (1983) Favorite Motion Picture Actress
BAFTA Award (1981) Best Actress - "On Golden Pond"
Oscar (1981) Best Actress - "On Golden Pond"
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (1979)

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