Birth Name:
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
Birthdate:
November 8, 1907
Birthplace:
Hartford, CT
Occupations:
Actor, Writer
Quote:
"The single most important thing anyone needs to
know about me is that I am totally, completely the
product of two damn fascinating individuals who
happened to be my parents."
Claim to Fame: 1933: Played dual role of Eva Lovelace/Ada Love in
Morning Glory
Significant Other(s):
Husband: Ludlow Ogden Smith (aka S. Ogden Ludlow); married in
1928; divorced in 1934; Hepburn insisted that he change his name to
S. Ogden Ludlow so she wouldn't become known as Kate Smith
Leland Hayward: agent
Howard Hughes: producer, businessman; had three-year
relationship; reportedly purchased the film rights of The Philadelphia
Story for her
Spencer Tracy: actor, appeared together in nine films, from Woman
of the Year (1942) to Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Family:
Mother: Katharine Hepburn (nee Houghton), suffragette,
birth-control activist
Father: Thomas N. Hepburn, surgeon; urologist who attempted to
educate the public about venereal disease; died in 1962
Brother: older; committed suicide while in his teens by hanging
himself; for years, Hepburn used his November 11 birthday as her
own, employing 1909 as her birth year
Sister: Peg
Brother: Robert
Brother: Richard
Sister: Marianne Hepburn Grant, deceased
Niece: Katharine Houghton, actress; played daughter of Hepburn and
Spencer Tracy in the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Awards:
1933: Oscar: Best Actress, Morning Glory
1934: Venice Film Festival: Best Actress, Little Women
1940: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress, The Philadelphia
Story
1962: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress, Long Day's Journey into
Night
1967: Oscar: Best Actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1968: British Film Academy: Best Actress, Guess Who's Coming to
Dinner
and The Lion in Winter; (honored for both films)
Oscar: Best Actress, The Lion in Winter; (tied with Barbra Streisand,
who won for Funny Girl; only the second time in the history of the
Oscars that two performers have tied for an award, and the first
instance in this category; Hepburn also broke the record receiving
her 11th nomination, making her the most-nominated actress and the
first female to receive three awards)
1974-75: Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program,
Love Among the Ruins
1976: People's Choice: Favorite Motion Picture Actress
1979: Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
1981: Oscar: Best Actress, On Golden Pond
1981: BAFTA: Best Actress, On Golden Pond
1990: Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award
Factoids:
Katharine Hepburn demonstrated remarkable staying power in a
screen career that spanned more than six decades, winning three of
her four Best Actress Oscars after the age of 60
Education:
Hartford School for Girls, Hartford, Connecticut
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (B.A., Drama, 1928)
Source: E! Online
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