Katharine Hepburn

Mini-Biography:
Katharine Hepburn was born on November 8, 1907 in Hartford, CT, USA. She was an American Schauspielerinin, known for The African Queen (1951), Sea of Grass (1947), Bringing up baby (1938), Katharine Hepburn's first movie on record is from 1932. Katharine Hepburn died on June 29, 2003 in Old Saybrook, CT, USA. Her last motion picture on file dates from 2003.
Biographical Notes in German: (Nach anderen Quellen am 12. Mai 1907 geboren) - Tochter eines berÃ¼hmten Arztes, wuchs Katharine als zweites von sechs Geschwistern auf. Erste Theatererfahrungen wÃ¤hrend ihrer Schulzeit. Nach Engagements am Broadway Filmrollen in Hollwood - bereits fÃ¼r ihren dritten Film erhielt die unangepasste Schauspielerin ihren ersten Oscar.

Eine lebenslange Freundschaft verband Katharine Hepburn mit Spencer Tracy, als dessen ideale Filmpartnerin sie galt. Drei weitere Oscars erhielt sie, dazu weitere 12 Nominierungen.

Katharine starb nach langer Krankheit an Alzheimer im Kreise ihrer Familie im Alter von 96 Jahren.

Katharine Hepburn Filmography [Auszug]
2003: [] True Love (Darsteller: Tracy Lord), Directed by Peter Fitzgerald, Michael J. Saul, with Louis Armstrong, Saul Chaplin, Bing Crosby,
1994: [] One Christmas (Darsteller),
1993: [/ /1] This can't be love (Liebe ist nicht bloss ein Wort) (Darsteller: Marion Bennett), Directed by Anthony Harvey, with Jason Bateman, Lynda Boyd, Topaz Hasfal-Schou,
1992: [/ /1] The Man Upstairs (Kein Engel auf Erden) (Darsteller: Victoria), Directed by George Schaefer, with Henry Beckman, Helena Carroll, Brenda Forbes,
1988: [] Bacall on Bogart (Darsteller: Katharine Hepburn), Directed by David Heeley, with Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Bogdanovich,
1987: [/ /1] Laura Lansing slept Here (Eine Dame namens Laura) (Darsteller: Laura Lansing), Directed by George Schaefer, with Karen Austin, Brenda Forbes,
1986: [/ /1] Mrs. Delafield wants to marry (Mrs. Delafield will heiraten) (Darsteller: Mrs. Margaret Delafield), Directed by George Schaefer, with Bibi Besch, Brenda Forbes, Charles Frank,
1984: [/ /1] The Ultimate Solution fo Grace Quigley (Grace Quigley's letzte Chance) (Darsteller: Grace Quigley), Directed by Anthony Harvey, with William Duell, Kit Le Fever,
1981: [/ /1] On golden pond (Am goldenen See) (Darsteller: Ethel), Directed by Mark Rydell, with Dabney Coleman, Jane Fonda,
1979: [] The Corn is green (Das Korn ist grÃ¼n) (Darsteller), Directed by George Cukor, with Anna Massey,
1978: [] Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (Das grosse Abenteuer im Ballon) (Darsteller: Miss Pudd),
1975: [/ /1] Rooster Cogburn (Mit Dynamit und frommen SprÃ¼chen) (Darsteller: Eula), Directed by Stuart Millar, with Richard Jordan, John McIntire,
1975: [] Love Among the Ruins (Liebe in der DÃ¤mmerung) (Darsteller: Jessica Medlicott), Directed by George Cukor, with Richard Pearson, Joan Sims,
1973: [] The Glass Menagerie (Darsteller), Directed by Anthony Harvey,
1973: [/ /1] A delicate balance (Darsteller: Agnes), Directed by Tony Richardson, with Betsy Blair, Joseph Cotten,
1971: [] The Trojan Women (Die Troerinnen, Die Trojanerinnen) (Darsteller: Hecuba), Directed by Michael Cacoyannis, with Brian Blessed, GeneviÃ¨ve Bujold,
1968: [/ /1] The lion on winter (Der LÃ¶we im Winter) (Darsteller), Directed by Anthony Harvey, with Anthony Hopkins, Peter O'Toole,
1968: [] The Lion in Winter (Darsteller: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine), Directed by Anthony Harvey, with John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Griffith,
1968: [/ /1] The Madwoman of Chaillot (Die Irre von Chaillot) (Darsteller), Directed by Bryan Forbes, with Charles Boyer, Yul Brynner, Richard Chamberlain,
1967: [] Guess who's coming to Dinner (Rat mal, wer zum Essen kommt) (Darsteller: Christina Drayton), Directed by Stanley Kramer, with Roy E. Glenn, Katharina Houghton,
1962: [] Long day's journey into Night (Darsteller: Mary Tyrone), Directed by Sidney Lumet, with Jeanne Barr, Ralph Richardson,
1959: [12/22] Suddenly, last summer (PlÃ¶tzlich im letzten Sommer) (Darsteller: Violet Venable), Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift,
1957: [////1] The desk set (Eine Frau, die alles kennt) (Darsteller: Bunny Watson), Directed by Walter Lang, with Joan Blondell, Dina Merrill,
1956: [] The Iron Petticoat (Der eiserne Unterrock) (Darsteller: Vinka Kovelenko), Directed by Ralph Thomas, with Robert Helpmann, Bob Hope,
1956: [] The rainmaker (Der Regenmacher) (Darsteller: Lizzie Curry), Directed by Joseph Anthony, with Cameron Prud'homme, Lloyd Bridges, Wendell Corey,
1955: [/ /1] Summer Madness (Der Traum meines Lebens) (Darsteller: Jane Hudson), Directed by David Lean, with Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda,
1952: [] Pat and Mike (Pat und Mike) (Darsteller: Pat Pemberton), Directed by George Cukor, with Charles Bronson, William Ching,
1951: [03.21] The African Queen (African Queen) (Darsteller: Rose Sayer), Directed by John Huston, with Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley,
1949: [/ /1] Adam's Rib (Ehekrieg) (Darsteller: Amanda), Directed by George Cukor, with Hope Emerson, Tom Ewell, Jean Hagen,
1948: [/ /1] State of the Union (Der beste Mann) (Darsteller: Mary Matthews), Directed by Frank Capra, with Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury,
1947: [] Sea of Grass (Endlos ist die PrÃ¤rie) (Darsteller: Lutie), Directed by Elia Kazan, with Naomi Childers, Edgar Buchanan, Spencer Tracy,
1947: [/ /1] Song of Love (Clara Schumanns grosse Liebe) (Darsteller: Clara Wieck Schumann), Directed by Clarence Brown, with Tala Birell, Roman Bohnen, Leo G. Carroll,
1946: [11.28] Undercurrent (Der unbekannte Geliebte) (Darsteller: Ann Hamilton), Directed by Vincente Minnelli, with Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum,
1946: [] The American Creed (Darsteller: Herself / Narrator ), Directed by Robert Stevenson, with Ingrid Bergman, Eddie Cantor,
1945: [05.00] Without love (Zu klug fÃ¼r die Liebe) (Darsteller: Jamie Rowan), Directed by Harold S. Bucquet, with Spencer Tracy, Lucille Ball,
1944: [] Dragon Seed (Drachensaat) (Darsteller: Jade), Directed by Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway, with Lionel Barrymore, Turhan Bey, Hurd Hatfield,
1943: [] Stage Door Canteen (Darsteller), Directed by Frank Borzage, with Lon McAllister, Marjorie Riordan,
1942: [/ /1] Woman of the Year (Die Frau, von der man spricht) (Darsteller: Tess Harding), Directed by George Stevens, with Fay Bainter, William Bendix, Gladys Blake,
1942: [] Keeper of the Flame (Die ganze Wahrheit) (Darsteller: Christine Forrest), Directed by George Cukor, with Diana Dill, Frank Craven,
1941: [] Woman in Defense (Sprecher),
1940: [/ /1] The Philadelphia Story (Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit) (Darsteller: Tracy Lord), Directed by George Cukor, with Cary Grant, John Halliday,
1938: [] Holiday (Die Schwester der Braut) (Darsteller), Directed by George Cukor, with Lew Ayres, Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon,
1938: [] Bringing up baby (Leoparden kÃ¼sst man nicht) (Darsteller: Susan Vance), Directed by Howard Hawks, with Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles,
1937: [] Stage Door (BÃ¼hneneingang) (Darsteller: Terry Randals), Directed by Gregory La Cava, with Eve Arden, Lucille Ball, Jack Carson,
1937: [] Quality Street (Darsteller: Phoebe Throssel), Directed by George Stevens, with Fay Bainter, Eric Blore, Joan Fontaine,
1936: [08.28] Mary of Scotland (Maria Stuart) (Darsteller: Maria Stuart), Directed by John Ford, with John Carradine, Donald Crisp, Florence Eldridge,
1936: [] A woman rebels (Ein aufsÃ¤ssiges MÃ¤dchen) (Darsteller: Pamela), Directed by Mark Sandrich, with Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Allan,
1936: [01.03] Sylvia Scarlett (Darsteller: Sylvia Scarlett / Sylvester Scarlett), Directed by George Cukor, with Cary Grant, Edmund Gwenn,
1935: [08.15] Alice Adams (Darsteller: Alice Adams), Directed by George Stevens, with Fred MacMurray, Evelyn Venable,
1935: [] Break of Hearts (Darsteller), Directed by Richard Moeller, with John Beal, Charles Boyer, Inez Courtney,
1934: [] Spitfire (Darsteller: Trigger Hicks), Directed by John Cromwell, with Ralph Bellamy, Sara Haden,
1934: [] The Little Minister (Darsteller: Babbie), Directed by Richard Wallace, with John Beal, Donald Crisp, Reginald Denny,
1933: [08.18] Morning Glory (Das neue Gesicht) (Darsteller: Eva Lovelace), Directed by Lowell Sherman, with Douglas Fairbanks jr., Adolphe Menjou,
1933: [/ /1] Little Women (Vier Schwestern) (Darsteller: Jo), Directed by George Cukor, with Edna May Oliver, Marion Ballou, Joan Bennett,
1933: [/ /1] Christopher Strong (Ihr grosses Erlebnis) (Darsteller), Directed by Dorothy Arzner, with Billie Burke, Helen Chandler, Colin Clive,
1932: [09.30] A Bill of Divorcement (Eine Scheidung) (Darsteller: Sidney), Directed by George Cukor, with John Barrymore, Billie Burke, David Manners,