| First Name |
Katharine
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| Last Name |
Hepburn
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| Full Name at Birth |
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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| Alternative Name |
Kate, Kathy, First Lady of Cinema, The Great Kate, Katharine Houghton Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn
|
| Birthday |
12th May, 1907
|
| Birthplace |
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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| Died |
29th June, 2003
|
| Place of Death |
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA
|
| Cause of Death |
Natural Causes
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| Buried |
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford
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| Height |
5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Blue
|
| Hair Color |
Red
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Bisexual
|
| Religion |
Atheist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
|
| University |
BA History and Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA (1928)
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| Occupation Text |
Actress | Soundtrack | Writer
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| Occupation |
Actress
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| Claim to Fame |
The Philadelphia Story
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| Year(s) Active |
1928–1994, 1928–94
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| Official Websites |
www.classicmoviefavorites.com/hepburn/, www.tcmdb.com/participant.jsp?participantId=85052, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3030792.stm, www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/hepburn/, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7637789, www.nndb.com/people/775/000023706/, www.allmovie.com/artist/katharine-hepburn-p31873, www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/katharine_hepburn/
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| Father |
Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn
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| Mother |
Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn
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| Brother |
Thomas Hepburn, Richard Hepburn, Robert Hepburn
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| Sister |
Marion Hepburn Grant, Margaret Hepburn Perry
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| Family Member |
Louis IX of France (Ancestor), Eleanor of Aquitaine (Ancestor), Wlliam Brewster (Ancestor), Katharine Houghton (Niece), Schuyler Grant ( Great Niece)
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| Friend |
Lauren Bacall, Stanley Kramer, Humphrey Bogart, Claudette Colbert, Anderson Lawler, Angela Lansbury, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, George Cukor, C. Aubrey Smith, Tallulah Bankhead, Jean Negulesco, Robert Shaw, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Houghton (Her niece as well), Laura Harding (Rumored to be her lover as well), Eve March, Fran Rich, Sue Seaton, Katharine Cornell, Nancy Hamilton, Laura Fratti, Emily King, Valentia Fratti, Sally Lapiduss, Cary Grant, Phyllis Brooks, Irene Mayer Selznick, Alice Barbour, Elizabeth Brett, Alice Pachache, Phyllis Kennedy
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Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. She worked in a varied range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, which earned her various accolades, including four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer.
