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  2. 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 ...

  3. Sep 13, 2024 · Katharine Hepburn was an American stage and film actress who was known as a spirited performer with a touch of eccentricity. Her strength of character, brisk New England accent, and tomboyish beauty were featured in such films as Bringing Up Baby, The African Queen, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

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  4. Aug 22, 2019 · Born on May 12, 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut, Katharine Hepburn became an unlikely Hollywood star in the 1930s with her beauty, wit, and the eccentric strength with which she imbued her...

  5. Katharine Hepburn Biography. Born: May 12, 1907. Hartford, Connecticut. American actress. For over fifty years Katharine Hepburn was a successful actress on the stage and on the screen, delighting audiences with her energy, her grace, and her determination.

  6. Katharine Hepburn. Actress: The Lion in Winter. Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut to a suffragist, Katharine Martha (Houghton), and a doctor, Thomas Norval Hepburn, who both always encouraged her to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to its full potential.

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  7. May 6, 2022 · Over the course of her 62-year career in film, Katharine Hepburn portrayed an array of comedic and dramatic characters who were sometimes witty, often independent, and never, ever dull.

  8. www.biographyonline.net › actors › katherine-hepburnKatharine Hepburn Biography

    Katharine Hepburn is one of the most famous actresses of the twentieth century. In a career lasting several decades, she landed four Oscars – a record even today. She was an unconventional Hollywood actress, fiercely independent and often displaying a standoffish attitude to the media.