Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn was an iconic American film star. Her fierce independence, outspoken nature and sharp wit endeared her to generations of film-goers. Hepburn began her acting career on stage, but quickly moved to making films. She earned her first of four Best Actress Oscars very early in her career, for playing an actress in 1933's Morning Glory. Her outspoken attitude was unlike anything Hollywood had every seen, and it cost her roles over the years. In 1938, after a string of flops, she was famously dubbed "box office poison" but came back quickly with the stage and screen versions of The Philadelphia Story. Her career after was composed of a rich variety of critically acclaimed roles. She starred in nine movies with off screen love Spencer Tracy, who was married to another woman. Hepburn continued to act into her 80's. She died in 2003.

1. 1981: Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond
2. 1968: Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter
3. 1967: Christine Drayton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
4. 1951: Rose Sayer in The African Queen
5. 1940: Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story
6. 1938: Susan Vance in Bringing Up Baby
7. 1937: Terry Randall in Stage Door
8. 1933: Jo in Little Women
9. 1933: Eva Lovelace in Morning Glory

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• May 12, 1907: Born

• 1933: Wins Oscar for Morning Glory

• 1933: Little Women

• 1937: Stage Door

• 1938: Bringing Up Baby

• 1940: The Philadelphia Story

• 1942: Woman of the Year, first film with Spencer Tracy

• 1949: Adam's Rib

• 1951: The African Queen

• 1957: Desk Set

• 1962: Wins Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for A Long Day's Journey Into Night

• 1967: Oscar for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

• 1968: Ties with Barbra Streisand to win Oscar for The Lion in Winter

• 1981: Wins Oscar for On Golden Pond

• 1991: Publishes memoir Me: Stories of My Life

• June 29, 2003: Dies

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