Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn (1907 to 2003) was an American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades. She was raised in Connecticut by progressive parents, began to act at Bryn Mawr College, and reached Hollywood after favorable Broadway reviews. Her third film, Morning Glory (1933), won her an Academy Award for Best Actress, but a run of commercial failures followed, ending with Bringing Up Baby (1938). She recovered by buying out her contract with RKO Radio Pictures and acquiring the film rights to The Philadelphia Story, which she sold on the condition that she star in it. At Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer her career centered on a screen partnership with Spencer Tracy that lasted 26 years and produced nine films. Her accolades include a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress, two British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.