Katharine Hepburn was an American actress.
Biography[]
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she pursued an acting career after a successful turn in The Woman in the Moon and, after a difficult start, gained a breakthrough with her role in The Warrior’s Husband, which led to her appearing in a major role in the film A Bill of Divorcement. Soon after she gained an Academy Award for Morning Glory and would achieve a further three nominations over the next ten years. She would also periodically return to the stage, appearing in Without Love, As You Like It and The Millionairess.
Hepburn acted consistently for most of her life, some of her best received later films including Long Journey Into Night, The Lion in Winter and On Golden Pond, which earned her her 12th and final Academy Award nomination. She also received an Emmy Award nomination for The Glass Menagerie and a second Tony nomination for The West Side Waltz.
Hepburn passed away in 2003.
Singing[]
Hepburn was not known as a singer, though she did sing small pieces of songs in early films such as Spitfire and I Can’t Bring You Anything But Love and later in Desk Set. However she did originate the title role of Coco Chanel in the musical Coco.
Film[]
Little Women (1933)[]
- Abide with Me
Spitfire (1934)[]
- At the Cross (solo)
The Little Minister (1934)[]
- House of Argyle (solo)
Silvia Scarlett (1934)[]
- Hello, Hello, Hello
Bringing Up Baby (1938)[]
- I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (duet)
Holiday (1938)[]
- De Camptown Races
Desk Set (1957)[]
- Night and Day (solo)
Stage[]
Coco (1969)(originated the role)[]
- The World Belongs to the Young (contains solo lines)
- Mademoiselle Cliche de Paris (solo)
- On the Corner of the Rue Cambon (solo)
- The Money Rings Out Like Freedom (contains solo lines)
- Coco (solo)
- The Preparation (contains solo lines)
- Coco (Reprise)(solo)
- Orbach's, Bloomingdale's, Best and Saks (Reprise)(contains solo lines)
- Always Mademoiselle (contains solo lines)
Gallery[]
