Katharine Hepburn

Actor. Born 12 May 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Died 29 June 2003.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 9 titles

Oscars4 won · 8 nominated

Born

12 May 1907, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Died

29 June 2003

Active

1935–1981

Frequently works with

Cary Grant, George Cukor, Pandro S. Berman, Spencer Tracy

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

82Critics

We rate Katharine’s work 1 point below the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 9 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 8 of 9 billed first or second
Reviewed: 9 films
Screen time: 16 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $226m across 9 films with figures
Academy Awards: 4 Oscars4 won · 8 nominated
Active: 1935–1981

Genres

Romance7
Drama6
Comedy4
Adventure1
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestBringing Up Baby1938

70WorstGuess Who's Coming to Dinner1967

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

151930s

131940s

81950s

51960s

91970s

41980s

81990s

12000s

12010s

12020s

Katharine Hepburn