Katharine Hepburn

Hepburn's niece is actress Katharine Houghton, whom appeared with her in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Hepburn's grand-niece is actress, Schuyler Grant. She is married to Scottish Indy Racing League driver Dario Franchitti. Hepburn's professional legacy is today carried on within her family. Whenever her schedule allows, she is regularly at UK basketball games, and is frequently sought out for celebrity camera shots during televised games (much like Jack Nicholson with the Los Angeles Lakers or Spike Lee with the New York Knicks). A more lighthearted (though oddly accurate) portrayal of the older Hepburn was performed by comedian Martin Short on SCTV and Saturday Night Live. As a result she could play leading roles in films that were bound to be successful at the box office, but still required acting skills, like Double Jeopardy (1999) and Someone Like You (2001). Most recently she has been portrayed by Cate Blanchett in a 2004 movie about the life of Howard Hughes — The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese. By the end of the 1990s she managed to achieve significant fame and success as an actress.

She was 96. She found further critical acclaim in Smoke (1995) and publicity in Heat (1995). She died on June 29, 2003 at 2:50 p.m., at Fenwick, the Hepburn family home, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. She had a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, but all the scenes she played in were cut from the final version of the film. Her autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life, was published in 1991. Her film debut was a small part in Kuffs (1992) and the first major role was in Ruby in Paradise (1993), a hit independent drama. Hepburn had previously married and divorced Ludlow Ogden Smith and also had relationships with Leland Hayward and Howard Hughes. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1990, majoring in French.

Though they were together until Tracy's death in 1967, the couple never married - reportedly because Tracy, a devout Catholic, would not divorce his wife. Her mother and sister are country singers, Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd, respectively. She and Tracy made a total of nine films together including Adam's Rib and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968 in Granada Hills, California) is an American actress. In Woman of the Year (1942), she made her first appearance opposite Spencer Tracy, launching one of Hollywood's most famous romances. Kuffs (1992). In 1932 her screen-test for RKO gained her a role in the George Cukor film A Bill of Divorcement (1932), opposite John Barrymore. Ruby in Paradise (1993).

Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut and was educated at Bryn Mawr College; she received her degree in 1928 and debuted on Broadway that same year in Night Hostess. Smoke (1995). She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, more than any other actress, and was awarded a record four. Heat (1995). Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003) was a notable American film and stage actress. The Passion of Darkly Noon (aka Darkly Noon) (1995). An Uncommon Woman: Katharine Hepburn (http://home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/premierekatharinehepburn.htm). A Time to Kill (1996).

IMDb filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/). Normal Life (1996). The Making of the African Queen Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1987. The Locusts (aka A Secret Sin) (1997). Me, Stories of My Life, Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1991. Kiss the Girls (1997). The West Side Waltz - 1981. Simon Birch (aka Angels and Armadillos) (1998).

A Matter of Gravity - 1976. Eye of the Beholder (1999). Coco - 1969. Double Jeopardy (1999). Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night - 1960, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre. Where the Heart Is (2000). The Merchant of Venice; Much Ado About Nothing - 1957, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre. Someone Like You (aka Animal Attraction) (2001).

The Merchant of Venice; Measure for Measure; The Taming of the Shrew - 1955, On tour in Australia with the Old Vic. High Crimes (2002). The Millionairess - 1952. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002). As You Like It - 1950. Frida (2002). Without Love - 1942. De-Lovely (2004).

The Philadelphia Story - 1939. Jane Eyre - 1937. The Lake - 1933. The Warrior's Husband - 1932.

Art and Mrs. Bottle - 1930. These Days - 1928.