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Also Known As	Katharine Houghton Hepburn
Born	May 12, 1907 • Hartford • Connecticut
Died	June 29, 2003 (aged 96) • Connecticut
Awards And Honors	Kennedy Center Honors (1990) • Academy Award (1982) • Academy Award (1969) • Academy Award (1968) • Academy Award (1934) • Academy Award (1982): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1969): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1968): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1934): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (1975): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series
Married To	Ludlow Ogden Smith (1928–1941)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Olly, Olly, Oxen Free" (1978) • "A Bill of Divorcement" (1932) • "A Woman Rebels" (1936) • "The Sea of Grass" (1947) • "Woman of the Year" (1942) • "Desk Set" (1957) • "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967) • "The African Queen" (1951) • "Christopher Strong" (1933) • "The Lion in Winter" (1968) • "The Rainmaker" (1956) • "Pat and Mike" (1952) • "Holiday" (1938) • "The Trojan Women" (1971) • "State of the Union" (1948) • "Break of Hearts" (1935) • "Summertime" (1955) • "Dragon Seed" (1944) • "Stage Door Canteen" (1943) • "Alice Adams" (1935) • "Sylvia Scarlett" (1935) • "Little Women" (1933) • "The Madwoman of Chaillot" (1969) • "Quality Street" (1937) • "Adam's Rib" (1949) • "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1959) • "The Little Minister" (1934) • "Stage Door" (1937) • "Mary of Scotland" (1936) • "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) • "Spitfire" (1934) • "On Golden Pond" (1981) • "Morning Glory" (1933) • "The Iron Petticoat" (1956) • "Undercurrent" (1946) • "Long Day's Journey Into Night" (1962) • "Love Affair" (1994) • "A Delicate Balance" (1973) • "Without Love" (1945) • "Grace Quigley" (1984) • "Rooster Cogburn" (1975) • "Song of Love" (1947) • "Bringing Up Baby" (1938) • "Keeper of the Flame" (1942)