Katharine Hepburn Film and Theatre Credits

Katharine Hepburn Film And Theatre Credits

Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) was a major actress of the 20th century, appearing in 44 feature films, eight television movies and 33 plays over 66 years. Hepburn began her career in the theatre in 1928, and appeared on the stage in every decade up to the 1980s. Productions she played in ranged from Shakespeare, to Philip Barry comedies, work by George Bernard Shaw, and a musical. Hepburn made her movie debut in 1932's A Bill of Divorcement. Over the next six decades she appeared in a range of genres, including screwball comedies, period dramas, and adaptations of works by notable playwrights Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill and Edward Albee. Her final appearance in a theatrically released film was a supporting role in 1994's Love Affair. Hepburn first appeared in a television movie in 1973, and continued to appear in the medium until she gave the final performance of her career in the 1994 television movie One Christmas, at 87 years old. Hepburn also presented two documentaries for television, and narrated two short documentaries.