Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an Oscar-winning actress best known for her work in box-office hit films like Little Women (1933), The Philadelphia Story (1940), The African Queen (1951), Guess Who ...

Katharine Hepburn became a Hollywood icon for her roles as charismatic, self-possessed women in classic films like Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story and The African Queen. With her crisp ...

Katharine Hepburn “seemed to really know who she was,” says Glenn Close, who tells PEOPLE how she was inspired to pursue an acting career after seeing the late Hepburn in a "fabulous ...