Katharine Hepburn

“I'm a personality as well as an actress. Show me an actress who isn't a personality, and you'll show me a woman who isn't a star”. Katharine Hepburn was a very influential American actress acclaimed for her work in film and theater. Her beginnings in theater were complicated, she couldn't get any role or she was quickly fired, but in 1928 she made her debut with The Warrior 's Husband. Without leaving the theater, she began her film career, starred in Bill of Divorcement (1933) and became fascinated with the industry. She soon stood out for being different from the typical Hollywood actresses. In 1933 she won her first Oscar Award with Morning Glory, she did not attend the award ceremony and maintained that position throughout her career, she won three more for her roles in: The Lion in Winter (1968), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) and In the On Golden Pond (1981). Some of her most outstanding films were the film adaptation of Little Women (1933), Alice Adams (1935), the comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938) The African Queen (1951) co-starring Humphrey Bogart, Long Day's Journey into Night (1962), among others. She maintained a romantic relationship with Spencer Tracy with whom she shared films such as Woman of the Year (1942), or Adam's Rib (1949). She was a pioneer in social, political and aesthetic issues, and had a complicated relationship with the press. She will always be remembered for her authentic and rebellious personality.