Katharine Hepburn: Four-Time Oscar-Winning Actress Dies at 96

Katharine Hepburn was an American actress with a career lasting six decades, and the winner of a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress. Born on May 12, 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of a urologist and a suffragist.

She won Oscars for Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968) and On Golden Pond (1981). Her other classics include Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, The African Queen and nine films with Spencer Tracy.

Hepburn won two BAFTAs and an Emmy for Love Among the Ruins. She was married briefly to Ludlow Ogden Smith and was Spencer Tracy's partner from 1941 to 1967. She died in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on June 29, 2003, at age 96.

Achievements: Four Oscars for Best Actress, Emmy for Love Among the Ruins, nine films with Spencer Tracy.

Birth: May 12, 1907 - Hartford, Connecticut.

Profession: Actress.

Interesting Facts: She hid her true birth date for years, using her brother's birthday instead.