Katharine Hepburn Quick FactsBirth Name Katharine Houghton Hepburn Born May 12th, 1907 Birth Place Hartford, Connecticut, USA Date and Place of Death June 29th, 2003; Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA Cause of Death Died from natural causes Age at Death 96 years old Nationality American Parents Mother - Katharine Martha Houghton (1878 – 1951) Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn (1879 – 1962) Siblings Thomas Houghton Hepburn (1905–1921) Richard Houghton Hepburn (1911-2000) Robert Houghton Hepburn (1913–2007) Marion Houghton Hepburn Grant (1918–1986) Margaret Houghton Hepburn Perry (1920–2006) Hair Color Red Color of Eyes Blue Height 5 feet 7 1/2 inches (1.71 m) Sign Taurus Husband Ludlow Ogden Smith (12 December 1928 - 2 May 1934) (divorced) Children Kate had no children First Film A Bill of Divorcement (1932) .... Sydney Fairfield Last Film In theatres: Love Affair (1994) .... Ginny Made for TV: One Christmas (1994) (TV) .... Cornelia Beaumont Nickname(s) First Lady of Cinema Kate The Great Kate Trademark Playing strong independent women with minds of their own. Often wore slacks instead of dresses, decades before it became fashionable for women to do so. Distinctive way of speaking, with what many say is a "Bryn Mawr" accent. Return from Katharine Hepburn Quick Facts to Katharine Hepburn Main Page |