Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Katharine Houghton Hepburn (an heiress to the Corning Glass fortune)(née Houghton) and Dr. Thomas Horval Hepburn, who was a successful urologist from Virginia with Maryland roots. She is of English ancestry from both sides of her family.

Hepburn's father insisted the girls do swimming, riding, golf and tennis. Hepburn, eager to Read more...

Hepburn developed her acting skills in plays at Bryn Mawr and later in revues staged by stock companies. During her last years at Bryn Mawr, Hepburn met a young producer with a stock company in Baltimore, Maryland, who cast her in several small roles, including a production of The Czarina and The Cradle Snatchers.

Hepburn's first leading role was in a production of The Big Pond, which opened Read more...

Hepburn made her first appearance opposite Spencer Tracy in Woman of the Year (1942), directed by George Stevens. Behind the scenes the pair fell in love, beginning what would become one of the silver screen's most famous romances, despite Tracy's marriage to another woman.

Hepburn and Tracy became one of Hollywood's most recognizable pairs both on-screen and off. Hepburn, with her agile mind Read more...