Hepburn, Katharine Houghton

US movie actress

starred in movies "Morning Glory" 1933 (as Eva Lovelace), "Alice Adams" 1935 (as Alice Adams), "The Philadelphia Story" 1940 (as Tracy Lord), "Woman of the Year" 1942 (as Tess Harding), "Adam's Rib" 1949 (as Amanda Bonner), "The African Queen" 1951 (as Rose Sayer), "Summertime" 1955 (as Jane Hudson), "The Rainmaker" 1956 (as Lizzie Curry), "Suddenly, Last Summer" 1959 (as Mrs. Venable), "Long Day's Journey Into Night" 1962 (as Mary Tyrone), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" 1967 (as Christina Drayton), "The Lion in Winter" 1968 (as Eleanor of Aquitaine), "On Golden Pond" 1981 (as Ethel Thayer)

wrote memoir "Me" 1991

set record for most Academy Awards for acting

• "Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh."
• "If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased."
• "Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then."
• "I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret...if you have any sense....And if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid."
• "Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it . I would have made a terrible mother."