(born 1907) Female actor. A patrician presence of New England heritage on stage and screen.

From A Bill of Divorcement (1932) onwards, Hepburn’s intellectual style and range won her four Oscars, as well as eight other nominations. Several of her roles shaped views of the upper class and profes-sional women—in Philadelphia Story (1940) or five movies with her lover Spencer Tracy whose gender balancing and sparkling dialogue set high standards. As she aged, Hepburn explored a variety of new personae in The African Queen (1951), with Humphrey Bogart, the western Rooster Cogburn (1976) and the autumnal On Golden Pond (1981).