Katharine Hepburn was an American legendary actress. Hepburn received 12 Academy Award Nominations and received 4 Academy Awards for Best Actress. For more than 60 years, Hepburn was known as a screen legend actress in Hollywood. At a young age, Hepburn discovered her brother hanged himself from the ceiling of his room. For years, Hepburn shut out almost everyone around her and even adopting her brother's birthday (November 8) as her own. After years of excluding herself, she overcame the tragedy and went on becoming a legendary in cinema history. In 1928, Hepburn graduated from College and received her degree in History major. For the next 7 years, she started her acting career in New York and made her appearances (on and off) in productions on Broadway. In 1932, Hepburn made a huge leaped when she got an audition for a role in the film, "A Bill of Divorcement" and was contracted by RKO Radio Pictures. The movie became a hit and RKO offered her a long-term contract to become an actress for the studio in Hollywood. Hepburn got cast in "Morning Glory" and won her 1st Academy Award. She earned herself a big recognition throughout the world with her fierce intelligence as an actress. Hepburn was also known for her strong personality on and off screen. She chose not wear makeup at all times and flee media attention for most of her life. Hepburn bought out her own contract with RKO after she sensed some trouble and got labeled as "box-office poison" (just because she got a strong mind against things she disapproved off), and went back to Broadway for some time. In the 1940s, Hepburn was contracted with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and produced 9 movies and worked along side Spencer Tracy. Both appeared in multiple films (on and off screen relationship). Their relationship lasted for 27 years and ended when Tracy passed away from an illness in 1967, right after they completed their last film together, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". Hepburn won an Oscar from her role in the movie and dedicated her tribune to her lost love. Her work included, "The Philadelphia Story (1940), The African Queen (1951), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), On Golden Pond (1981), and many more.

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