Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress. Known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received a record of four Academy Awards for Best Actress. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Raised in Connecticut by wealthy, progressive parents, Hepburn began to act while studying at Bryn Mawr College. After four years
Sylvie (actress) France. She won the first National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1966 for her performance in "The Shameless Old Lady". Sylvie (actress) Louise Pauline Mainguené, known as Sylvie (January 3, 1883 – January 5, 1970), was a French actress. The daughter of a sailor and a teacher, Sylvie entered an acting conservatory where she won a class comedy award unanimously. She started her professional career in 1903 and she earned her first success with "The Old Heidelberg". She first appeared in French silent films. She was an actress known for Don Camillo (1952) , "The Shameless