Katharine Hepburn in her name in 1997. After Hepburn's death in 2003, the intersection of East 49th Street and 2nd Avenue was renamed "Katharine Hepburn Place". Three years later Bryn Mawr College, Hepburn's alma mater, launched the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center. It is dedicated to both the actress and her mother, and encourages women to address important issues affecting their gender. The center awards the annual Katharine Hepburn Medal, which "recognizes women whose lives, work and contributions embody the intelligence, drive and independence of the four-time-Oscar-winning actress" and whose award recipients "are chosen on the basis of their commitment and contributions to
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