![]() ![]() When her movies kept flopping at the box office, she bought out her own contract and the rights to the picture The Philadelphia Story with the contingency she play the starring role. Katherine pulled off the ultimate career comeback. She totally contradicted what an Old Hollywood starlet was expected to be. She also wore pants in public which, at the time, was unheard of for women. Katharine dressed casually and rarely wore makeup. This, of course, just made the press more obsessed with her and created her famous, mysterious image. She never gave interviews or interacted with photographers on the street. She was known for her fiercely private and independent attitude. Katharine has more Oscars than any actor ever! With four awards to her name and 12 total nominations, that puts her ahead of both Daniel Day Lewis and Meryl Streep (each with three wins). ![]() ![]() She starred in a few successful shows on Broadway before making it big in Hollywood and winning an Academy Award for her third movie ever. Katharine graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in history before following her passion for acting. She was the daughter of a doctor and a suffragette and grew up wealthy, surrounded by progressive and feminist values. Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1907. Will you be channeling Katharine Hepburn?. ![]()
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