Katharine Hepburn (37 images)

Original Caption: Katharine Hepburn, as Rosalind, shares a scene with William prince, as Orlando, in a theatre Guild Production of Shakespeare’s "As You Like It", in which she appeared on the Broadway Stage in 1950. She took the role to "Extend her range as an actress" but also liked the notion of showing off her legs. After filming "The African Queen" with her, Humphrey Bogart said: "And I found that no one is sexier than Katie, especially before a movie camera, and you remember she has legs like Dietrich's".

WAP99061608 - 16 JUNE 1999 - WASHINGTON, D.C. USA: Katharine Hepburn pictured in this 1933 file photo with Adolphe Menjou in the motion picture "Morning Glory", came out on top in the American Film Institute's poll ranking of the greatest American screen legends. Among the top actors selected were: Betty Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart, and Spencer Tracy. UPI rw/File

ARC20063020 - WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- Katharine Hepburn, show with actor Humphrey Bogart in "The African Queen," a 1952 film that won her an Oscar, died at her Connecticut home at the age of ninety-six on June 29, 2003. Ms. Hepburn is regarded as one of the most influential actresses, winning the Oscar for best actress four times. rlw/Ezio Petersen UPI

ARC20063007 - WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- Katharine Hepburn, shown in this file photograph on the set of "On Golden Pond", died at her Connecticut home at the age of ninety-six on June 29, 2003. Ms. Hepburn is regarded as one of the most influential actresses of the twentieth century, winning the Oscar for best actress four times. mk/UPI