Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy are shown in character in a scene from the 1952 movie

Apr 16, 1951 - London, England, UK - An iconic American star of film KATHARINE HEPBURN during a press conference in Hotel 'Claridges' in London. A screen legend, KATHARINE HEPBURN holds the record for the most Best Actress Oscar wins with four, from twelve nominations. Hepburn won an Emmy Award in 1975 for her lead role in Love Among the Ruins, and was nominated for four other Emmys and two Tony Awards during the course of her more than 70-year acting career. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Hepburn as the number one female star in their Greatest American Screen Legends list (AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars). Hepburn had a famous and longtime romance with Spencer Tracy, both on- and off-screen. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine

Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart / The African Queen 1951 directed by John Huston

Jan 31, 1950 - New York, NY, USA - Katharine HEPBURN in Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. A screen legend, KATHARINE HEPBURN holds the record for the most Best Actress Oscar wins with four, from twelve nominations. Hepburn won an Emmy Award in 1975 for her lead role in Love Among the Ruins, and was nominated for four other Emmys and two Tony Awards during the course of her more than 70-year acting career. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Hepburn as the number one female star in their Greatest American Screen Legends list (AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars). Hepburn had a famous and longtime romance with Spencer Tracy, both on- and off-screen. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine

Away from the cameras, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy relax between scenes of

Katharine Hepburn is shown in character with Spencer Tracy in a scene from the 1938 film

American actress Katharine Hepburn sits on a chair in her cabin shortly before sailing for a European vacation aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam from New York City on June 5, 1948. (AP Photo)

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy,left, enjoy after quiet moments January 31, 1948 before reporting for their roles in the movie in which they're starring

Actress Katharine Hepburn is shown in 1941. (AP Photo)

Nearly a score of authors and playwrights were guests of President Franklin D. Roosevelt at his Hyde Park, N.Y., estate on Sept. 22, 1940, and they pledged their support to a third term for the chief executive. Elliott Roosevelt, (standing) son of the president, serves fish chowder to author Edna Ferber, left, the president and actress Katharine Hepburn. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, left, and actress Katharine Hepburn at the president's Hyde Park, N.Y., estate on Sept. 22, 1940. Nearly a score of authors and playwrights were guests of the president and they pledged their support to a third term for the chief executive. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

Left to right: author Edna Ferber; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; and actress Katharine Hepburn at the president's Hyde Park, N.Y., estate on Sept. 22, 1940. Nearly a score of authors and playwrights were guests of the president and they pledged their support to a third term for the chief executive. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)

Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart are shown in the 1940 movie,

Actress Katharine Hepburn, bottom, is pictured with her sisters, Marion, left, and Margaret, Aug. 1939. (AP Photo)

Stage actress Katharine Hepburn is shown during production of Philip Barry's comedy,

Stage actress Katharine Hepburn and co-star Van Heflin are shown in the stage production of

Actress Katharine Hepburn is shown in this 1939 photo of

Actress Katharine Hepburn is shown in character with Cary Grant in a scene from

Katharine Hepburn is seen in the title role in the film

Women's rights activists Margaret Sanger, center, Pearl Buck, author, and Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn, right, pose at a dinner celebrating the 21st anniversary of the birth-control movement in Washington, D.C. on June 11, 1935. (AP Photo)