Hepburn
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Audrey, 1929–93, U.S. actress, born in Belgium.
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Katharine, 1909–2003, U.S. actress.
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Audrey. 1929–93, US actress, born in Belgium. Her films include Roman Holiday (1955), Funny Face (1957), and My Fair Lady (1964)
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Katharine. 1907–2003, US film actress, whose films include The Philadelphia Story (1940), Adam's Rib (1949), The African Queen (1951), The Lion in Winter (1968) for which she won an Oscar, and On Golden Pond (1981)
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In the acting categories, Katharine Hepburn won the most Oscars, with four wins in total, all for best actress.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
What she presents is more like the world’s campiest cabaret act, with the Bride as a mashup of Katharine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and maybe Natasha Lyonne.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The actor will play Audrey Hepburn in a new movie about the making of the 1961 classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Before she broke out in 1988’s “Beetlejuice,” O’Hara was mainly known for her sidesplitting impressions on “SCTV,” parodying outsized icons such as Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker and Katharine Hepburn.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
It wasn’t exactly Hepburn and Tracy, but it was strangely touching nonetheless.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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