Do You Need Aloe for That Hepburn? Quiz

Answer: Morning Glory

"Morning Glory" is a 1933 film starring Katharine Hepburn as Eva Lovelace. The film tells Eva's story as a struggling actress hoping to make it on Broadway and of all the things she does to reach the top. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. stars as Joseph Sheridan, the creator of the play Eva is hoping to star in. Mary Duncan plays Rita Vernon, an overdramatic diva.

Katharine Hepburn won her first of four Best Actress Oscars for her role in this film. It was also her first of 12 nominations.

Answer: Suddenly, Last Summer

In this 1959 film, Hepburn stars as Violet Venable and Elizabeth Taylor plays her niece Catherine Holly. Catherine is institutionalized because she witnessed the death of her cousin Sebastian, Violet's sun. Violet is overbearing on Catherine and she wants her niece to be lobotomized. This is because Violet is desperate to cover up something about her son.

Hepburn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1960 for her role in this film but lost to Simone Signoret for "Room at the Top".

Answer: The Lion in Winter

"The Lion in Winter" is a 1968 historical film about the life and politics of King Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn). Henry and Eleanor (who is on release from prison) disagree over who the rightful heir should be. Henry favors John (Nigel Terry) while Eleanor prefers Richard (Anthony Hopkins). Other political and religious leaders also have their own opinions. This disagreement causes political tensions throughout Europe as marriages and property have been promised.

Katharine Hepburn won her third Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film in 1969. In a history making moment, she actually tied with Barbra Streisand for "Funny Girl".

Answer: Long Day's Journey into Night

"Long Day's Journey into Night" is a 1962 film starring Katharine Hepburn and Ralph Richardson as Mary and James Tyrone. All of the men in the Tyrone family, including sons James Jr. and Edmund (Jason Robards and Dean Stockwell) are alcoholics while Mary is a morphine addict. While on vacation, their addictions catch up to them with each family member blaming another for a various set of issues and problems.

Hepburn was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film in 1963 but lost to Anne Bancroft for "The Miracle Worker".

Answer: The African Queen

In this 1951 classic film, Katharine Hepburn and Robert Morley star as Rose and Samuel Sayer, brother and sister missionaries to Africa. Humphrey Bogart plays Charlie Allnut, the captain of the mail ship the African Queen. On the outset of World War I, the Germans burn down the mission and Samuel dies. Rose travels aboard the African Queen with Charlie. The two must navigate down German controlled waters to escape to safety while they battle their feelings for one another.

Katharine Hepburn was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for this role in 1952 but lost to Vivien Leigh for "A Streetcar Named Desire".

Answer: On Golden Pond

"On Golden Pond" is a 1981 film starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda as Ethel and Norman Thayer, an elderly couple spending time at their lake house on Golden Pond. Jane Fonda stars as their daughter Chelsea. Norman is suffering from memory loss issues and from a strained relationship with Chelsea. Chelsea and her fiancé Bill (Dabney Coleman) leave his son Billy (Doug McKeon) with her parents while they go on vacation. Billy and Norman get along better than Norman and Chelsea ever did.

Katharine Hepburn won her final Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film in 1982. This was the last film of Henry Fonda's career.

Answer: Rooster Cogburn

"Rooster Cogburn" is the 1975 sequel to the 1969 film "True Grit". Both films star John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn. In the 1975 film, Katharine Hepburn plays Eula Goodnight. Rooster was once a U.S. Marshall but lost his badge due to his alcoholism. He hopes to redeem himself by seeking revenge on a group of marauders who attacked and killed a Eula's father, a preacher. Eula accompanies Rooster on his quest and soon proves herself to be a worthy partner.

Answer: Adam's Rib

"Adam's Rib" is a 1949 film starring real life couple Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as a pair of married lawyers, Adam and Amanda Bonner. Adam is prosecuting Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) for the shooting of her husband Warren (Tom Ewell) after catching him with another woman. Amanda believes that Warren's abusive and horrible treatment of Doris led to her shooting him and becomes her defense attorney. Being on the opposite sides of this case causes tension between Adam and Amanda and threatens their marriage.

Answer: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

In this 1967 comedy/drama, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy appear as Christina and Matt Drayton. The Draytons think of themselves as white liberals but are not happy when their daughter Joey (Katharine Houghton) brings home her fiancé, an African-American man, John, (Sidney Poitier) to meet her parents. Christina and Matt are initially unsure if they can support their marriage but eventually Christina says she approves but Matt disagrees.

This is the last film appearance of Spencer Tracy who died about two weeks after filming ended. Katharine Hepburn said she never watched the film as she felt it would be too sad to watch her lover's last film. This movie was filmed while interracial marriages were still illegal in some parts of the United States, though such laws were struck down by the time the film hit theaters. Hepburn won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film.

Answer: Bringing Up Baby

"Bringing Up Baby" is a 1938 film starring Katharine Hepburn as Susan Vance and Cary Grant as Dr. David Huxley. Huxley is a paleontologist and engaged to marry Alice (Virginia Walker). However, he is trying to impress Susan's aunt Elizabeth Random (May Robson) so she will he fund his museum. Susan falls in love with David and convinces him to help her aunt raise a leopard named Baby. David agrees thinking that this is the perfect way to get Mrs. Random's donation but Susan keeps finding ways to trick David into staying with her aunt because she does not want him to marry Alice.