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Hepburn

American  
[hep-burn] / ˈhɛpˌbɜrn /

noun

  1. Audrey, 1929–93, U.S. actress, born in Belgium.

  2. Katharine, 1909–2003, U.S. actress.


Hepburn British  
/ ˈhɛpˌbɜːn /

noun

  1. Audrey. 1929–93, US actress, born in Belgium. Her films include Roman Holiday (1955), Funny Face (1957), and My Fair Lady (1964)

  2. 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

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

That list reads like a who's who of showbiz, from composers Richard Rodgers and Alan Menken to actresses Audrey Hepburn and Whoopi Goldberg to singers John Legend and Jennifer Hudson.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Her Audrey Hepburn upsweep looked recently done, as well.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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