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HepburnKatherine Hepburn was born in 1907 and lived until 2003. She is an American actress whose career spanned over 60 years and earned her multiple awards and nominations. She was born into a wealthy family in Connecticut and gained quick international fame with an Academy Award for Best Actress after her third film, Morning Glory in 1933. This was soon followed by her role in the film Alice Adams in 1936, earning her another Oscar nomination. Through the 1940’s and 60’s, she starred in a wide variety of films and earned multiple Academy Award nominations for the films The Philadelphia Story, Woman of the Year, The African Queen co-starring Humphrey Bogart, Summertime, The Rainmaker, Suddenly Last Summer and Long Day’s Journey Into Night. She won consecutive Best Actress Academy Awards in 1968 and 1969 for her roles in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner and The Lion in Winter.
The 1970’s saw Hepburn star in a series of smaller films and some Broadway shows. In 1982, she took home her fourth Best Actress Oscar for On Golden Pond, making her the most awarded actor in that category. She is one of the few performers to receive EGOT nominations in all four major entertainment awards. She has also won an Emmy award and two Tony awards and was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Hollywood. Hepburn is also known for her relationship with Spencer Tracy, whom she co-starred in nine films with. After her death in 2003, there were a wide variety of tributes and memorials that celebrated her life and career.
The 1970’s saw Hepburn star in a series of smaller films and some Broadway shows. In 1982, she took home her fourth Best Actress Oscar for On Golden Pond, making her the most awarded actor in that category. She is one of the few performers to receive EGOT nominations in all four major entertainment awards. She has also won an Emmy award and two Tony awards and was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Hollywood. Hepburn is also known for her relationship with Spencer Tracy, whom she co-starred in nine films with. After her death in 2003, there were a wide variety of tributes and memorials that celebrated her life and career.
Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Paltrow was born in Los Angeles in 1972 and is the daughter of Hollywood stars, actress Blythe Danner and director Bruce Paltrow. She is a successful actress, entrepreneur and author, making her mark for her role in the film “Shakespeare in Love” for which she won an Academy Award in 1998. Some of her other well-known roles include the “Iron Man” films, “Seven”, “Sliding Doors”, “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Contagion”. She won an Emmy in 2011 for her guest appearance on the TV show “Glee”. In 2004, after becoming a mother, Paltrow significantly slowed down her acting career, but she launched other ventures. She has seen success as the founder of her own company, Goop, which offers products for wellness and beauty. It is a multi-million dollar company but has experienced some controversy. The company paid a settlement for unsubstantiated claims about health benefits of one of its products and has been criticized for their products’ high costs. Paltrow has also written several healthy living cook books. She is also known for her philanthropy, supporting several causes that are important to her.
