Katharine Hepburn was in cinema.
The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) . Katharine Hepburn . In 1999 , Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema . Three more Oscars came for her work in Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner ( 1967 ) , The Lion in Winter ( 1968 ) , and On Golden Pond ( 1981 ) . On Golden Pond is a 1981 American drama film directed by Mark Rydell .