Did katharine hepburn have parkinson's disease?

Answer 1

Perhaps. She steadfastly denied that she suffered from the disease:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/bio

Quote: "Now to squash a rumor. No, I don't have Parkinson's."

However, tremors were quite obvious in her movies and appearances during the last 30-40 years of her life. The BBC reported that she suffered from Parkinson's at the time of her death and, while her medical records are not available to the public, it is commonly believed that she indeed suffered from the disease and coped with its symptoms without medication:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3030792.stm

Answer 2

It is commonly thought that Katharine Hepburn suffered from Parkinson's Disease, but she did not. She had a neurological disorder known as essential tremor. However, she had dementia and died of an aggressive neck tumor.