Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Born in Ixelles, Brussels, to an aristocratic family, Hepburn spent parts of her childhood in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. She studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell in Amsterdam beginning in 1945, and with Marie Rambert in London from 1948. She began performing as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions and then had minor appearances in several films. She rose to stardom in the romantic comedy Roman Holiday (1953) alongside Gregory Peck, for which she was the first actress to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award for a single performance. That year, she also won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in Ondine. She went on to star in a number of successful films such as Sabrina (1954), in which Humphrey Bogart and William Holden compete for her affection; Funny Face (1957), a musical where she sang her own parts; the drama The Nun's Story (1959); the romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961); the thriller-romance Charade (1963), opposite Cary Grant; and the musical My Fair Lady (1964). In 1967 she starred in the thriller Wait Until Dark, receiving Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations. After that, she only occasionally appeared in films, one being Robin and Marian (1976) with Sean Connery. Her last recorded performances were in the 1990 documentary television series Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming. Hepburn won three BAFTA Awards for Best British Actress in a Leading Role. In recognition of her film career, she received BAFTA's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and the Special Tony Award. She remains one of only seventeen people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. Later in life, Hepburn devoted much of her time to UNICEF, to which she had contributed since 1954. Between 1988 and 1992, she worked in some of the poorest communities of Africa, South America, and Asia. In December 1992, she received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. A month later, she died of appendiceal cancer at her home in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland, at the age of 63.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Ixelles, Belgium
    Birthday
    5/4/1929
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
87%
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Bloodline
Bloodline
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
97%
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
73%
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
100%
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
Charade
Charade
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
96%
Always
Always
72%
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
94%
Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles
60%
Two for the Road
Two for the Road
82%
Sabrina
Sabrina
War and Peace
War and Peace
50%
The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven
They All Laughed
They All Laughed
50%
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
85%
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
100%
Funny Face
Funny Face
85%
Becoming Cary Grant
Becoming Cary Grant
87%
Green Mansions
Green Mansions
Monte Carlo Baby
Monte Carlo Baby
Love Among Thieves
Love Among Thieves
One Wild Oat
One Wild Oat
Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon
79%
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey
Laughter in Paradise
Laughter in Paradise
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Secret People
Secret People
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst
29%
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
Mayerling
Mayerling
Dutch in Seven Lessons
Dutch in Seven Lessons
Young Wives' Tale
Young Wives' Tale
UNAVAILABLE
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
It's So Audrey!  A Style Icon
It's So Audrey! A Style Icon
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
Restoring Roman Holiday
Restoring Roman Holiday
97%
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance
Directed by William Wyler
Directed by William Wyler
Very Ralph
Very Ralph
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
94%
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey
Audrey
79%
The Fred Astaire Songbook
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
97%
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Femme De La Lune
Femme De La Lune
92%
Beautiful Like a Poem
Beautiful Like a Poem
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn Test
Audrey Hepburn Test
Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema
50%
Hollywood sul Tevere
Hollywood sul Tevere
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Bert Stern - Original Madman
50%
Vito
Vito
100%
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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