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
    May 1929
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.669
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
7.884
Bloodline
Bloodline
4.7
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
7.475
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
6.3
Charade
Charade
7.684
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
7.679
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
7.5
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
7.347
Two for the Road
Two for the Road
6.967
Always
Always
6.285
Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles
6.256
The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven
6.281
Sabrina
Sabrina
7.5
War and Peace
War and Peace
6.7
They All Laughed
They All Laughed
5.8
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
7.158
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
7.1
Funny Face
Funny Face
6.971
Monte Carlo Baby
Monte Carlo Baby
6.5
Green Mansions
Green Mansions
5.6
Love Among Thieves
Love Among Thieves
5.5
One Wild Oat
One Wild Oat
4.5
Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon
7
Secret People
Secret People
6
Mayerling
Mayerling
5.5
Dutch in Seven Lessons
Dutch in Seven Lessons
5.5
Young Wives' Tale
Young Wives' Tale
4.8
Laughter in Paradise
Laughter in Paradise
6.7
Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey
6
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
7.7
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
10
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance
7.8
Bert Stern: Original Madman
Bert Stern: Original Madman
8
The Love Goddesses
The Love Goddesses
6.273
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7
Directed by William Wyler
Directed by William Wyler
0
Very Ralph
Very Ralph
6.7
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
6
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
0
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
7
Audrey
Audrey
7.2
The Fred Astaire Songbook
The Fred Astaire Songbook
0
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.939
Cher: In Her Own Words
Cher: In Her Own Words
0
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
6.7
Becoming Cary Grant
Becoming Cary Grant
6.8
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
0
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst
0
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
0
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
8
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
8
It's So Audrey!  A Style Icon
It's So Audrey! A Style Icon
6
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7
Restoring Roman Holiday
Restoring Roman Holiday
7
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic Of Audrey
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic Of Audrey
6.5
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
7
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7
Polycephaly in D
Polycephaly in D
0
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
6
Dove Chocolate: Audrey Hepburn
Dove Chocolate: Audrey Hepburn
0