Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

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Audrey Hepburn was born on May 04, 1929 in Belgium. Audrey Hepburn's big-screen debut came with One Wild Oat directed by Charles Saunders in 1951. Audrey Hepburn is known for Wait Until Dark directed by Terence Young, Audrey Hepburn stars as Susy Hendrix and Alan Arkin as Roat. Audrey Hepburn has got 26 awards and 42 nominations so far. The most recent award Audrey Hepburn achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Audrey Hepburn plays is Audrey which will be released on Dec 15, 2020.

Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch noblewoman, while her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was born in Úzice, Bohemia, to English and Austrian parents.After her parents' divorce, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. While she vacationed with her mother in Arnhem, Netherlands, Hitler's army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition.After the liberation, she went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career. As a model, she was graceful and, it seemed, she had found her niche in life--until the film producers came calling. In 1948, after being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part in the European film Nederlands in zeven lessen (1948). Later, she had a speaking role in the 1951 film, Young Wives' Tale (1951) as Eve Lester. The part still wasn't much, so she headed to America to try her luck there. Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role in Vacances romaines (1953). This film turned out to be a smashing success, and she won an Oscar as Best Actress.On September 25, 1954, she married actor Mel Ferrer. She also starred in Sabrina (1954), for which she received another Academy Award nomination. She starred in the films Drôle de frimousse (1957) and Ariane (1957). She received yet another Academy Award nomination for her role in Au risque de se perdre (1959). On July 17, 1960, she gave birth to her first son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer.Audrey reached the pinnacle of her career when she played Holly Golightly in Diamants sur canapé (1961), for which she received another Oscar nomination. She scored commercial success again playing Regina Lampert in the espionage caper Charade (1963). One of Audrey's most radiant roles was in the fine production of My Fair Lady (1964). After a couple of other movies, most notably Voyage à deux (1967), she hit pay dirt and another nomination in Seule dans la nuit (1967).In 1967, Audrey decided to retire from acting while she was on top. She divorced from Mel Ferrer in 1968. On January 19, 1969, she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. On February 8, 1970, she gave birth to her second son, Luca Dotti in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. From time to time, she would appear on the silver screen.In 1988, she became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she retained until 1993. She was named to People's magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Her last film was Always - Pour toujours (1989).Audrey Hepburn died, aged 63, on January 20, 1993 in Tolochnaz, Vaud, Switzerland, from appendicular cancer. She had made a total of 31 high quality movies. Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film history as evidenced by her being named in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time".

  • Birthday

    May 04, 1929
  • Place of Birth

    Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

Known For

Awards

26 wins & 42 nominations

Online Film & Television Association
1997
Acting
Winner - OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Women in Film Crystal Awards
1996
Posthumously.
Winner - Crystal Award
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