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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1929-05-04

Birth Place

Ixelles, Belgium

Movies and TV shows :

Always

Always

1989

6.3

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
Audrey

Audrey

2020

7.2

Movie
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst

Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst

2004

0.0

Movie
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance

Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance

2018

7.8

Movie
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words

Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words

1993

6.0

Movie
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

7.0

Movie
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997

8.0

Movie
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey

Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey

2008

6.5

Movie
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years

Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

Bambi Awards

1948

9.0

TV
Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

2017

6.8

Movie
Bert Stern: Original Madman

Bert Stern: Original Madman

2011

8.5

Movie
Bloodline

Bloodline

1979

4.7

Movie
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

7.7

Movie
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

2006

8.0

Movie
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

6.9

Movie
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

7.0

Movie
Charade

Charade

1963

7.7

Movie
Cher: In Her Own Words

Cher: In Her Own Words

2021

2.0

Movie
poster

Cinépanorama

1956

8.0

TV
Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey

Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey

2014

6.0

Movie
Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

1986

0.0

Movie
Dove Chocolate: Audrey Hepburn

Dove Chocolate: Audrey Hepburn

2013

0.0

Movie
Dutch in Seven Lessons

Dutch in Seven Lessons

1948

5.5

Movie
Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002

7.0

Movie
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

1978

7.7

Movie
Funny Face

Funny Face

1957

7.0

Movie
poster

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn

1993

7.7

TV
poster

Great Performances

1971

4.9

TV
Green Mansions

Green Mansions

1959

5.6

Movie
Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988

6.7

Movie
How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

1966

7.5

Movie
poster

Intimate Portrait

1993

5.2

TV
It's So Audrey!  A Style Icon

It's So Audrey! A Style Icon

2006

6.0

Movie
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

1951

6.7

Movie
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

2005

0.0

Movie
Love Among Thieves

Love Among Thieves

1987

5.5

Movie
Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon

1957

7.0

Movie
Mayerling

Mayerling

1957

5.5

Movie
Monte Carlo Baby

Monte Carlo Baby

1951

6.5

Movie
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

1995

0.0

Movie
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964

7.5

Movie
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future

Nicotine - A Drug with a Future

2020

7.0

Movie
One Wild Oat

One Wild Oat

1951

4.5

Movie
Paris When It Sizzles

Paris When It Sizzles

1964

6.3

Movie
Polycephaly in D

Polycephaly in D

2021

0.0

Movie
poster

Producers' Showcase

1954

6.0

TV
Restoring Roman Holiday

Restoring Roman Holiday

2002

7.0

Movie
Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

1976

6.3

Movie
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

1995

6.0

Movie
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

1953

7.9

Movie
Sabrina

Sabrina

1954

7.5

Movie
Secret People

Secret People

1952

6.0

Movie
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

4.5

TV
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961

7.7

Movie
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.5

TV
The Fred Astaire Songbook

The Fred Astaire Songbook

1991

0.0

Movie
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1996

10.0

Movie
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

7.2

Movie
The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965

6.3

Movie
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

7.1

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

6.9

TV
The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

1960

6.3

Movie
They All Laughed

They All Laughed

1981

5.8

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Two for the Road

Two for the Road

1967

7.0

Movie
Very Ralph

Very Ralph

2019

6.7

Movie
poster

VM Show Vol. 2

2005

0.0

TV
Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

1967

7.4

Movie
War and Peace

War and Peace

1956

6.6

Movie
poster

Was bin ich?

1955

6.5

TV
poster

Wogan

1982

4.5

TV
Young Wives' Tale

Young Wives' Tale

1951

4.8

Movie