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Audrey HepburnAdd to My CelebsAge 63 (passed away Jan. 20th, 1993) Birthday May. 4th, 1929 Born in Ixelles, Belgium Height 5' 6 1/2" |
Audrey Hepburn's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles1989 - Always1981 - They All Laughed 1979 - Bloodline 1976 - Robin and Marian 1967 - Wait Until Dark 1967 - Two for the Road 1966 - How to Steal a Million 1964 - My Fair Lady 1964 - Paris - When It Sizzles 1963 - Charade 1961 - The Children's Hour 1961 - Breakfast at Tiffany's 1960 - The Unforgiven 1959 - The Nun's Story 1957 - Love in the Afternoon 1957 - Funny Face 1956 - War and Peace 1954 - Sabrina 1953 - Roman Holiday |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, 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 vacationing with her mother in Arnhem, Holland, 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, Audrey 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. After being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part in the European film Nederlands in 7 lessen (1948) in 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 Roman Holiday (1953) in 1953. This film turned out to be a smashing success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her enormous popularity and more plum roles. One of the reasons for her popularity was the fact that she was so elf-like and had class, unlike the sex-goddesses of the time. Roman Holiday (1953) was followed by another similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 classic Funny Face (1957). Sabrina (1954), in 1954, for which she received another Academy nomination, and Love in the Afternoon (1957), in 1957, also garnered rave reviews. In 1959, she received yet another nomination for her role in The Nun's Story (1959). Audrey reached the pinnacle of her career when she played Holly Golightly in the delightful film Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) in 1961. For this she received another nomination. She scored commercial success again in the espionage caper Charade (1963). One of Audrey's most radiant roles was in the fine production of My Fair Lady (1964) in 1964. Her co-star, Rex Harrison (I), once was asked to identify his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he replied, "Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady.'" After a couple of other movies, most notably Two for the Road (1967), she hit pay dirt and another nomination in 1967's Wait Until Dark (1967). By the end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrer (I), Audrey decided to retire while she was on top. Later she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. From time to time, she would appear on the silver screen. One film of note was Robin and Marian (1976), with Sean Connery in 1976. In 1988, Audrey 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 (1989) in 1989. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 in Tolochnaz, 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."
TRIVIA:
- Her performance as Holly Golightly in _Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)_ (qv) is ranked #32 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
- Told People Magazine that she was very self-conscious about her size-10 feet.
- She was of Belgian, Dutch, English and Irish descent.
- In 1954, she was presented with her Best Actress Oscar for _Roman Holiday (1953)_ (qv) by 'Jean Hersholt' (qv). In 1993, she was posthumously awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
- She was presented with her 1953 Best Actress Oscar for "Roman Holiday" by actor and humanitarian 'Jean Hersholt' (qv). Forty years later she would posthumously receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her work with UNICEF.
- During World War II, 16-year-old Audrey was a volunteer nurse in a Dutch hospital. During the battle of Arnhem, Hepburn's hospital received many wounded Allied soldiers. One of the injured soldiers young Audrey helped nurse back to health was a young British paratrooper - and future director - named 'Terence Young' (qv). More than 20 years later, Young directed Hepburn in _Wait Until Dark (1967)_ (qv).
- Although not diagnosed with appendicular cancer until 1 November 1992, her son 'Sean Ferrer' (qv) believes it had probably been developing over the course of the previous five years.
- Asked for the part of Emma Jacklin in _The Turning Point (1977)_ (qv) but 'Anne Bancroft (I)' (qv) had already been cast in the role.
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