Audrey Hepburn born as
Audrey Kathleen Ruston;
4 May 1929 was a British actress and humanitarian.
Recognised as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema and was inducted in to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. She is also regarded by some to be the most naturally beautiful woman of all time
Born in Ixelles, a district of Brussels, Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium, England, and the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem
during the Second World War where she worked as a courier for the Dutch
resistance and assisted with fundraising. In Amsterdam, she studied
ballet with Sonia Gaskell before moving to London in 1948 to continue her ballet training with Marie Rambert and perform as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions. She spoke several languages including English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and German
Following minor appearances in several films, Hepburn starred in the 1951 Broadway play
Gigi after being spotted by French novelist Colette. Hepburn shot to stardom for playing the lead role in
Roman Holiday (1953), for which she was the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for a single performance. The same year, she won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in
Ondine. Hepburn went on to star in a number of successful films, such as
Sabrina (1954),
The Nun's Story (1959),
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961),
Charade (1963),
My Fair Lady (1964) and
Wait Until Dark (1967), for which she received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Hepburn won a record three BAFTA Awards for Best British Actress in a Leading Role. In recognition of her film career, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and the Special Tony Award. Hepburn remains one of few people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards.
epburn appeared in fewer films as her life went on, devoting much of her later life to UNICEF.
Although contributing to the organisation since 1954, she worked in
some of the most profoundly impoverished communities of Africa, South
America and Asia between 1988 and 1992. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in December 1992. A month later, Hepburn died of appendiceal cancer at her home in Switzerland at the age of 63
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