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Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn (née Ruston; 4 May – 20 January ) was a Britishactress admired for her charm and elegance.
Who is marilyn monroe After the liberation of the Netherlands, she was so malnourished she fell ill after eating some sugar and a can of condensed milk — she was so unused to proper quantities of food. Anna Sawai. Following her parents separation when she was aged 6, Audrey moved to Arnhem in the Netherlands with her mother, though attended boarding school in Kent from Following her acting retirement, Hepburn primarily resided in Switzerland.Early life
[change | change source]Born in Brussels, Belgium, to an English father and a Dutch mother who were divorced in She grew up in Arnhem municipality in the Netherlands during the war, with her mother and two maternal half-brothers. When World War II ended, she and her mother moved to England. There, she studied ballet, and began working as a model and appearing in bit parts in the theatre and in movies.
Career
[change | change source]Hepburn played her first major role in , when she was chosen by French writer Colette to play the lead role in the English version of her play Gigi on Broadway.
This led to her being cast in the lead female part in the movie Roman Holiday (), opposite Gregory Peck. The movie made her an instant international star.
Her performance won her the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA for best actress, becoming the first actress to win all three for the same role.[1] She then appeared in a string of successful romantic comedies, such as Sabrina (), Love in the Afternoon (), Breakfast at Tiffany's (), Charade (), How to Steal a Million (), etc.
She also appeared in two musicals; Funny Face () and My Fair Lady () and tackled more dramatic roles in movies such as War and Peace (), The Nun's Story (), The Children's Hour (), Two for the Road () and the thriller Wait Until Dark ().
Who is audrey hepburn biography At age 22, she starred in the Broadway production of Gigi. Her last screen role was in Always directed by Steven Spielberg. This film brought her a fifth Academy Award nomination. Following the D-Day landings , living conditions in the Netherlands deteriorated, initially from the heavy damage inflicted during Operation Market Garden , and later during the Dutch famine, when the Nazis retaliated against Dutch railway strikes by diminishing the already limited civilian food and fuel supplies.After an eight years absence from the screen to take care of her family, she returned with Robin and Marian (), opposite Sean Connery. She also appeared in Bloodline () and They All Laughed () but retired for good shortly after.
In later life, she worked as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and hosted a television series The Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn.
She was married twice; first to actor/director Mel Ferrer in , with whom she had a son Sean (b. ), and second to Italian psychiatrist Doctor Andrea Dotti in , with whom she had a second son Luca (b. ).
Who is audrey hepburn biography book Public Comment: characters. Discovery and fame Hepburn and her mother moved to England after the war, and she continued to pursue her dance career. Audrey Hepburn was an actress, fashion icon, and philanthropist who was born in Belgium. In her role, Audrey travelled to numerous countries, witnessing the dire conditions faced by children and families.Both marriages ended in divorce.
Hepburn became an EGOT winner in , becoming the first person to do so posthumously.[1]
Death and legacy
[change | change source]Hepburn died of appendix cancer in January [2] Her elder son, Sean Ferrer, later wrote a book about his mother, called Audrey Hepburn: an elegant spirit.
The asteroid Audrey is named after her.