Audrey Hepburn Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Date of birth:
May 4. 1929
Place of birth:
Brussels, Belgium
Astrology Sign:
Taurus
Height:
5' 7
Fathers name:
Joseph Anthony Ruston
Mothers name:
Ella van Heemstra
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Biography
Audrey Hepburn is one of the most famous actresses of all time. Besides acting in several internationally famous film roles, she was a theatre and Broadway performer, fashion model, dancer and humanitarian.
Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium on May 4, 1929. She grew up in the Netherlands during the Second World War, during the time that it was controlled by the Nazis. As a child she studied ballet, and in fact during the war danced to raise money for the resistance to Nazi rule, but later determined she should pursue a career in acting when a famous ballet teacher told her that the combination of her height and bad nutrition from World War II would always limit her as a dancer.
In New York in 1951 at the age of 22, after having taken a number of minor acting roles to make ends meet, she starred on Broadway in "Gigi", a play that ran for six months long and won her the Theatre World Award. She won an Academy Award for her appearance in the 1953 film "Roman Holiday", a role originally intended for Elizabeth Taylor, which started her off as one of the most popular film actresses of the next twenty years. After appearing in "Roman Holiday" she was suddenly a celebrity and appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in September of that year.
She continued to find good roles. In "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961, Audrey Hepburn's performance in the leading role of Holly Golightly won her an Academy Award nomination. She is also well remembered from this era for her part as Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film "My Fair Lady", based on the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. She appeared alongside many of the most famous leading men of all time, including Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Peter O'Toole, Gary Cooper and Sean Connery.
During later years, Audrey Hepburn was associated with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and dedicated much of her time to helping children in poor countries around the world. For her decades of work with UNICEF, Audrey Hepburn received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush in 1992. Audrey Hepburn died of cancer the next year, on January 20, 1993. She continues to be recognized internationally as a beauty icon.
Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium on May 4, 1929. She grew up in the Netherlands during the Second World War, during the time that it was controlled by the Nazis. As a child she studied ballet, and in fact during the war danced to raise money for the resistance to Nazi rule, but later determined she should pursue a career in acting when a famous ballet teacher told her that the combination of her height and bad nutrition from World War II would always limit her as a dancer.
In New York in 1951 at the age of 22, after having taken a number of minor acting roles to make ends meet, she starred on Broadway in "Gigi", a play that ran for six months long and won her the Theatre World Award. She won an Academy Award for her appearance in the 1953 film "Roman Holiday", a role originally intended for Elizabeth Taylor, which started her off as one of the most popular film actresses of the next twenty years. After appearing in "Roman Holiday" she was suddenly a celebrity and appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in September of that year.
She continued to find good roles. In "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961, Audrey Hepburn's performance in the leading role of Holly Golightly won her an Academy Award nomination. She is also well remembered from this era for her part as Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film "My Fair Lady", based on the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. She appeared alongside many of the most famous leading men of all time, including Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Peter O'Toole, Gary Cooper and Sean Connery.
During later years, Audrey Hepburn was associated with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and dedicated much of her time to helping children in poor countries around the world. For her decades of work with UNICEF, Audrey Hepburn received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush in 1992. Audrey Hepburn died of cancer the next year, on January 20, 1993. She continues to be recognized internationally as a beauty icon.