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, 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.
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 sixteen 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 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 Switzerland at the age of 63. (Wikipedia)
Audrey Hepburn (at that time, a fashion model and a young actress) photographed by Erwin Blumenfeld at his studio (at 222 Central Park South) in New York, in May 1952.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Erwin Blumenfeld at his studio in New York, in May 1952.Audrey Hepburn, ca. 1952.Audrey Hepburn photographed by L. Waldorf in her room at a hotel in Rome (Italy), on October 01, 1952.Audrey Hepburn photographed during a cocktail offered specially for her (after a long stay in Rome, for the filming of “Roman Holiday”) at the Claridges Hotel in London (England), on May 21, 1953.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Dennis Stock during a break in the filming of her new movie “Sabrina“ at the train station of Glen Cove (in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island), New York (USA), in October 1953.Audrey Hepburn (as Sabrina Fairchild, with the Poodle called “David”) photographed during the filming of “Sabrina“ at the train station of Glen Cove (in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island), New York (USA), in October 1953.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Sabrina”. Los Angeles, California (USA), October 1953.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Sabrina”. Los Angeles, California (USA), October 1953.Audrey Hepburn photographed (cutting her “Welcome Home” cake) during a cocktail offered specially for her (after a long stay in Rome, for the filming of “Roman Holiday”) at the Claridges Hotel in London (England), on May 21, 1953.Audrey Hepburn photographed during a press conference at The Grand Hotel in Rome (Italy), on September 29, 1954.Audrey Hepburn photographed during a press conference at The Grand Hotel in Rome (Italy), on September 29, 1954.Audrey Hepburn modeling during a fashion show in Amsterdam, on November 02, 1954.Audrey Hepburn modeling during a fashion show in Amsterdam, on November 02, 1954.Audrey Hepburn modeling during a fashion show in Amsterdam, on November 02, 1954.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Hans Gerber on a boat on a lake in Bürgenstock (Switzerland), in August 1954.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Hans Gerber on a boat on a lake in Bürgenstock (Switzerland), in August 1954.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon on a farm near Rome (Italy), during a training for the filming of “War and Peace”, in May 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome (Italy), during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, in August 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome (Italy), during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, in October 1955.Audrey Hepburn holding her “Victoire Award” (by Cinemondo, category: Best Actress of the Year, about her performance in “Sabrina”) and photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”. Rome (Italy), October 13, 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”. Rome (Italy), August 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Norman Parkinson at “La Vigna“ (a charming villa outside Rome, rented by Audrey and her husband Mel Ferrer) for the American Vogue, during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, in August 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Milton H. Greene at ”La Vigna“ (a charming villa outside Rome, rented by Audrey and her husband Mel Ferrer) especially for the American magazine “Look”, during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, on August 08, 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed at the “Lido” nightclub in Paris (France), on December 19, 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Willy Rizzo at a store of wicker products in Rome (Italy), in May 1955.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Richard Avedon at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Château de la Reine Blanche in Coye-la-Forêt (a commune in the Oise department, in northern France), for the publicity of “Funny Face”, in May 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed in Montmartre, the famous bohemian neighborhood of Paris (France), during a break in the filming of “Funny Face”, in May 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Willy Rizzo at the Château de la Reine Blanche in Coye-la-Forêt (a commune in the Oise department, in northern France), for the publicity of “Funny Face”, in May 1956.The actress Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Willy Rizzo at a grove in Chantilly, Oise (France), during a break in the filming of her new movie “Funny Face”, in June 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Allan Grant for LIFE Magazine in New York (USA), on March 08, 1956.Audrey Hepburn (holding a toy monkey) photographed during her arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California (USA), from Paris (France), on February 27, 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Marc Shaw in Paris (France), during a break in the filming of “Love in the Afternoon”, in November 1956.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Richard Avedon at his studio in New York (USA), in December 1957.Audrey Hepburn photographed at the Studio de Bolougne for the publicity of “Love in the Afternoon” in Paris (France), on March 20, 1957.Audrey Hepburn, 1957.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon in her suite at the Hotel Hassler (on the Piazza Trinità dei Monti) in Rome (Italy), on April 26, 1958.Audrey Hepburn photographed (with Mr. Famous) by Bob Willoughby at the living oom of her house in Beverly Hills, California (USA), in November 1958.Audrey Hepburn photographed during her arrival at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for a party in prol of the American Red Cross. Beverly Hills, California (USA), February 1958.Audrey Hepburn photographed with Mr. Famous at the Hotel Hassler (on the Piazza Trinità dei Monti) in Rome (Italy), in April 1958.Audrey Hepburn photographed with Mr. Famous (her Yorkshire) by Elio Sorci in the entrance of the Hotel Hassler (on the Piazza Trinità dei Monti) in Rome (Italy), in March 1958.Audrey Hepburn photographed at the Ciampino Airport in Rome (Italy), in January 1958.Audrey Hepburn photographed by Henry Wolf (assistant of Richard Avedon. This photo was taken during a session for a fashion editorial, called “Paris Pursuit”, specially for the American fashion magazine: Harper’s Bazaar, edition of September 1959) in Paris (France), in August 1959.Audrey Hepburn photographed with Mr. Famous by Inge Morath in Durango (Mexico), during a break in the filming of “The Unforgiven”, in February 1959.Audrey Hepburn photographed after a press conference about her new film “The Nun’s Story“ at the Cinema Fiammetta in Rome (Italy), on October 07, 1959.
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