Audrey Hepburn
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, to an aristocratic family, 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 for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming.
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 seventeen 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 US 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 Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland, at the age of 63.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 32.872 |
Birthday | 1929-05-04 |
Place of Birth | Ixelles, Belgium |
Also Known As | Одри Кэтлин Растон, Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Одри Хепбёрн, Одри Хепберн, Одрі Гепберн, Одрі Хепберн, 오드리 헵번, 奥黛丽·赫本, 奧黛麗·赫本, |
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.668/4051
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1953
Roman Holiday
7.884/1953
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1979
Bloodline
4.7/35
When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set.
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1966
How to Steal a Million
7.5/562
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
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1976
Robin and Marian
6.3/219
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1963
Charade
7.7/1328
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husban...
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1961
The Children's Hour
7.686/332
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1964
My Fair Lady
7.516/1243
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1967
Wait Until Dark
7.356/500
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1967
Two for the Road
6.976/232
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Always
6.29/562
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1964
Paris When It Sizzles
6.269/173
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1960
The Unforgiven
6.278/185
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1954
Sabrina
7.5/1189
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1956
War and Peace
6.634/227
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1981
They All Laughed
5.8/38
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1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2/222
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1959
The Nun's Story
7.146/168
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1957
Funny Face
6.969/652
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1951
Monte Carlo Baby
6.5/12
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1959
Green Mansions
5.6/24
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1987
Love Among Thieves
5.5/5
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Love Among Thieves
1951
One Wild Oat
4.5/5
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One Wild Oat
1957
Love in the Afternoon
7.017/292
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1952
Secret People
6/14
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1957
Mayerling
5.5/6
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1948
Dutch in Seven Lessons
5.5/2
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1951
Young Wives' Tale
4.8/9
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1951
Laughter in Paradise
6.7/28
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Laughter in Paradise
2014
Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey
6/1
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1978
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
7.7/6
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1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
10/1
A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.
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2018
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance
7.8/5
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2011
Bert Stern: Original Madman
8/3
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1965
The Love Goddesses
6.3/22
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2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
7/48
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1986
Directed by William Wyler
0/0
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Very Ralph
6.7/9
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1993
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
6/1
With an introduction by Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn recounts her love of children and her work with UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador.
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1995
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
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1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
7/3
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2020
Audrey
7.176/51
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
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1991
The Fred Astaire Songbook
0/0
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2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.939/33
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2021
Cher: In Her Own Words
0/0
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1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
6.7/3
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
2017
Becoming Cary Grant
6.8/34
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2005
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
0/0
A German documentary about the life of Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn.
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2004
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst
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2008
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
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Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
1997
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
8/1
The story of how Audrey Hepburn survived World War II, became an award winning actress, and gave back to the world as a humanitarian.
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2006
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
8/6
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006
It's So Audrey! A Style Icon
6/1
A short documentary of Ms. Hepburn's fashion sense
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2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7/1
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2002
Restoring Roman Holiday
7/2
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2008
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic Of Audrey
6.5/2
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2020
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
7/1
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7/4
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2021
Polycephaly in D
0/0
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1995
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
6/1
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.
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Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
2013
Dove Chocolate: Audrey Hepburn
0/0
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