About
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...
Known for
Roman HolidayMovie • 1953
Breakfast at Tiffany'sMovie • 1961
SabrinaMovie • 1954
My Fair LadyMovie • 1964
CharadeMovie • 1963
War and PeaceMovie • 1956
Paris When It SizzlesMovie • 1964
How to Steal a MillionMovie • 1966
Two for the RoadMovie • 1967
Wait Until DarkMovie • 1967
The UnforgivenMovie • 1960
Robin and MarianMovie • 1976
The Children's HourMovie • 1961
Funny FaceMovie • 1957
AlwaysMovie • 1989
The Nun's StoryMovie • 1959
Green MansionsMovie • 1959
Love in the AfternoonMovie • 1957
The Lavender Hill MobMovie • 1951
They All LaughedMovie • 1981
BloodlineMovie • 1979
Laughter in ParadiseMovie • 1951
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffMovie • 2010
Secret PeopleMovie • 1952