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Audrey Hepburn: Biography
Birth Name:
Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Birth Place:
Brussels, Belgium
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
05/04/1929, Taurus
Date of Death:
01/20/1993
Profession:
Actor
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Audrey Hepburn Fast Facts:
Attended school and took ballet lessons in the Nazi-occupied town of Arnhem, Holland.
Went to London on a ballet scholarship as a teenager but continued health problems suffered during the war squashed hopes of becoming a prima ballerina.
Played the lead in the 1951 Broadway adaptation of
Gigi
. French novelist Colette, whose short story was the source material for the play, personally recommended her for the role.
Fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
In 1964, reunited with the father who had abandoned her family nearly 25 years earlier at the beginning of World War II.
Became close friends with French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy on the set of
Sabrina
and donned his original apparel throughout her life.
One of a small group to have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.
Lip-synched the songs in the movie musical
My Fair Lady
infamously recorded by "Voice of Hollywood" Marni Nixon.
Served as UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador from 1988 until her death from colon cancer in 1993.
In 1990, a hybrid white tulip was created and named for her in the Netherlands as a tribute to her career and work with UNICEF.
Posthumously received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Her desire to help children continues through the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, established by her two sons, Sean and Luca, and longtime companion Robert Wolders in 1994.
Honored with a commemorative stamp by the U.S. Postal Service in 2003.
Audrey Hepburn Relationships:
Alexander - Stepbrother
Andrea Dotti - Ex-husband
Anna Juliana Franziska Karolina Ruston - Grandmother
Baron Aernoud Van Heemstra - Grandfather
Baroness Elbrig van Asbeck - Grandmother
Ella Hepburn-Ruston - Mother
Ian - Stepbrother
Joseph Hepburn-Ruston - Father
Luca Dotti - Son
Mel Ferrer - Ex-husband
Robert Wolders - Significant Other
Sean Hepburn Ferrer - Son
Victor John George Ruston - Grandfather
Audrey Hepburn Awards:
1955 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1957 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1960 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1965 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1968 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1968 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1954 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1959 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1961 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1967 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1953 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1958 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1992 Oscar: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - Winner
1962 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational - Winner
1990 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1954 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1993 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album For Children - Winner
1954 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Winner
1968 Tony: Special Award - Winner
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