AUDREY
HEPBURN – MINI BIOGRAPHY
By Denny
Jackson and Volker Boehm
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Date of Birth
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Date of Death
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Birth Name
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Audrey Kathleen Ruston
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Nickname
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Edda van Heemstra
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Height
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5' 6½" (1,69 m)
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Spouse (2)
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Andrea Dotti
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(18 January 1969 - 21 September 1982) (divorced) (1 child)
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(25 September 1954 - 5 December 1968) (divorced) (1 child)
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According to Denny Jackson, Audrey
Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She was a blue-blood from
the beginning; her mother was a Dutch baroness, and her father, who was of
English and Austrian descent, worked in business. After her parents divorced,
Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school.
Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private
schools as well. While vacationing with her mother in Arnhem, Netherlands,
Hitler's army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times
during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition.
After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship
and later began a modeling career. As a model, she was graceful and, it seemed,
she had found her niche in life - until the film producers came calling. After
being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part in the
European film Nederlands in 7 lessen
(1948) in 1948. Later, she had a speaking role in the 1951 film, Young Wives' Tale
(1951) as Eve Lester. The part still wasn't much, so she headed to America to
try her luck there. Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role
in A Princesa e o Plebeu
(1953) in 1953. This film turned out to be a smashing success as she won an
Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her enormous popularity and more plum roles.
One of the reasons for her popularity was the fact that she was so elf-like and
had class, unlike the sex-goddesses of the time. A Princesa e o Plebeu
(1953) was followed by another similarly wonderful performance in the 1957
classic Cinderela em Paris
(1957). Sabrina
(1954), in 1954, for which she received another Academy nomination, and Amor na Tarde
(1957), in 1957, also garnered rave reviews. In 1959, she received yet another
nomination for her role in Uma Cruz à Beira do Abismo (1959). Audrey reached the pinnacle of her career when she played Holly
Golightly in the delightful film Bonequinha de Luxo
(1961) in 1961. For this she received another nomination. She scored commercial
success again in the espionage caper Charada
(1963). One of Audrey's most radiant roles was in the fine production of Minha Bela Dama
(1964) in 1964. Her co-star, Rex Harrison,
once was asked to identify his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he
replied, "Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady.'" After a couple of other
movies, most notably Um Caminho para Dois
(1967), she hit pay dirt and another nomination in 1967's Um Clarão nas Trevas
(1967). By the end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrer,
Audrey decided to retire while she was on top. Later she married Dr. Andrea
Dotti. From time to time, she would appear on the silver screen. One film of
note was Robin E Marian
(1976), with Sean Connery
in 1976. In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations
UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she
retained until 1993. She was named to People's magazine as one of the 50 most
beautiful people in the world. Her last film was Além da Eternidade
(1989) in 1989. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 in Tolochnaz,
Switzerland, from appendicular cancer. She had made a total of 31 high quality
movies. Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film history as
evidenced by her being named in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars
of All Time."
In the words by Volker Boehm, Hepburn
was a cosmopolitan from birth. Her mother was a Dutch baroness, and her father,
born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and of English and Austrian descent,
worked in business. In the movies she appeared as a delicate adolescent, a look
which remained until her last movie Além da Eternidade
(1989) directed by Steven Spielberg.
Her career as actress began in the English cinema and after having been
selected for the Broadway play "Gigi" she debuted in Hollywood in
1953. With A Princesa e o Plebeu
(1953) she won an Oscar; her favorite genres were the comedies like Sabrina
(1954) or Amor na Tarde
(1957). At the end of the sixties she retired from Hollywood but appeared from
time on the set for a few films. From 1988 on she worked also for UNICEF.
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