Audrey Hepburn

Career / Biography

Audrey Hepburn was brought up in Europe and suffered in Holland in World War 2. She then moved to London and studied ballet but was told that was not her career, though in Secret People she danced all her own ballet routines as her first main role. Her big break came when she was cast in the Broadway production of Gigi. From that she was cast in Roman Holiday and was awarded an Oscar for her performance at the age of 24. After that she stared in Sabrina and had an Oscar nomination and statred to work with the fashon designer Givency. With Funny Face she became a fashion icon as well as an actress. In the Nun's Story she plays a more serious role as a nun in World War Two. The highlight of her as a style icon is in her performance in Breakfast At Tiffany's. It is the film that she is best known for is her performances as Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany's. In many ways her biggest performance was as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, though her performance in Wait Until Dark may be her best dramatic performance. She then had a ten year break to bring upher family before returning for a couple of films. In later life she worked for UNICEF. She was the third wife of Mel Ferrer from 1956 to 1968. As a person Audrey Hepburn was insicure, but in front of the camera she became a very strong person.

Films

Always (1989)
Robin And Marion (1976)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Charade (1963)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The Children's Hour (1961)
The Nuns Story (1959)
Mayerling (1957)
War And Peace (1956)
Sabrina (1954)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Secret People (1952)
Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Laughter In Paradise (1951)
Young Wive's Tale (1951)

Oscars

Won - Best Actress - Roman Holiday (1953)
Nomination - Best Actress - Wait Until Dark (1961)
Nomination - Best Actress - Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Nomination - Best Actress - Nuns Story (1959)
Nomination - Best Actress - Sabrina (1954)

Quote

As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself … All of which I’ve earned a living doing.
The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.
As you get older, you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
I think that the best thing I can do is to be myself and stay true to that.
I try to make my life a little better every day.
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.
I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So when they do, you have to grab them.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.