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.
Acted in
Dionisos
2023
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Cher: In Her Own Words
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey
2020
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Very Ralph
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
2014
as Self / Various (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Dove Chocolate: Audrey Hepburn
2013
Bert Stern: Original Madman
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Natasha Rostova (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
as Self (archive)
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey
2008
as Self / Various characters (archive footage)
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006
as Self (archive footage)
It's So Audrey! A Style Icon
2006
as Self (archive footage)
VM Show Vol. 2
2005
as Holly Golightly (archive footage)
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (screen tests) (archive footage)
Restoring Roman Holiday
2002
as Princess Ann (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self (archive footage)
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
1995
as Self / Eliza Doolittle (archive footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
1993
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
1993
as Narrator / Host
The Fred Astaire Songbook
1991
as Self - Host
Always
1989
as Hap
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self
Love Among Thieves
1987
as Baroness Caroline DuLac
Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
They All Laughed
1981
as Angela Niotes
Bloodline
1979
as Elizabeth Roffe
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robin and Marian
1976
as Lady Marian
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self - Host
Wait Until Dark
1967
as Susy Hendrix
Two for the Road
1967
as Joanna Wallace
How to Steal a Million
1966
as Nicole Bonnet
The Love Goddesses
1965
as (archive footage)
My Fair Lady
1964
as Eliza Doolittle
Paris When It Sizzles
1964
as Gabrielle Simpson / Baby
Charade
1963
as Regina Lampert
The Children's Hour
1961
as Karen Wright
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
as Holly Golightly
The Unforgiven
1960
as Rachel Zachary
The Nun's Story
1959
as Sister Luke
Green Mansions
1959
as Rima
Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Ariane Chavasse / Thin Girl
Funny Face
1957
as Jo Stockton
Mayerling
1957
as Countess Marie Vetsera
War and Peace
1956
as Natasha Rostova
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Recipient
Producers' Showcase
1954
as Marie Vetsera
Sabrina
1954
as Sabrina Fairchild
Roman Holiday
1953
as Princess Ann
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Secret People
1952
as Nora Brentano
Monte Carlo Baby
1951
as Melissa Walter
Young Wives' Tale
1951
as Eve Lester
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
as Chiquita
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Cigarette Girl
One Wild Oat
1951
as Hotel Receptionist
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Dutch in Seven Lessons
1948
as Stewardess / Girl with lute
Bambi Awards
1948
as Self