"Audrey Hepburn" (May 4, 1929 - January 20, 1993) was a Belgian-born American actress and humanitarian.
Born "Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston" in Brussels, Belgium, daughter of a well-to-do British banker and a Dutch baroness mother. Ms. Hepburn attended private schools in England and the Netherlands, but after the divorce of her parents she was living with her mother in the Netherlands when the German invasion and occupation of World War II occurred.
After the landing of the Allied Forces on D-Day, things grew worse under the German occupiers. Over the winter of 1944, brutality increased and the Nazis confiscated the Dutch people's limited supply of food and fuel for themselves. Without heat in their homes, or food to eat, people in the Netherlands starved and froze to death in the streets, their dead bodies stacked one on top of another. Suffering from starvation, Ms. Hepburn developed numerous health problems associated with malnutrition and the impact of those times would shape her life and values.
After the war, she and her mother moved to London, England where she studied ballet, worked as a model, and, in 1951 began acting in films. After being chosen to play the lead character in the Broadway play, ''Gigi'', and after a successful run in New York,Ms. Hepburn was offered a starring role in the Hollywood motion picture, ''Roman Holiday''. For her performance, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and over her illustrious career she would be nominated best actress four more times.
One of Hollywood’s most popular box-office attractions, Audrey Hepburn co-starred with major actors such asFred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Rex Harrison, Peter O'Toole, Gregory Peck, and Sean Connery.
After fifteen highly successful years in film, after 1967 Ms. Hepburn only acted occasionally, her last role filmed in 1988 just before she was appointed as a special ambassador to the United Nations Children's Fund . Grateful for her own good fortune after being a victim of Nazi atrocities as a child, for the remainder of her life, Audrey Hepburn dedicated herself to helping impoverished children in the world’s poorestnations.
In 1992, President George Bush Sr. presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work with UNICEF. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, posthumously awarded her The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her contribution to humanity.
Audrey Hepburn died of colon cancer on January 20, 1993, in Tolchenaz, Vaud, Switzerland and was interred there.
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Audrey Hepburn in the News
1000 USATODAY.com - NBC's 'Dreams' re-creates 'Pretty Woman'
Feb 17, 2004 ... former Party of Five star who filled the title role in the 2000 TV biopic The Audrey - Hepburn Story, loves the female empowerment of Sinatra's persona and song. ...
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http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-02-17-isaak-orbison_x.htm (USA Today)
1000 Trina Turk's flirty fashions a star attraction
(01.04.2001)Designer Trina Turk loves sunglasses, sushi and Audrey Hepburn. In fact, the latter was a big influence on Los Angeles-based Turk in the early stages of her career.
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1000 Fox puts Kentuckian in the mix for 'Eden'
We all know about Adam and Eve in paradise, but what about David from Lexington, Ky.?
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976 The tiara show a little princess power
(10.21.1998)Correspondent Jeanne Moos reports.RELATED VIDEOCNNs Jeanne Moos tries on a hat of a different colorWindows Media28K56KRelated sitesNote Pages will open in a new browser windowThe British Monarchys Crown JewelsThe Unofficial Audrey...
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972 RED CARPET CATFIGHTING
Lies. Backstabbing. Bribes. Catfights. Stealing. No, it's not the manuevering that goes into snagging an Oscar - it's the manuevering that goes into snagging a dress for the Oscars.
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970 Welcome to Audrey Hepburn.com
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953 CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Larry King
(02.28.2004)
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944 Makes A Comeback!
The ubiquitous black dress immortalized forever by Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn in the 60s has continued to make several runway appearances leaving every generation determined to create their own version of that darling Givenchy number accessorized with double strand pearls.
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940 Audrey Hepburn - L'Ange des Enfants
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930 Showbuzz
(05.08.2002)Actress Winona Ryder says a chronic case of insomnia, rather than her legal predicament, is keeping her up nights, but she has found a sympathetic ear in fellow sleepless star Al Pacino.
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917 Theater fans have plenty of choices
Five productions, from docudrama to dark comedies, are opening. Salem-area theatergoers usually are lucky if there?s one or two plays in production at one time.
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910 Audrey Hepburn - A Portrait
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907 Thandie Newton: 'The Truth About Charlie'
(10.25.2002)In "The Truth About Charlie," Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1963 classic "Charade," Thandie Newton pulls off what few actresses could -- she takes a part first played by Audrey Hepburn and makes it her own.
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889 Fashion Designers Jostle for 'Best Dress' Oscar
MILAN (Reuters) - As Hollywood gears up for Sunday's Oscars, the talk of the town is about who will win what. But over the ocean in Milan, followers of fashion want to know what the stars will wear.
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884 ELLE
(10.05.1998)The Look Audrey Hepburn meets Gwen Stefani amethystlined eyes, a wash of rosy blush, and deepberry lips.The tip I like to take crazy trends and play with them until theyre actually wearable,says Wendy Gamble, Stilas chief makeup artist....
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881 Audrey Hepburn at Reel Classics
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861 Muzi.com | News : Fashion Designers Jostle for 'Best Dress' Oscar
[LatelineNews: 2004-2-28] MILAN - As Hollywood gears up for Sunday's Oscars, the talk of the town is about who will win what. But over the ocean in Milan, followers of fashion want to know what the stars will wear.
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838 Hepburns striped tresses get 90s update
(06.08.1996)NEW YORK CNN Audrey Hepburn introduced women to the glamour of striped hair in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffanys. Now the look is hot again in 1996.
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834 No Laughing Matter
In the annals of Great Oscar Moments, few were as moving as the April 10, 1972, ceremony in which Charlie Chaplin received a lifetime achievement statuette.
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Audrey Hepburn on the Web
1000 Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund
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1000 Welcome to Audrey Hepburn.com
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975 Audrey Hepburn: l'Ange des Enfants
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973 Audrey Hepburn: l'ange des enfants
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950 Audrey Hepburn
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947 Dedicated In Loving Memory to Audrey Hepburn
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946 Adieu Audrey Hepburn
biography, photographs, and multimedia.
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925 Audrey Hepburn Current Month TV Schedule
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920 Audrey Hepburn Online
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920 Humanitarian Work of Audrey Hepburn
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900 A Tribute to Audrey Hepburn
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875 Audrey Hepburn Homespace
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868 Audrey Hepburn at Reel Classics
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866 Arie's Audrey Hepburn Tribute Page
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840 One and Only Audrey Hepburn
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825 Elizabeth's Audrey Hepburn Page
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813 Tribute to Audrey Hepburn, A
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