E Emanuil Goju

EMANUILGOJDUECONOMICCOLLEGE

HUNEDOARA

Audrey
Hepburn

CoordinatingTeacher:DrinceanuCristina
Students:MergeaTania
MutluMelisa
2014
"EMANUIL GOJDU" ECONOMIC COLLEGE HUNEDOARA

Audrey Hepburn
The pink believer and the tireless humanitarian

Coordinating Teacher: Drinceanu Cristina

Students: Mergea Tania
Mutlu Melisa

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Table of contents

Introduction . 4
Prcis ... 5
Argument . 6
1 Early life ... 7
1.1 Childhood and adolescence during World War II 7
2 Entertainment career 8
2.1 Career beginnings and early roles 8
2.2 Roman Holiday and increased popularity 8
2.3 Breakfast at Tiffany's and continued stardom . 9
2.4 Final projects 9
3 Humanitarian career . 10
4 Personal life . 11
4.1 Marriages, relationships and children 11
4.2 Illness 12
4.3 Death .. 12
5 Legacy 12
5.1 Style . 13
6 Filmography .. 13
7 Awards .. 14
Conclusions . 15
Appendix-Images 16
Bibliography

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 Introduction

Audrey Hepburn was an Academy-Award winning actress and fashion icon in the 20th century.
Having almost starved to death during Nazi-occupied Holland during WWII, Hepburn became a
goodwill ambassador for starving children. Considered one of the most beautiful and elegant women in
the world, then and now, her beauty shone through her doe eyes and contagious smile. A trained ballet
dancer, who never performed in a ballet, Audrey Hepburn was Hollywoods most sought after actress
mid-century. Her most celebrated movies include Roman Holiday, Sabrina, My Fair Lady, and
Breakfast at Tiffanys.
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 Always
(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 Roman Holiday
(1953) she won an Oscar; her favorite genres were the comedies like Sabrina (1954) or Love in the
Afternoon (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.
My career is a complete mystery to me. It's been a total surprise since the first day. I never
thought I was going to be an actress; I never thought I was going to be in movies. I never thought it
would all happen the way it did."
The real Audrey Hepburn story begins with a little girl who experienced the cruelty and
consequences of World War II and who never forgot what liberation felt like or the images of aid
arriving to her and thousands like her in Holland.
Although she had dreamed of becoming a prima ballerina since childhood, the war rendered her
physically incapable of it. Instead, Audrey turned a lost dream into the next best thing; she took
modeling jobs where she learned to work in front of the camera, used her training to compete with
4,000 dancers for one of ten spots in a chorus line and, eventually, found herself in front of a motion
picture camera. Within three years, the whole world would come to know Audrey as Princess Anne in
Roman Holiday. And that is how we came to know her, be captivated by her, and why we are still in
love with her.
With over 25 movies to her credit, there is no doubt that Audrey achieved a rarefied position as
beloved actress and icon of style. Yet, Audrey always considered her work as a UNICEF International
Goodwill Ambassador her greatest role. And that is the beauty of Audrey's legacy; that we have the
opportunity to know and appreciate her gifts, both as an actress and devoted humanitarian.

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 Prcis

The paper at present is made up of seven chapters, subdivided into several subchapters which
detail information about Audreys life and career.
The first chapter aims at offering some information regarding Audreys early childhood and
teenage, as well as the impact of the Great War upon her personal development. For this reason, this
chapter contains a short insight into her private life and an explanation to her motivation to climb up
the ladder in a society consumed by wars and deprived of genuine cultural values.
The second chapter is meant to provide details concerning her professional career starting with
her first role as a stewardess to her last one, as an angel. She reached the pinnacle of her career in her
late twenties, with the famous interpretation of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys, which brought
her international recognition and granted her acknowledgement as one of the best female actresses in
Hollywood.
The third chapter focuses on her humanitarian actions which she assumed in her mission of
helping the poor children of Africa. She took on this responsibility in her attempt to draw attention on
the seriousness of this matter and to ensure better life conditions and quality health services for those
underprivileged. This determination came out of personal frustration which she deeply felt when her
father left her at an early age, as well as the atrocities of the war which she was so familiar with, among
which starvation and a precarious health.
The next chapter is concerned with Audreys personal life and the influence of her marriages
upon her career choices. She was introverted and very dedicated to her family and for this reason she
never craved for the spotlights. This chapter lays emphasis on her personality and spiritual values.
Unfortunately, her personal achievements were cut short by a fatal disease which brought sadness to
millions of people who loved her both as an actress and also as a friend or woman.
The last three chapters present the impact of her artistic and humanitarian career upon
cinematography as well as all the generations that followed her. Therefore, these final parts of the paper
acknowledge her great artistic legacy, as well as her fashion style and natural talent.
The paper ends with the bibliography and the appendix.

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 Argument

Audrey Hepburn is, quite simply, a legend; easily one of the best actresses of all times and
revered for being an enduring cultural icon, a tireless humanitarian and a pretty awesome human being
all rolled into one tiny package. We think its fair to say and fairly obvious to work out that were a
bit of a fan of Ms. Hepburn.
The point is however, that a lot of people, particularly the new generations, have no idea who
she is or any of the older actors are and thats quite sad really the idea of such wondrous classics,
fantastic actors and beautiful performances being lost and forgotten is upsetting. Theres something
important, therefore, in keeping the old legends alive Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly,
Katherine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier; all of these famous faces should always be remembered.
Whenever Audrey Hepburn is referenced, it seems as though the late star's memory is frozen
into still shots from her younger days. Even though we admire the sass and style she displayed in films
like "Funny Face," "Roman Holiday" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," we also appreciate Hepburn's beauty
as she grew older.
Wearing that same girlish grin that brought men to their knees and perfectly coiffed hairstyles
that women still try to recreate, Hepburn taught us how to exude elegance. And the Academy Award
winning-actress also showed us that we shouldn't be concerned about those worry lines on our
forehead, because life's too beautiful to be concerned about wrinkles.
On the 20th anniversary of her death this month, we thought we should celebrate this iconic
woman.

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 1 Early life

1.1 Childhood and adolescence during World War II

The potent combination of Audrey Hepburns intelligence, sensitivity and love of humanity
might very well be grounded in the history of her worldly educated family. Audreys paternal
grandmother, Anna Juliana Franziska Karolina Ruston and grandfather, Victor John George Ruston,
lived in Bohemia (Czech Republic) and had ancestral roots which blended English, Scottish, Irish,
French and Austrian lineage.
On her maternal side, Audreys grandparents, Baroness Elbrig van Asbeck and Baron Aernoud
Van Heemstra came from Dutch, Hungarian and French stock and traveled internationally in service to
the Netherlands' Queen Wilhelmina. The fact that Audrey loved music and dance, spoke five languages
and had a genuine zest for life may well have been a gift which came naturally to her.
Audrey was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium, where the family first settled. When Hepburn
was six years old, her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn-Ruston, a heavy drinker, deserted the
family.
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 she vacationed 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.
At the time of Germany's invasion of Holland, Audreys older brother, Alexander, went
underground and Ian, age 19, was picked up by the Germans and taken away. For the duration of the
war, Ella and Audrey had no idea if he was dead or alive.
Ella did her best to keep Audrey's spirits up and enrolled her in ballet lessons at the Arnhem
Conservatory. For her part, Audrey participated in black-out performances held to benefit the
resistance and gave ballet lessons in her grandfathers house to refugee girls in the area.
By the fall of 1944, the import of all food into Holland was halted and the notorious Hunger Winter
set in. Audrey, too weak to dance, waited out the endless days doing puzzles by lantern light and
drawing pictures of happier times.

2 Entertainment career

2.1 Career beginnings and early roles

Liberation came knocking on Audreys grandfathers door on May 4, 1945. It was also
Audreys sixteenth birthday. Despite the fact that she emerged from the war in a weakened condition
suffering from anemia, asthma and malnutrition, the experience served to refocus her dreams. It was
now time for Ella and Audrey to begin their lives anew. With a recommendation from her dance
teacher, Winja Maranova, mother and daughter set off for Amsterdam where Audrey was accepted as a
student of Sonia Gaskell and the The Ballet Studio 45. Audrey studied ballet, modern jazz and avant-
garde choreography for three years until the studio closed in 1948. Audrey was then given a partial

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scholarship to study with the preeminent London ballet teacher, Marie Rambert, who had coached the
worlds best dancers, including Nijinsky. Audrey arrived in England and immersed herself in study with
Marie Rambert. To make ends meet, she took occasional modeling jobs and began auditioning for
cabaret acts around London. Eventually Audrey was told that she could not become a prima ballerina
because of the physical deprivation shed suffered during the war and the limitations of her height.
Audrey was deeply disappointed but became determined to find a way to put her training and skills to
good use. At the end of 1948, Audrey found that opportunity when she was cast in a Jerome Robbins
choreographed cabaret show called, High Button Shoes.
Audrey continued to dance in the chorus until she finally landed a featured role in Sauce
Piquante. She performed twelve shows a week while still pursuing modeling, attending movement
classes, barre classes on Saturday mornings, and taking private diction lessons. "I worked like an idiot,"
Audrey said of these times.
Before the end of 1951, Audrey had been cast in five movies: One Wild Oat, Young Wives
Tale, Laughter In Paradise, The Lavender Hill Mob and Secret People.
Audrey was then offered a small role in a film being shot in both English and French called Monte
Carlo Baby. With the double joy of going on location and wearing Christian Dior gowns, Audrey
jumped at the opportunity. Little did she know it would be a decision that would ultimately shape the
rest of her life.
The famed writer, Colette, also happened to be in Monte Carlo on an international search for the
right actress to star in her Broadway play. Colette took one look at Audrey and knew immediately that
she had finally found her Gigi. Simultaneously, director William Wyler was looking for a European
actress to play the lead role of a princess in his new movie, Roman Holiday, a romantic comedy.
Executives in the Paramount London office had Hepburn do a
screen test. Wyler was enchanted and Hepburn got the role. Gigi ran until May 31, 1952, earning
Hepburn a Theatre World Award and plenty of recognition.

2.2 Roman Holiday and increased popularity

After the smashing success of Gigi on Broadway, Audrey stepped into her first starring role in a
Hollywood film and into the hearts of an adoring public. As Princess Anne in Roman Holiday, Audrey
was immediately catapulted into the limelight and won the 1954 Oscar for Best Actress in her first
American motion picture.
Audreys next film, Sabrina, reinforced her star status and yielded a transformational friendship
and collaboration with a young French designer named Hubert De Givenchy. After Sabrina wrapped,
Mel Ferrer enticed Audrey to return to Broadway to co-star with him in Ondine.
Capitalizing on its newest star, Paramount cast her as the lead in Sabrina (1954), another romantic
comedy, directed by Billy Wilder where Hepburn played a Cinderella type. It was the top box-office hit
of the year and Hepburn was nominated for Best Actress again, but lost to Grace Kelly in The Country
Girl.
After the enormous response Audrey received from both the press and public, she found herself
in the unique position of being able to work with many of the finest directors and fellow actors in the
business including: Billy Wilder, Fred Zinneman, John Huston, Stanley Donen and William Wyler;
Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevalier, Peter Finch, Dame
Judith Evans, Anthony Perkins, Burt Lancaster and Audie Murphy. These were years of tremendous
creative energy and artistic growth characterized by hard work and dedication. For her efforts, Audrey
received both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal as Sister Luke in The
Nun's Story.

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 2.3 Breakfast at Tiffany's and continued stardom
Three months after the birth of her son, Sean, Audrey began work on the adaptation of Truman
Capotes novella entitled, Breakfast At Tiffanys. Audrey's spirited portrayal of Holly Golightly and
her high fashion 'style' and 'sophistication' became synonymous with her. Nearly fifty years later,
Audrey still remains the irrefutable icon of both.
Audrey reached the pinnacle of her career when she played Holly Golightly in the delightful
Breakfast at Tiffanys in 1961. For this she received another Oscar nomination. She scored commercial
success again in the espionage caper Charade (1963). One of Audrey's most radiant roles was in the
fine production of My Fair Lady 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 Two for the Road (1967), she hit pay dirt and another nomination
in 1967's Wait Until Dark.

2.4 Final projects

From 1967 onward, after fifteen highly successful years in film, Hepburn decided to devote
more time to her family and acted only occasionally. She attempted a comeback in 1976, co-starring
with Sean Connery, in the period piece Robin and Marian, which was moderately successful. In 1979,
Hepburn took the lead role of Elizabeth Roffe in the international production of Bloodline, re-teaming
with director Terence Young (Wait Until Dark).
Hepburn's last starring role in a cinematic film was with Ben Gazzara in the 1981 comedy They
All Laughed, directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film was overshadowed by the murder of one of its
stars, Bogdanovich's girlfriend, Dorothy Stratten; the film was released after Stratten's death but only in
limited runs. In 1987, she co-starred with Robert Wagner in a tongue-in-cheek made-for-television
caper film, Love Among Thieves, which borrowed elements from several of Hepburn's films, most
notably Charade and How to Steal a Million.
After finishing her last role in a motion picture in 1988, a cameo appearance as an angel in
Steven Spielberg's Always, Hepburn completed only two more entertainment-related projects, both
critically acclaimed. Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn was a PBS documentary television
series, her final performance before cameras filmed on location in seven countries in the spring and
summer of 1990. A one-hour special preceded the series, debuting in March 1991, while the series
commenced the day after her death (21 January 1993). For the series debut, Hepburn was
posthumously awarded the 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement
Informational Programming. Recorded in 1992, her spoken word album, Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted
Tales, features readings of classic children's stories and earned her a posthumous Grammy Award for
Best Spoken Word Album for Children. She remains one of the few entertainers to win Grammy and
Emmy Awards posthumously.

3 Humanitarian career
In 1988, Audrey accepted what she considered her greatest role as a UNICEF International
Goodwill Ambassador. For five years, Audrey traveled to over 20 countries witnessing innocent
children struggling for survival. She reported these conditions to world leaders, governments and the
international media, detailing provocative, often gruesome details about millions of children and their
families caught in the midst of natural and man-made disasters. Audreys work on behalf of UNICEF

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has served to inspire many others to reach out and commit their time to improving the lives of the
worlds children.
Today, the Audrey Hepburn Childrens Fund continues her work to bring help and hope to children
around the world by raising funds and supporting organizations with the health, well-being and
education of children as their central mission.
Though she had done work for UNICEF in the 1950s, starting in 1954 with radio presentations,
this was a much higher level of dedication. Those close to her say that the thoughts of dying, helpless
children consumed her for the rest of her life. In 2002, at the United Nations Special Session on
Children, UNICEF honored Hepburn's legacy of humanitarian work by unveiling a statue, "The Spirit
of Audrey," at UNICEF's New York headquarters. Her service for children is also recognized through
the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Audrey Hepburn Society.

4 Personal life
4.1 Marriages, relationships and children
Audreys cherished friendships with director William Wyler and co-star Gregory Peck (Roman
Holiday) lasted a lifetime. In fact, it was Gregory Peck who introduced Audrey to her future husband,
Mel Ferrer, at a dinner he hosted in London celebrating the opening of Roman Holiday. In 1954,
Hepburn met and dated actor Mel Ferrer when they co-starred on Broadway in the hit play Ondine.
When the play ended, Hepburn received the Tony Award and married Ferrer on September 25, 1954, in
Switzerland. After a miscarriage, Hepburn fell into a deep depression. Ferrer suggested she return to
work. Together they starred in the film War and Peace (1956), a romantic drama, with Hepburn getting
top billing.
While Hepburns career offered many successes, including another Best Actress nomination for
her dramatic portrayal of Sister Luke in The Nuns Story (1959), Ferrers career was on the decline.
Hepburn discovered she was pregnant in late 1958, but was on contract to star in a Western, The
Unforgiven (1960), which began filming in January 1959. Later that same month during filming, she
fell off a horse and broke her back. Although she recovered, Hepburn gave birth to a stillborn that
spring. Her depression went deeper.
Thankfully, Hepburn gave birth to a healthy son, Sean Hepburn-Ferrer, on January 17, 1960.
Three months after the birth of her son, Sean, Audrey began work on the adaptation of Truman
Capotes novella entitled, Breakfast At Tiffanys. Little Sean was always in tow and even accompanied
his mother on the set. Audrey then took time off to be with Sean and spent the rest of 1962 overseas
traveling and enjoying time with friends and family.
In 1964, husband Mel Ferrer gave Audrey one of the greatest gifts of her life - the chance to
heal part of her childhood. For nearly 25 years, Audrey had neither seen nor heard from her father,
Joseph Ruston, who had abandoned the family when Audrey was age six. Mel tracked Joesph down in
Ireland and Audrey and her father were at long last reunited.
With Sean nearing school age, Audrey took a break from the movies and chose to focus on
family life at La Paisible, their beloved home in the small village of Tolochenaz-sur-Morges, thirty
miles from Geneva, Switzerland.
In 1968, Audrey and Mel Ferrer divorced. Within a year, she and Sean would find a brand new
life and settle down in Rome, the city where she made her very first Hollywood movie.
On a restorative cruise in and around the Greek Islands, love bloomed a second time for Audrey when
she met Roman psychiatrist, Andrea Dotti, who was also relaxing aboard ship on holiday
On January 18, 1969 the couple wed in Morges, Switzerland.

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A little over a year later, they were thrilled to welcome a son, Luca Dotti, to the family. The four spent
time together in Switzerland at Audrey's beloved country home, La Paisible, visited Connie Wald and
other friends in the United States, and settled into their home in Rome, Italy.
Until 1975, Audrey chose to play her favorite role to date, that of loving wife and mother.
In 1980, at one of Connie Wald's customary supper parties, Audrey was introduced to a handsome
Dutch actor named Robert Wolders who, coincidentally, had grown up just a short distance from
Audrey in Holland. They'd experienced many of the same difficulties during the war and quickly
became loving confidants.
Over time, the two discovered many other things they had in common, including gardening,
music, art, a keen sense of humor and the love of Jack Russell terriers who eventually became their
constant companions.

4.2 Illness
Toward the end of 1992, after Audrey's last mission for UNICEF, she felt progressively more
and more ill and, at the time, physicians were not able to pinpoint the origin and thus cause of her
worsening state of health. Near year's end, Audrey underwent exploratory surgery and was diagnosed
with inoperable colon cancer.
She spent her last days in hospice care at her home in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland and
occasionally was well enough to take walks in her garden, but gradually became more confined to bed
rest as she grew weaker.

4.3 Death
On January 20, 1993 while at La Paisible with Robbie, Sean and Luca by her side, Audrey
Kathleen Hepburn gracefully slipped away. After her death, Gregory Peck went on camera and tearfully
recited her favorite poem, "Unending Love" by Rabindranath Tagore.
Funeral services were held at the village church of Tolochenaz, Switzerland, on 24 January 1993.
Maurice Eindiguer, the same pastor who wed Hepburn and Mel Ferrer and baptized her son Sean in
1960, presided over her funeral while Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, of UNICEF, delivered a eulogy.
Many family members and friends attended the funeral, including her sons, partner Robert Wolders,
brother Ian Quarles van Ufford, ex-husbands Andrea Dotti and Mel Ferrer, Hubert de Givenchy,
executives of UNICEF, and fellow actors Alain Delon and Roger Moore. Flower arrangements were
sent to the funeral by Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Taylor and the Dutch royal family. The same day as her
funeral, Hepburn was interred at the Tolochenaz Cemetery, a small cemetery that sits atop a hill
overlooking the village.

5 Legacy

"How shall I sum up my life? I think Ive been particularly lucky."- Audrey Hepburn
From her very first performance on film in 1948 as an airline stewardess to her last in 1989 as an angel,
Audrey Hepburn withstood over forty years of artistic scrutiny. Today she remains the irrefutable
personification of irresistible charm, grace, and dignity.
Unassuming about her own massive celebrity status, Audrey certainly knew exactly what to do
with it when the time was right. Always polite and slightly reserved in press interviews concerning her
own life and career, she was unequivocally direct with the words she chose to detail the conditions and

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suffering of the children she met. If she was sometimes tentative and unsure when preparing for a role
on screen, Audrey was fiercely unreserved in speaking for those who otherwise had no voice. As she
herself said, I feel so strongly thats where it all starts, with kindness. What a different world this
could be if everyone lived by that.

5.1 Style
Hepburn earned her place in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1961 but her
reverence as a fashion icon has continued long since her death, proved by accruing the titles "most
beautiful woman of all time" and "most beautiful woman of the 20th century" in polls by Evian and
QVC respectively. Despite being far from the Hollywood preference of bosomy actresses like Marilyn
Monroe, Martine Carol, Kim Novak and Lana Turner, Hepburn was very feminine by her grace, huge
eyes and long legs. Against the gender stereotypes of the time, the natural thickness of her brown
eyebrows made her "funny face unforgettable," reminisced director Billy Wilder. He joked, "This
girl...may make bosoms a thing of the past." Hepburn redefined glamour with "elfin" features and a
gamine waif-like figure that inspired designs by couturier Hubert de Givenchy who is credited for
creating her style. Givenchy started designing her dresses since the film Sabrina (1954). He noted that,
upon being told that the actress he would be responsible for many outfits for would be "Miss Hepburn",
he had expected Katharine Hepburn. When faced with Audrey, he was initially disappointed and told
Hepburn he had little time to spare. Nevertheless, she knew exactly how she wanted to look and asked
to view his latest collection.
Their collaboration in Sabrina formed a lifelong friendship and partnership; she was often a
muse for many of his designs and her style became renowned internationally. "[Givenchy] gave me a
look, a kind, a silhouette. He has always been the best and he stayed the best. Because he kept the spare
style that I love. What is more beautiful than a simple sheath made an extraordinary way in a special
fabric, and just two earrings?" revealed Hepburn. Givenchy created her outfits for many other films,
including Funny Face, Love in the Afternoon, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Paris When It Sizzles, Charade
and How to Steal a Million. Although Hepburn enjoyed fashion, she did not place much importance on
it, preferring casual and comfortable clothes contrary to her image.

6 Filmography
Audrey's entire film career would encompass less than thirty movies - a very slim filmography,
but one that contains some of the best films of the fifties and sixties.
In order: Nederlands in 7 Lessen (1951); Laughter in Paradise (1951); One Wild Oat (1951);
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951); Young Wives' Tale (1951); The Secret People (1952); Monte Carlo
Baby (1952); Roman Holiday (1953); Sabrina (1954); War and Peace (1956); Funny Face (1957); Love
in the Afternoon (1957); Green Mansions (1959); The Nun's Story (1959); The Unforgiven (1960);
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961); The Children's Hour (1961); Charade (1963); Paris When It Sizzles
(1964); My Fair Lady (1964); How to Steal a Million (1966); Two for the Road (1967); Wait Until
Dark (1967); Robin and Marian (1976); Bloodline (1979); They All Laughed (1981); Love Among
Thieves (1987); Always (1989)

7 Awards
"The greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings. ...Im
a long way from the human being Id like to be. But Ive decided Im not so bad after all."- Audrey
Hepburn

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 Thanks to her talent Audrey Hepburn received numerous awards and honors during her career
which made her success even bigger. She was nominated for Academy Awards for 5 times and won 2 of
them. She also won 3 BAFTA awards for being the best actress in a leading role in the movies Roman
Holiday, The Nun`s Story and Charade. Besides these she won 3 Golden Globe Awards, 1 Grammy
Award,1 Tony Award and 1 Emmy Award. All these important awards prove that she was one of only
12 people to achieve EGOT status. During her entire career Audrey won over 30 awards.

Conclusions

She charmed the world with a gamine's beauty and grace. But in the end, Audrey Hepburn's
greatest legacy was a love for children who didn't even know her name.
In Africa, as a short sleeved ambassador for UNICEF, she walked in a ravaged Somalia, giving solace
with that radiant smileand focusing the world's attention on a starving land. In September 1992, she
asked to be taken to the famine's epicenter, a feeding camp in the town of Baidoa. As she arrived, she
saw hundreds of small lifeless bodies being loaded onto trucks. The worst of it, she would later say,
eyes welling with tears, was "the terrible silence."
Life was a brave journey for Audrey Hepburn. She was, after all, a woman who spent much of
her girlhood in Nazi-occupied Holland, subsisting for a time on flour made from tulip bulbs. Along
with her starving grandparents, she received food from a relief agencyUNICEF's precursor. "Your
soul is nourished by all your experiences," she once said. "It gives you baggage for the futureand
ammunition, if you like." For a time last week, as people recalled the luminous images of Hepburn in
her 25 films, it seemed as if the whole world were in mourning. "You looked at her, and all you could
think was that nothing bad should ever happen to her," said actress Arlene Dahl. "If there was a cross
between the salt of the earth and a regal queen." said Shirley MacLaine, her costar in The Children's
Hour (1961), "then she was it."
Hepburn saw herself a bit differently. "I was born with an enormous need for affection," she
once said, "and a terrible need to give it." Hepburn seemed to sense that she was destined to play a
special role not just in movies but also in people's lives. "People associate me with a time when movies
were pleasant," she said, "when women wore pretty dresses in films and you heard beautiful music. I
always love it when people write me and say, I was having a rotten time, and I walked into a cinema
and saw one of your movies, and it made such a difference.' "
Audrey Hepburn did, in the end, make a difference. "In a cruel and imperfect world," says critic
Rex Reed, "she was living proof that God could still create perfection."

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 Appendix

1 Early life
1.1 Childhood and adolescence during World War II
2 Entertainment career
2.1 Career beginnings and early roles
2.2 Roman Holiday and increased popularity
2.3 Breakfast at Tiffany's and continued stardom
2.4 Final projects
3 Humanitarian career
4 Personal life
4.1 Marriages, relationships and children
4.2 Illness
4.3 Death
5 Legacy
5.1 Style
6 Filmography
7 Awards

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