Audrey Hepburn IS

MY FAVOURITE
ACTRESS
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-
Ruston
Audrey Hepburn was born in
Brussels, Belgium on May 4,
1929. Her father was a British
banker and her mother was a
Dutch baroness. Audrey went
to private schools. In 1935 her
parents had really serious
problems and they got
divorced. That left her with
only her mother. She didn’t
feel well about that. She went
to private schools in England
and the Netherlands.
In the late 1930's Audrey
trained to be a ballet dancer.
She loved dancing. During
World War II she didn't have
very good moments, Audrey
didn't get enough to eat, she
developed problems that she
would have for the rest of her
life. When the Nazi army came
to the Netherlands she
changed her name to hide. Her
living conditions grew worse.
Dance class gave her a way to
forget about what was
happening around her.
 LIFE
In 1954 she married actor
Mel Ferrer and on July
17, 1960 had a child,
Sean. In 1968 she
divorced Mel Ferrrer.
Then in 1969 she married
psychiatrist Dr. Andrea
Dotti and they had a
second son Luca. In 1979
she divorced Dotti. Dutch
actor Robert Wolders
became her companion.
Occupation
actress
icon of style
Goodwill
Ambassador for
UNICEF
 Career History
A French novelist named
Colette insisted she star in Gigi
on Broadway in New York City
in 1951.That year she also made
her motion picture debut in One
Wild Oat. Two years later she
starred in Roman Holiday. She
earned an Academy Award as
best actress.
Audrey earned 4 more Academy
Awards for her parts in Sabrina,
The Nun's Story, Breakfast at
Tiffany's and Wait Until Dark.
She came out of retirement in
1976 to star in Robin and
Marion with Sean Connery.
Career History
She is known as a great
actress but she is also
known for her work with
UNICEF. Audrey served
as Goodwill Ambassador
for UNICEF from 1988
until her death in January
1993. Finally she died on
January 20, 1993 from
colon cancer in
Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
 AUDREY HEPBURN
There was something in her smile, in her
eyes, in her timeless and natural
elegance.

Audrey Hepburn: beloved actress, icon of

style, devoted mother, humanitarian and
spokesperson for the children of the world.