Audrey Hepburn

Born: 1929-05-04

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.


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as Holly Golightly
Released: 1961-10-06

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian...

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Charade

as Regina Lampert
Released: 1963-12-05

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps,...

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Roman Holiday

as Princess Ann
Released: 1953-08-26

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night...

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Funny Face

as Jo Stockton
Released: 1957-02-13

A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to...

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How to Steal a Million

as Nicole Bonnet
Released: 1966-07-13

A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

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Wait Until Dark

as Susy Hendrix
Released: 1967-10-26

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way....

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Robin and Marian

as Lady Marian
Released: 1976-03-11

Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid...

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My Fair Lady

as Eliza Doolittle
Released: 1964-10-21

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her...

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Sabrina

as Sabrina Fairchild
Released: 1954-09-10

Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily...

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The Nun's Story

as Sister Luke
Released: 1959-06-18

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion...

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The Unforgiven

as Rachel Zachary
Released: 1960-04-06

The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted...

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The Lavender Hill Mob

as Chiquita
Released: 1951-06-28

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to...

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War and Peace

as Natasha Rostova
Released: 1956-08-21

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the...

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Always

as Hap
Released: 1989-12-22

Aerial firefighter Pete risks himself and his vintage World War II airplane in a constant and...

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Love in the Afternoon

as Ariane Chavasse / Thin Girl
Released: 1957-05-29

Lovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the...

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Paris When It Sizzles

as Gabrielle Simpson / Baby
Released: 1964-03-16

Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his...

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Two for the Road

as Joanna Wallace
Released: 1967-04-27

On the way to a party, a British couple dissatisfied with their marriage recall the gradual...

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The Children's Hour

as Karen Wright
Released: 1961-12-19

A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young...

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Bloodline

as Elizabeth Roffe
Released: 1979-06-29

When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer...

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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Audrey

as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Released: 2020-11-30

An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress...

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They All Laughed

as Angela Niotes
Released: 1981-11-20

New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women...

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Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1995-11-16

The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews...

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Very Ralph

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-11-12

The first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and...

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Green Mansions

as Rima
Released: 1959-03-19

A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace,...

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Becoming Cary Grant

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-05-23

For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From...

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Young Wives' Tale

as Eve Lester
Released: 1951-11-01

A post-war housing crisis leaves a shy woman to share a house with two couples. Comic situations...

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Secret People

as Nora Brentano
Released: 1952-02-05

This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the...

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Natasha Rostova (archive footage)
Released: 2010-05-05

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the...

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Laughter in Paradise

as Cigarette Girl
Released: 1951-06-01

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they...

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One Wild Oat

as Hotel Receptionist
Released: 1951-05-16

A lawyer's plan to break up his daughter's budding romance backfires when the boyfriend's father...

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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-03-17

A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led...

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Monte Carlo Baby

as Melissa Walter
Released: 1951-11-22

When a measles epidemic forces the temporary closing of a child care center, the son of a film...

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Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as Self (screen tests) (archive footage)
Released: 2002-11-26

A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for...

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Bert Stern: Original Madman

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-09-02

The untold and intimate life story of one of the greatest American photographers of all time,...

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Mayerling

as Countess Marie Vetsera
Released: 1957-02-04

Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal...

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Directed by William Wyler

as Self
Released: 1986-05-01

Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.

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Gregory Peck: His Own Man

as Self
Released: 1988-03-08

Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios...

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Love Among Thieves

as Baroness Caroline DuLac
Released: 1987-02-23

Caroline DuLac, a baroness and concert pianist, steals three jewel-encrusted Faberge eggs from a...

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The Love Goddesses

as (archive footage)
Released: 1965-03-03

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...

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More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

as Self / Eliza Doolittle (archive footage)
Released: 1995-12-30

This 30th anniversary documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of...

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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1978-11-02

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, also known as Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision, is a...

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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1993-08-11

Audrey Hepburn was one of the movies' best-loved stars, blessed with beauty, talent, an elegant...

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Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-09-03

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Nicotine - A Drug with a Future

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-09-20

The number of smokers in Europe is declining, yet the tobacco industry is still making...

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It's So Audrey! A Style Icon

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-02-07

A short documentary of Ms. Hepburn's fashion sense

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Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words

as Narrator / Host
Released: 1993-01-01

With an introduction by Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn recounts her love of children and her work...

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Legenden: Audrey Hepburn

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-08-01

A German documentary about the life of Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn.

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Restoring Roman Holiday

as Princess Ann (archive footage)
Released: 2002-11-26

Brief documentary on the painstaking process to restore Roman Holiday (1953) for DVD release.

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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-06-05

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and...

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Cher: In Her Own Words

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-05-04

Cher, the star who refused to be boxed in, stood up to conformity, and championed female...

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The Fred Astaire Songbook

as Self - Host
Released: 1991-03-08

A loving tribute to Astaire the singer, hosted by Audrey Hepburn.

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Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-02-07

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

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Dutch in Seven Lessons

as Stewardess / Girl with lute
Released: 1948-05-07

A film-within-the-film scenario involving a cameraman who's given a week to photograph the...

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Polycephaly in D

as (archive footage)
Released: 2021-09-10

Informed by an underlying sense of anxiety and anguish, Michael Robinson’s Polycephaly in D...

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Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-03-21

The story of how Audrey Hepburn survived World War II, became an award winning actress, and gave...

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Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-12-30

Born in 1929 in Brussels, Audrey Hepburn was abandoned by her father at 6. Sent in an english...

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Audrey Hepburn: The Magic Of Audrey

as Self / Various characters (archive footage)
Released: 2008-03-01

The charismatic actress was known for her style and charming on-screen presence. This doc delves...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter / Recipient
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Great Performances

as Self - Host
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Wogan is a British television chat show

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Actress (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Bambi Awards

as Self
First aired: 1948-01-01

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn

as Self
First aired: 1993-01-21

Filmed on location in some of the world's most beautiful, noteworthy gardens, hosted by Audrey...

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