Audrey Hepburn

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Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 - January 20 1993) was an actress, from Belgium. She was born in Brussels. Audrey's parents were Joseph Anthony Ruston and Ella Van Heemstra. They were divorced in 1935.

When World War II ended, Audrey and her mother moved to England. There Audrey learned ballet, was a model and started to appear in the theatre and in films. Audrey won the Theatre World Award for her performance in Gigi, which was a play on Broadway. After this she was offered a part in the film Roman Holiday, which also starred Gregory Peck. Audrey won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in this film. She would be nominated for four more Academy Awards during her career. Those films were Sabrina, The Nun's Story, Wait Until Dark, and Breakfast At Tiffany's. Audrey's most famous film is Breakfast At Tiffany's. The character she played was called Holly Golightly. She also appeared in Charade, My Fair Lady and was a Goodwill Ambassasor for UNICEF.

Audrey died of colon cancer in Switzerland in 1993. She was 63. Her son, Sean Ferrer, later wrote a book about his mother. It was called Audrey Hepburn: An Elegant Spirit.