Audrey Hepburn
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Great Performances
Self - Host
1971
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Recipient
1956
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Film
Roman Holiday
Princess Ann
1953
Was bin ich?
Self
1955
Series
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
Film
My Fair Lady
Eliza Doolittle
1964
Film
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Holly Golightly
1961
Film
War and Peace
Natasha Rostova
1956
Film
Sabrina
Sabrina Fairchild
1954
Film
Charade
Regina Lampert
1963
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Producers' Showcase
Marie Vetsera
1954
Film
Always
Hap
1989
Film
Funny Face
Jo Stockton
1957
Film
The Unforgiven
Rachel Zachary
1960
Film
Paris When It Sizzles
Gabrielle Simpson
1964
Film
Wait Until Dark
Susy Hendrix
1967
Film
How to Steal a Million
Nicole Bonnet
1966
Film
The Nun's Story
Sister Luke
1959
Film
Robin and Marian
Lady Marian
1976
Film
Audrey
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2020
Film
The Children's Hour
Karen Wright
1961
Film
Two for the Road
Joanna Wallace
1967
Film
Love in the Afternoon
Ariane Chavasse / Thin Girl
1957
Film
Green Mansions
Rima
1959
Film
They All Laughed
Angela Niotes
1981
Film
The Lavender Hill Mob
Chiquita
1951
Film
Very Ralph
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Bloodline
Elizabeth Roffe
1979
Film
Laughter in Paradise
Cigarette Girl
1951
Series
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
Self
1993
Film
Becoming Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Love Among Thieves
Baroness Caroline DuLac
1987
Film
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Film
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Natasha Rostova (archive footage)
2010
Film
Godard Cinema
2023
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (screen tests) (archive footage)
2002
Film
Young Wives' Tale
Eve Lester
1951
Film
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
Directed by William Wyler
Self
1986
Film
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1993
Film
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Film
Nicotine - A Drug with a Future
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Secret People
Nora Brentano
1952
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Film
The Fred Astaire Songbook
Self - Host
1991
Film
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
Film
One Wild Oat
Hotel Receptionist
1951
Film
Monte Carlo Baby
Melissa Walter
1951
Film
Vito
Self (archive)
2011
Film
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
Self / Eliza Doolittle (archive footage)
1995
Film
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
1988
Film
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Self
2015
Film
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
Mayerling
Countess Marie Vetsera
1957
Film
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self
1988
Film
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
2006
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words
Narrator / Host
1993
Film
Audrey Hepburn Test
Self
1952
Film
Restoring Roman Holiday
Princess Ann (archive footage)
2002
Film
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey
Self / Various characters (archive footage)
2008
Film
It's So Audrey! A Style Icon
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
Self / Various (archive footage)
2014
Film
Legenden: Audrey Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Dutch in Seven Lessons
Stewardess / Girl with lute
1948
Film
Femme De La Lune
Lead Vocals (archive footage)
2025
Film
Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst
Self (archive footage)
2004