Audrey Hepburn Actor
- Gender: Female
- Citizenship: United Kingdom
- Born: May 4, 1929
- Died: Jan 20, 1993
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema and has been placed in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. She is also regarded by some to be the most naturally beautiful woman of all time.
Born in Ixelles, a district of Brussels, Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium, England and the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem during the Second World War. In Amsterdam, she studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell before moving to London in 1948 to continue her ballet training with Marie Rambert and perform as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions. She spoke several languages including English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and German.
After appearing in several British films and starring in the 1951 Broadway play Gigi, Hepburn played the lead role in Roman Holiday, for which she was the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for a single performance.
Everything I learned I learned from the movies.
learning & movies
I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
being alone
The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.
life
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
love
Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
birthday & success
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
best, life & love
If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
best
Paris is always a good idea.
being good
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair.
beauty
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
beauty & love
If I get married, I want to be very married.
marriage
I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.
happiness & health
When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.
life
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
inspirational