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Audrey Hepburn

1929 - 1993

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Audrey Hepburn is a British Actress. Hepburn is also a model, dancer, and a humanitarian. Audrey is recognized as a film and fashion icon. She was a popular icon during Hollywood's Golden Age. Audrey's parents got divorced which led her mother to move to London where Audrey went to a Private Girl's school. She vacationed with her mother in Netherlands and that was when Hitler's army took over the town. Audrey then had suffered from depression and malnutrition. Audrey went to ballet school and had received a scholarship where then she had started her modeling career. In 1948, she was spotted by a producer where she was signed to a part in the European film Dutch in Seven Lessons in 1948. Audrey had also played a role in Roman Holiday in 1953 where it turned out to be an amazing success and she then had won an Oscar as Best Actress. Audrey portrayed in more roles in films, one of the legendary films she portrayed in was Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1961 where she received an Oscar Nomination. In 1967, Audrey retired from acting. Audrey had also become a special ambassador for the United Nations UNICEF where she helped fund children in Latin America and Africa. Audrey was also listed as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Her last film was Always 1989. In total, she had made 31 high quality movies. In Empire magazine's, her name was in the "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time." Audrey is also fluent in many languages, such as Dutch, Spanish, French, English, and Italian.

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