Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress. Recognised as 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. She was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame and is one of a few entertainers who have won competitive Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat
- Awards
- 🏆 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play🏆 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award🏆 Actor Awards🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Trending topics shown first"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles"
"My life isn’t theories and formulae. It’s part instinct, part common sense. Logic is as good a word as any, and I’ve absorbed what logic I have from everything and everyone… from my mother, from train…"
"As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself … All of which I've earned a living doing."
"People associate me with a time when movies were pleasant, when women wore pretty dresses in films and you heard beautiful music. I always love it when people write me and say "I was having a rotten t…"
"I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess!"
"I myself was born with an enormous need for affection and a terrible need to give it"
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Timeline
1929
Born
Birth1993
Died
Death
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