Audrey Hepburn (1May 4th, 929-19931October 20th), a famous actress on stage and film, was the special envoy of UNICEF in her later years.

As one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood, she is famous for her elegant temperament and tasteful dress. Many movies such as Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady are still classics in the eyes of most people.

all one's life

Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels on May 4th, 1929. Her real name is Audrey katharine hepburn Ruston. Audrey's father, John Victor Hepburn-Ruston, is an English banker, and her mother, ella van heemstra, is a descendant of the Dutch nobility and holds the title of Baroness. Her family lineage can even be traced back to King Edward III of England.

childhood

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Hepburn, who was six years old, started attending an aristocratic boarding school in London, England (from 1935 to 1938), but her parents divorced immediately (from 1935). After that, Hepburn left England and returned to her family in Holland with her mother. 1939, she entered the Anam Conservatory of Music to study ballet, and then World War II broke out, claiming that the neutral Netherlands was occupied by the Nazis. In order to avoid the trouble caused by her original English name, she forged her mother's identity document and created a Dutch alias, Eda van Hiemstra (Eda and Ella are just letters, which is conducive to alteration), but this name has never been officially registered legally.

When the Nazis invaded Anheng, because it was rumored that the mother's family was descended from Jews, the originally wealthy baron family was regarded as the enemy of the empire. Not only was the property confiscated by the occupying forces, but Hepburn's uncle was also executed, and the mother and daughter were forced to live in poverty: it is said that during the Dutch famine in 1944, she often lived on tulip bulbs and drank a lot of water to fill her stomach. Long-term malnutrition has created his thin figure in the future. Even so, Hepburn insisted on practicing her favorite ballet, even though she was so poor that she could only wear the worst wooden dancing shoes.

childhood

Hepburn, who was six years old, started attending an aristocratic boarding school in London, England (from 1935 to 1938), but her parents divorced immediately (from 1935). After that, Hepburn left England and returned to her family in Holland with her mother. 1939, she entered the Anam Conservatory of Music to study ballet, and then World War II broke out, claiming that the neutral Netherlands was occupied by the Nazis. In order to avoid the trouble caused by her original English name, she forged her mother's identity document and created a Dutch alias, Eda van Hiemstra (Eda and Ella are just letters, which is conducive to alteration), but this name has never been officially registered legally.

When the Nazis invaded Anheng, because it was rumored that the mother's family was descended from Jews, the originally wealthy baron family was regarded as the enemy of the empire. Not only was the property confiscated by the occupying forces, but Hepburn's uncle was also executed, and the mother and daughter were forced to live in poverty: it is said that during the Dutch famine in 1944, she often lived on tulip bulbs and drank a lot of water to fill her stomach. Long-term malnutrition has created his thin figure in the future. Even so, Hepburn insisted on practicing her favorite ballet, even though she was so poor that she could only wear the worst wooden dancing shoes.

Step into the film industry

make one's name

After the war in young Audrey Hepburn, Hepburn and his mother went to London with the 65,438+000 they had saved. Here, while working, she looks for opportunities for further study. From 65438 to 0948, Hepburn entered the famous Mary Lambert School to study ballet. During this period, she returned to the Netherlands because she had no money to pay tuition fees, and played a walk-on role in a Dutch film. After several months of training, Hepburn was told that she was not fit to be a ballet dancer. In order to face the financial pressure at home, she switched to a part-time model and participated in the performance of the song and dance troupe; This year, Hepburn beat most of the applicants and became a member of the choir in the musical High Heels. Because of her outstanding performance, she officially participated in the performance of another musical, Sauce Tartars. 195 1 year, Hepburn made her debut in the British film Laughter in Heaven, officially became a film actor, and played a minor role in some films. After that, she showed her dancing skills in the movie Two Beads and took on another movie, Monte Carlo Baby. In order to shoot the latter, Audrey went to France for location shooting, during which she was accidentally filmed as the heroine of the musical "Kiki", which opened up her opportunities for development in the United States. At the same time, she took this opportunity to participate in william wyler's film audition in London, and played the heroine in the film Roman Holiday.

1952 Audrey Hepburn went to the United States to formally participate in the stage performance. She was so outstanding in Oh that she won the Tony Award for Best Actress. However, in order to catch Roman Holiday, her performance in the Golden Powder World was forced to end after eight months of tour. This year, because of her busy work, she cancelled her engagement with her fiance, James Hanson, but they will still maintain a good friendship in the future.

1953, the movie Roman Holiday starring Gregory Bi Ke was officially released. Because of the successful portrayal of the plot, this film caused a sensation all over the world: Hepburn's elegance as a princess and innocence as Hepburn's head in the film won her the appreciation of most people. Many newspaper comments praised Hepburn: "A new Garbo was born!" . 1On March 25th, 954, Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress. Three days later, she won the Tony Award again for her wonderful performance in Ontina.

1954, she starred in the romantic film "The Couple between the Dragon and the Phoenix" co-filmed by billy wilder, Humphrey Le bogart and william holden. Because of Ontina's performance and excessive smoking, Hepburn went to Switzerland for training at the doctor's suggestion, and soon accepted the proposal of Mel Farrier, an actor who participated in Ontina's performance, and they walked onto the red carpet on September 24th.

1955, Audrey Hepburn was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar again, but unfortunately she didn't win the prize. In the same year, she had her first miscarriage due to an accident. In the following years, her films War and Peace, Funny Face, Love in Paris, etc. all received favorable comments and the momentum soared. However, her husband Mel's acting skills suffered setbacks and gradually turned behind the scenes. Hepburn's third pregnancy was on 1959. Six months ago, in order to prevent the recurrence of miscarriage, she cancelled the film contract including west side story, and refused to play Breakfast at Tiffany's before giving birth to her first son, Sean Hepburn Farrier.

change

Although the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" originally intended to cast Mary Lian Monroe as the heroine Holly Golightly, Hepburn had a conflict with the film company because of whether to adopt the theme song "Moon River" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mersel, but it was proved that her performance and persistence were right afterwards: 196 1 Oscar won two music awards, and Audrey Hepburn was the first. Her acting career reached a new peak in this film, but she began to challenge more difficult works.

At the end of the same year, Hepburn took the role of "Double Pearl Complaint", but the evaluation was mediocre; Later, riddles tried to challenge the role of suspense films. However, her most successful work is My Fair Lady, starring 1964. This musical, adapted from the musical of the same name, won eight Oscars, but Hepburn, the main actor, was not nominated because of others' behind-the-scenes singing skills.

old age

/kloc-in the winter of 0/980, Hepburn met robert wolders, the man she later called "soul mate", which influenced Hepburn's already dangerous marriage. Hepburn and andre doti finally became permanent life partners after their divorce.

Audrey Hepburn 1989, Hepburn played the role of an angel in the last film of his career, Forever. From 1988 to 1993, Hepburn became a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF, helping children in Latin America and Africa, and personally went to many countries and regions to shout, appeal and raise money for children. In recognition of her efforts for the unfortunate children all over the world, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded her the 1988 Oscar Humanitarian Award. Her love and personality are as wonderful as her movies. 1993, when Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, received the news that Audrey Hepburn was dying, she ordered all the nuns to pray for Audrey Hepburn all night so that he could miraculously reply, and the prayer spread all over the world. 654381October 20th, Hepburn died of colon cancer in Tolohnaz, Switzerland.

affect

People have not forgotten this beautiful and kind "Princess Anna". On the occasion of the anniversary of Hepburn's death 10, the US Postal Service issued her commemorative stamps. 165438+ 0 years after her death, Vogue, a fashion magazine known as the "Fashion Bible", voted for fashion celebrities in 2004, and Hepburn ranked first among women with 29% of the votes. A spokesperson for Vogue magazine said: "Everyone thinks that Audrey Hepburn is noble and elegant, and her beauty will never change! Speaking of style, everyone will think of her immediately! "