For me, it's her fashion style that I love. Anything 40's, 50's, or 60's like is what I love. just that timeless, classic look that makes you just stare at the gorgeousness that is the style. Audrey Hepburn definitely had that.
Audrey Hepburn was born May 4th, 1929 in Brussels Belgium.
As a child, she lived in London, then the Netherlands.
While she was on vacation in Arnhem, Netherlands, Hitler's army took over the town and hard times hit. During this time she suffered from depression and malnutrition.
After the liberation, she overcame her depression, recovered from her malnutrition, and ended up attending a ballet school in London on a scholarship.
Soon after that she started her modeling career. As a model, she was graceful, elegant, classy, and amazing. It seemed as though she had found what she was supposed to do in her life, until the film producers called out to her and she was signed to a large part in Dutch in Seven Lessons (1948).
(Hepburn in Dutch in Seven Lessons)
She was a wonderful actress but she was having trouble finding good parts, so she decided to move to America to see if she would have more luck there. Soon after she got there, she got a part in the movie Roman Holiday (1953). This film was a huge success and she ended up winning an oscar for best actress and helped her gain popularity and better roles.
(Hepburn in Roman Holiday)
Roman Holiday was followed by Funny Face (1957), Sabrina (1954), Love in the Afternoon (1957), and The Nun's Story (1959).
The Peak of her career was her part as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (1964). (Two of my personal favorites might I add)
(Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's)
(Hepburn in My Fair Lady)
She went on to do a few more movies and by the end of the sixties, she had had a son, divorced her husband, met someone new, and was pregnant with her second son. She had Sean on July 17, 1960 with her first husband, and Luca on February 8, 1970 with her second husband. She truly treasured her children because she had 4 miscarriages before and in between the times her sons were born.
(Hepburn with one of her sons when he was a baby)
She ended up doing a total of 31 films and many many many modeling jobs throughout her career and was named in People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. She was also an ambassador for UNICEF and helped children in Latin America and Africa. She worked with them from 1988 to 1993.
Audrey Hepburn died January 20, 1993 in Tolochnaz, Switzerland from appendicular cancer.
She will always be remembered for her elegance and style. She is a fashion and film icon. She also has always been an inspiration to me because she really did do exactly what she wanted with her life and was able to fulfill everything she wanted to do. I think she is an inspiring person that deserves to be remembered and loved. She is Amazing.
Hugs and kisses!
~Lauryn Michelle
