Audrey Hepburn
Biography
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, in Ixelles, Belgium. She passed away on January 20, 1993, at the age of sixty-three. Recognized as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Born to an aristocratic family, she spent parts of her childhood in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. She studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell in Amsterdam beginning in 1945, and with Marie Rambert in London from 1948. She began performing as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions and then had minor roles.
Career overview
Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, in Ixelles, Brussels, to an aristocratic family. During her childhood, she spent time living in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. She pursued ballet training, studying with Sonia Gaskell in Amsterdam starting in 1945 and later with Marie Rambert in London beginning in 1948.
Transitioning to performance, Hepburn began her career working as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions before taking on minor roles. Recognized as a film and fashion icon, she achieved significant stature in cinema. The American Film Institute ranked her as the third-greatest female screen legend from Classical Hollywood cinema, and she was also inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.
Throughout her life and career, Hepburn was known both as a British actress and a humanitarian. Her professional background in the film industry includes seventy-nine known acting credits listed on her database profile. She passed away on January 20, 1993, at the age of sixty-three.
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- Femme De La Lune (2025) as Lead Vocals (archive footage)
- Godard Cinema (2023)
- Audrey (2020) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Beautiful Like a Poem (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Nicotine - A Drug with a Future (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Very Ralph (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Audrey Hepburn, the choice of elegance (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming Cary Grant (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Discovering Audrey Hepburn (2015) as Self
- Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey (2014) as Self / Various (archive footage)
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Bert Stern - Original Madman (2011)
- Vito (2011) as Self (archive)
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Natasha Rostova (archive footage)
- Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009) as (archive footage)
- Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey (2008) as Self / Various characters (archive footage)
- Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- It's So Audrey! A Style Icon (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Legenden: Audrey Hepburn (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Audrey Hepburn - Ein Star auf der Suche nach sich selbst (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) as Self (screen tests) (archive footage)
- Restoring Roman Holiday (2002) as Princess Ann (archive footage)
- Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (1995) as Self / Eliza Doolittle (archive footage)
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self (archive footage)
- Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) as Self (archive footage)
- Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn (1993) as Self
- Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words (1993) as Narrator / Host
- The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) as Self - Host
- Always (1989) as Hap
- Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988) as Self
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Love Among Thieves (1987) as Baroness Caroline DuLac
- Directed by William Wyler (1986) as Self
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- They All Laughed (1981) as Angela Niotes
- Bloodline (1979) as Elizabeth Roffe
- Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood (1978) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Robin and Marian (1976) as Lady Marian
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Great Performances (1971) as Self - Host
- Wait Until Dark (1967) as Susy Hendrix
- Two for the Road (1967) as Joanna Wallace
- How to Steal a Million (1966) as Nicole Bonnet
- My Fair Lady (1964) as Eliza Doolittle
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964) as Gabrielle Simpson
- Charade (1963) as Regina Lampert
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) as Holly Golightly
- The Children's Hour (1961) as Karen Wright
- The Unforgiven (1960) as Rachel Zachary
- Green Mansions (1959) as Rima
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Sister Luke
- Funny Face (1957) as Jo Stockton
- Love in the Afternoon (1957) as Ariane Chavasse / Thin Girl
- Mayerling (1957) as Countess Marie Vetsera
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter / Recipient
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- War and Peace (1956) as Natasha Rostova
- Was bin ich? (1955) as Self
- Sabrina (1954) as Sabrina Fairchild
- Producers' Showcase (1954) as Marie Vetsera
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Roman Holiday (1953) as Princess Ann
- Secret People (1952) as Nora Brentano
- Audrey Hepburn Test (1952) as Self
- Monte Carlo Baby (1951) as Melissa Walter
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) as Chiquita
- Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Cigarette Girl
- Young Wives' Tale (1951) as Eve Lester
- One Wild Oat (1951) as Hotel Receptionist
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Dutch in Seven Lessons (1948) as Stewardess / Girl with lute