Audrey Kathleen Hepburn (née Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British [a] 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.
Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-born British actress known for her radiant beauty and style, her ability to project an air of sophistication tempered by a charming innocence, and her tireless efforts to aid children in need. Learn more about her life and career in this article.
Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch noblewoman. Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was a businessman and Honorary British Consul in the Dutch East Indies; he was born in Úzice, Bohemia, of English, Austrian and Czech-Jewish ...
From surviving war-torn Holland to Hollywood glamour, private heartbreak and good works, Sean Hepburn tells Isolde Walters why he chose to reveal his mother, Audrey Hepburn, as the world has never known her before
My mother Audrey Hepburn was so much more than the black-and-white ...
Audrey’s slender figure, envied later in her life, was the result of this severe malnutrition. After the war Audrey fell seriously ill. Her mother’s appeal to a former lover in the British army brought salvation when he sent cigarettes, which Ella then sold on the black market in order to obtain penicillin, saving Audrey’s life.
Audrey Hepburn's son Sean Hepburn Ferrer recently spoke to 'Vanity Fair,' opening up about his new biography, his mother's marriages, and more.
Audrey Hepburn’s Son Opens up About His Famous Mother, Her Marriages ...