June 3, 2010

Whatever happened to Audrey Hepburn?

Today I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's, and fell in love with Audrey Hepburn all over again. I decided to do a little bit of research about her, and here are the highlights:

  • Born May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Belgium
  • Died January 20,1993 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland
  • Some of her most popular films include: Roman Holiday (1953), The Nun's Story (1959), Sabrina (1954), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and My Fair Lady (1964).
  • Her last film appearance was in Steven Spielberg's Always in 1989.
  • She received $1 million for playing Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, making her the third actor ever to receive that amount for a role in a film.
  • In 1999, she was ranked as the third greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute
  • She started working for UNICEF in the 1950s.
  • She married twice: first to Mel Ferrer (an American actor) and second to Andrea Dotti (an Italian doctor).
  • She turned down a role in the film The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) because, as a young girl in Holland during the war, she had witnessed Nazi soldiers publicly executing people in the streets and herding Jews onto railroad cars to be sent to the death camps. She said that participating in the film would bring back too many painful memories for her.
  • Her measurements in 1953 were: 34A-20-34
  • She has won an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, and a Grammy.
  • She has two sons, one from each marriage.

3 comments:

  1. Amanda's Mom4/6/10 9:30 AM

    I've always adored her movies. Thanks for reminding people about her.

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  2. Amanda's Mom4/6/10 2:30 PM

    I found this quote by Audrey Hepburn:

    "Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm...As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others."

    How beautifully put!

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  3. Amanda Hope5/6/10 9:48 PM

    I love that! Thanks, mom!

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