Audrey Hepburn Research Paper

Audrey Hepburn was born on the fourth of May in 1929 “and was baptized Edda Kathleen Hepburn van Heemstra.” She is known for her work in the film industry and also her contribution to the UNICEF. Hepburn acted for forty years while juggling with divorces, kids, and miscarriages. Some of Hepburn’s most famous movies include Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In 1993, “Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston died” from cancer. Audrey Hepburn was and still is a role model for women in the world.

It is common knowledge that Audrey Hepburn appeared in numerous movies but her beginning was in Nederland in 7 Lessen (Dutch in Seven Lessons) in 1948. Although she appeared as a minor role in the movie, it was her debut in the film industry. It was not until three years later that Hepburn would get her big break. Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was looking for her star in her upcoming play, Gigi. Once Hepburn caught her eye, Colette knew she had found her perfect actress. “Hepburn… was my own thoroughly French Gigi come alive,” wrote Colette describing Hepburn in 1953. Audrey Hepburn won her first Theatre World Award for Gigi in 1952 and pushed Hepburn to be recognized as a celebrity.

Her work was spectacular and Hepburn “won an Oscar for Best Actress for Roman Holiday” in 1954. Towards the end of 1956 Hepburn had an Oscar and a Tony Award under her belt, and that was only the beginning. Funny Face, shot in 1957, was Audrey Hepburn’s first musical. In 1960, Hepburn earned an Academy Award for The Nun’s Story, a personal favorite of Hepburn’s. Although Audrey Hepburn only won an Academy Award nomination, she “won the 1959 New York Film Critics’ Award.” Hepburn was yet again nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. Later in 1968, Audrey Hepburn was again nominated for an Academy Award for Wait until Dark. Audrey Hepburn’s last role in the film industry was in Always in