Daniela Mendoza
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25 February 2014 Audrey Hepburn
All around the world, Audrey Hepburn is an idol to kids, teens, adults, elders, and even myself. Audrey Hepburn has gone through a lot in her lifetime including a tough childhood, a successful career, an outstanding fashion sense, and a vast amount of charity work. Throughout her struggles and successes, she always kept a smile on her face as well as keeping smiles on others. Audrey Hepburn, as amazing as she was and still is, will always be an idol, role model, and hero to people all across the globe.
To start off, Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, to an english father and a dutch mother in Ixelles, Belgium. At birth, she was given the name Audrey Kathleen Ruston, but took up the name Audrey Hepburn for the big screen because of her father’s surname. Growing up, Audrey lived her early life under the Nazi occupation. Although it was unknown at the time, Audrey’s father was a true Nazi sympathiser. When her mother found out his secret allegiance to Hitler, as well as another secret that Hepburn’s father was sleeping with their nanny, they divorced and he immediately left the family. (biographyonline.net) Because of that, and her being under Nazi occupation, Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition. It was also relayed that Audrey Hepburn used to act as a courier during the war and carry messages to others in her ballet shoes behind the backs of the Nazi's supervision. (audrey1.org)
Audrey Hepburn's career mainly started with a role in a movie called The Lavender Hill Mob. From there, she caught the attention of French novelist, Colette, who gave her the leading role in Gigi, a musical. (theguardian.com) After that in 1952, Audrey's played her ...
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...ands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” (brainyquote.com) Her quote is very true; she most definitely lent out her hand to help others in need. Audrey Hepburn is not only my inspiration but to others as well. If you enjoyed my paper, take a moment to look her up or watch one of her movies; you’ll be glad you did.
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