Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Hepburn)

The daughter of the English banker and a Dutch baroness, Audrey Hepburn, born Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn - Ruston, was born May 4, 1929 in Belgium, in the town of Ixelles Brussels under. Her school years were spent in Nazi-occupied Arnhem (Netherlands), where she lived with her mother after her parents' divorce. Audrey studied ballet in Arnhemskoy Conservatory, and then, after the war, continued her education in London. In the early 50 - ies Audrey attended acting classes Felix Aylmer, and starred in several British films. In 1951 the French writer Colette, Audrey saw the pictures on the set of `Baby of the Monte - Carlo ', insisted that Audrey play the main role in the Broadway production of her novel' Gigi '. Thanks to this highly successful work of Hepburn soon managed to get a role in the film 'Roman Holiday' with Gregory Peck, for which was awarded the 'Oscar' for best actress. Subsequently, she had four Oscar nominations for ``. Stunning looks along with the actors' ability to Audrey Hepburn fantastic career in movies and shows - business. His spare time she dedicated to charity and community activities, has been special ambassador of UNICEF, participated in a mission of mercy in war-plagued Somalia and other hot spots. In 1960, Hepburn's son Sean was born from a marriage to Mel Ferrer. After her divorce from Ferrer, Audrey comes out in 1968, married an Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dottie, and a year later they had a son Lucas. In 1976, after a long hiatus, the actress playing the female title in the British film 'Robin and Marian', where she was partnered by Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn, the last work in the film role was in Steven Spielberg `Always` ( `Always`, 1989 ). In 1992, when Hepburn returned from Somalia, the doctors put her diagnosis of colon cancer ``. Audrey Hepburn died on the 64 year of age, January 20, 1993, in the small Swiss village near Lausanne.