| Raised under Nazi rule during World War II, she trained extensively to be a ballerina, but instead became a world famous Hollywood actress during the 1950's and 1960's. Only making a handful of films, Audrey decided to devote herself to her children. From 1988 until her death in 1993, she served as a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador. In 1999, she was ranked as the third greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. |
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1935- 1938
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Audrey attends boarding school in England.
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1939- 1945
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Audrey attends Arnhem Conservatory.
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1945
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Audrey takes dancing lessons with Sonia Gaskell in Amsterdam.
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1948
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Audrey takes dancing lessons in London with Marie Rambert, teacher of Nijinski.
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Audrey appears in an instructional film called, Nederlands in 7 Lessen (Dutch in Seven Lessons).
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High Button Shoes (musical theatre)
The Hippodrome, London
Directed By: Jack Hylton
Hepburn's Role: Chorus Girl
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1949
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Sauce Tartare (musical theatre)
Cambridge Theatre, London
Directed By: Cecil Landeau
Hepburn's Role: Chorus Girl
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1950
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Sauce Piquante (musical theatre)
Cambridge Theatre, London
Directed By: Cecil Landeau
Hepburn's Role: Featured Player
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1951
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One Wild Oat
Eros-Coronet, Great Britain
Directed By: Charles Saunders
Hepburn's Role: Hotel Receptionist (Unbilled Extra)
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Young Wives' Tales
Associated British Pictures, Great Britain
Directed By: Henry Cass
Hepburn's Role: Eve Lester
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Laughter in Paradise
Associated British Pictures, Great Britain
Directed By: Mario Zampi
Hepburn's Role: Cigarette Girl
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The Lavender Hill Mob
Ealing Studios, Great Britain
Directed By: Charles Crichton
Starring: Alec Guiness
Hepburn's Role: Chiquita
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Monte Carlo Baby (English version)
Directed By: Jean Boyer
Hepburn's Role: Linda Farrel
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Gigi
Fulton Theatre, New York
(National Tour, 1951-1953)
Directed By: Raymond Rouleau
Starring: Cathleen Nesbitt, Josephine Brown
Hepburn's Role: Gigi
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1952
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Nous Irons A Monte-Carlo
GFD/Favorite Pictures
Directed By: Jean Boyer
Hepburn's Role: Melissa Walter
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The Secret People
Ealing Studios, Great Britain
Directed By: Thorold Dickinson
Hepburn's Role: Nora
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1953
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Roman Holiday
Paramount Pictures
Directed By: William Wyler
Starring: Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert
Hepburn's Role: Princess Ann (Anya Smith) Academy Award® - Best Actress
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A lifelong friendship begins with Hubert de Givenchy and continues throughout Audrey's life.
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1954
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Sabrina
Paramount Pictures
Directed By: Billy Wilder
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, William Holden
Hepburn's Role: Sabrina
Academy Award® Nomination, Best Actress
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Ondine
46th Street Theatre, New York
Directed By: Alfred Lunt
Starring: Mel Ferrer
Hepburn's Role: Ondine
Tony Award - Best Dramatic Actress
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Audrey receives Golden Globe for "Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama,"Roman Holiday
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Audrey receives the Oscar® for "Best Actress In A Leading Role,"Roman Holiday
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1955
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Receives Golden Globe - World Film Favorite - Female
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1956
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War and Peace
Ponti-DeLaurentiis Productions
Directed By: King Vidor
Starring: Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer
Hepburn's Role: Natasha Rostov
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1957
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Funny Face
Paramount Pictures
Directed By: Stanley Donen
Starring: Fred Astaire
Hepburn's Role: Jo Stockton
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Love In The Afternoon
Allied Artists
Directed By: Billy Wilder
Starring: Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevalier
Hepburn's Role: Ariane Chavasse
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Mayerling
Producers' Showcase Special - NBC Television
Directed By: Anatole Litvak
Starring: Mel Ferrer, Judith Evelyn
Hepburn's Role: Marie Vetsera
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1959
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The Nun's Story
Warner Brothers
Directed By: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Peter Finch, Dame Judith Evans, Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Hepburn's Role: Sister Luke
Academy Award® Nomination - Best Actress
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Green Mansions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directed By: Mel Ferrer
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb
Hepburn's Role: Rima
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1960
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The Unforgiven
United Artists
Directed By: John Huston
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Audie Murphy
Hepburn's Role: Rachel Zachary
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1961
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
Paramount Pictures
Directed By: Blake Edwards
Starring: George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen
Hepburn's Role: Holly Golightly
Academy Award® Nomination, Best Actress
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The Children's Hour
United Artists
Directed By: William Wyler
Starring: Shirley McLean, James Garner
Hepburn's Role: Karen Wright
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1963
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Charade
Universal Studios
Directed By: Stanley Donen
Starring: Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
Hepburn's Role: Regina Lambert
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1964
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Paris When It Sizzles
Paramount Pictures
Directed By: Richard Quine
Starring: William Holden
Hepburn's Role: Gabrielle Simpson
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My Fair Lady
Warner Brothers
Directed By: George Cukor
Starring: Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway
Hepburn's Role: Eliza Doolittle
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1966
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How To Steal A Million
20th Century Fox
Directed By: William Wyler
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach
Hepburn's Role: Nicole Bonnet
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1967
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Wait Until Dark
Warner Brothers
Directed By: Terence Young
Starring: Alan Arkin, Efram Zimbalist, Jr., Richard Crenna
Hepburn's Role: Suzy Hendrix
Academy Award® Nomination
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Two For the Road
20th Century Fox
Directed By: Stanley Donen
Starring: Albert Finney
Hepburn's Role: Joanna Wallace
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Receives Special Tony Award
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1976
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Robin and Marian
Columbia Pictures
Directed By: Richard Lester
Starring: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw
Hepburn's Role: Lady Marian
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1979
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Bloodline
Paramount Pictures
Directed By: Terence Young
Starring: Ben Gazzara, James Mason
Hepburn's Role: Elizabeth Roffe
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1981
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They All Laughed
20th Century Fox
Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich
Starring: Ben Gazzara, John Ritter
Hepburn's Role: Angela Niotes
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1987
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Love Among Thieves (T.V.)
ABC-TV Movie
Directed By: Roger Young
Starring: Robert Wagner, Samantha Eggar, Jerry Orbach
Hepburn's Role: Baroness Caroline DuLac
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1988
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Audrey becomes UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador.
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1989
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Always
Universal-United Artists
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter
Hepburn's Role: Hap
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1990
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Receives Golden Globe - Cecil B. DeMille Award
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"From the Diary of Anne Frank"
Concerts for Life: An American Tour for the World's Children, A UNICEF Benefit
Conductor & Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas
Narrated by Audrey Hepburn
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1993
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Audrey receives Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. Accepted on Audrey's behalf by Julia Roberts.
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Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
PBS mini-series - Eight 30 minute episodes
Directed By: Bruce Franchini
Hosted By: Michael York
Audrey receives an Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement" - Informational Programming
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Audrey dies on January 20 at her home in Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
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Audrey receives her second Oscar® (posthumously)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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Additionally, Audrey Hepburn received over fifty other awards and international distinctions for her work in film and later for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children everywhere. |
