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Character introduction: Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Hepburn)

Introduction

Death anniversary: ??January 20, 1993, died of breast cancer in Switzerland< /p>

Family: His father is a wealthy British banker and his mother is a Dutch baroness

Hair color: Brown

Hobby: Ballet

Favorite color: white

The most unforgettable scenery: the white snow in Switzerland

The most unforgettable thing: winning the Oscar

Self-performance evaluation: I never had any great talent or great skills, but I made a contribution anyway!

On May 4, 1929, Audrey Hepburn, formerly known as Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, was born in Brussels, Belgium ( Brussels).

Her mother, Ellavan Heemstra, is Dutch, and her father, Joseph Hepburn-Ruston, is British.

She has two half-brothers: the eldest brother Alexander and the second brother Ian, who are eight and four years older than her respectively. Due to the nature of her father's work, Hepburn often traveled to England and the Netherlands when she was young.

1934.

In order to change Hepburn's overly introverted personality, at the age of five, through her mother's arrangement, Hepburn was sent to a boarding school in the UK. During the holidays, Hepburn lived with a miner's family in order to learn English and British living habits.

1935.

Hepburn's father suddenly left without saying goodbye, leaving the family behind and heading to England. This incident caused great harm to Hepburn's young mind.

At the same time, Hepburn also began to take ballet classes and performed with the troupe in Brussels. These experiences were also the reason why Hepburn once hoped to become a professional ballet dancer.

1938.

Hepburn's parents officially divorced. Although Joseph (Hepburn's father) obtained visitation rights at Hepburn's wish and request, Joseph did not actually come to see her.

1939.

World War II continues. Hepburn's mother believed that Hepburn would be safer in the Netherlands than in England. So Hepburn moved back to the Netherlands to be with them. So Hepburn, who was already accustomed to speaking English at this time, had to learn Dutch desperately.

1940.

In May, the German army entered Arnhem in the Netherlands (where Hepburn and her family lived). The Van Heemstra family's property was looted.

1941.

Hepburn entered the Arnhem School of Music and began to receive formal ballet training until mid-1944. During this time she became the teacher's favorite pupil.

However, the food shortage became more and more serious, and Hepburn and her family often had to cook some wild grass to satisfy their hunger. Hepburn and her family often spent time in hunger and cold.

1942.

This was a miserable year. Five of Hepburn's uncles were executed by the Nazis for supporting the Dutch resistance. Hepburn also witnessed the tragic situation of young people in towns being shot by Nazi troops. Hepburn's eldest brother Alexander also ran away to avoid being captured by the Germans. The thirteen-year-old Hepburn and her mother had no choice but to seek refuge with her grandfather, Baron van Heemstra.

1943.

Although the country was in war, Hepburn's love for music and dance continued unabated. During this period, in addition to often performing in secret rooms, Hepburn, like many children at the time, delivered some secret messages to the resistance.

1944

Hepburn’s dancing skills became even more refined. She even started some private ballet lessons to supplement her family income.

However, in the same year, she also stopped learning dance because of her physical weakness.

1945.

At this time, the fifteen-year-old Hepburn was about 168 centimeters tall and weighed only 40 kilograms. In addition to malnutrition caused by long-term hunger, she also suffered from asthma, jaundice and other diseases. This childhood experience affected Hepburn's later metabolism, making her physically thin throughout her life.

This year, Hepburn and her mother moved to Amsterdam and began dancing with the famous Dutch dancer Sonia Gaskell. Although Hepburn could no longer afford the tuition, Sonya still allowed her to continue learning dance.

1946.

Hepburn became Sonia's favorite pupil and later had a performance at the Hortus Theater in Amsterdam. One critic wrote of Hepburn's performance: "Although she does not have the best technique, her potential is unlimited.

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This year, through the recommendation of friends, Hepburn began to work as a model for some photographers.

1948.

Hepburn and her mother came to London and stayed briefly. Here she passed the audition and won a scholarship to the famous Marie Lambert Ballet School. However, due to insufficient funds for tuition, I had to postpone my enrollment.

After returning to the Netherlands, Audrey Hepburn passed an audition and played a small role as a KLM flight attendant in the semi-documentary Dutch film Nederlands in Zeven Lessen. This film is regarded as the first film of Hepburn's film career.

After that, Hepburn and her mother returned to London again to return to ballet school.

In order to help Hepburn, her mother Ella did many menial tasks. Ms. Lambert from the school also asked Hepburn to live in her house. Finally, Hepburn didn't have to worry about food and housing for the time being. During this six-month period, in addition to dancing wholeheartedly, Hepburn also began to work as a model on weekends.

Although she very much hopes to become an outstanding professional dancer, the nineteen-year-old Audrey gradually understands that her current age and height make it difficult for her to become a top dancer. of dancers.

This year, Hepburn and thirty-nine others defeated a thousand other applicants and became the forty chorus singers needed for the musical High Button Shoes.

1949-1950.

Due to the attention she received for her performance in High Button Shoes, Hepburn was invited to continue to perform in another musical, Sauce Tartare. This stage play was quite successful at the Cambridge Theater in London for 437 performances. Hepburn also took voice and choreography courses to improve her performance.

Sauce Piquante, a continuation of the musical SauceTartare, was launched in April 1950. Although not as successful as Sauce Tartare, Hepburn's performance still attracted the attention of newspapers and magazines. A string of successful performances led to Hepburn having the opportunity to appear in films such as One Wild Oat, Laughterin Paradise, Young Wives' Tale and The Jackpot. Lavender HillMob), although the role played is not important. Shortly after completing the film "Car Robbery," Hepburn met James Hanson, the 28-year-old son of a wealthy British businessman who ran a truck construction business, and the two soon began to fall in love.

1951.

Hepburn finally played a minor role for the first time in the film "The Secret People". In this film, Hepburn was able to showcase her talent in dancing.

During the filming of "Beauty", Hepburn continued to accept a minor role in the movie "Monte Carlo Baby".

At the French filming location of "Monte Carlo Baby", French novelist Colette saw Audrey Hepburn and immediately determined that Hepburn would be the best candidate for the leading role in her Broadway stage play Gigi. Colette then encouraged Hepburn to go to New York, USA to attend Gigi's performance.

Shortly afterwards, Hepburn successfully passed the audition held by director William Wyler in London and was selected as the heroine of the upcoming American Paramount film "Roman Holiday". With two contracts in hand, Hepburn went to New York alone without her mother for the first time.

In October of this year, rehearsals for the stage play Gigi began. Hepburn's performance was not satisfactory, and he was given more vocal training. After Gigi officially opened, Hepburn's efforts were indeed in vain. Although the stage play itself did not receive high reviews, Hepburn's performance received numerous recognitions.

On the day of Gigi's premiere, her boyfriend James Hanson (James Hanson), who came to visit, formally proposed to Hepburn, and the two announced their engagement on the spot.

1952.

On May 31, because Paramount wanted to start filming the movie "Roman Holiday" as soon as possible, the stage play Gigi ended its performance in New York early. . That night, Hepburn flew directly to Rome to start work. Hepburn and Henson, who originally planned to get married before filming started, postponed their wedding because of this.

The filming of "Roman Holiday" was finally completed in September, and Hepburn returned to the United States and immediately began an eight-month-long GiGi US tour. During this period, Hepburn announced that she was canceling her engagement to Hanson. Hepburn said: "I think, I love my job too much." After breaking off their engagement, Hepburn and Hanson remained friends.

1953.

In August, "Roman Holiday" was officially released in the United States.

In addition to the critical acclaim the film itself received, Hepburn also became a star overnight from a newcomer to the film industry. Her delicate and elegant face instantly appeared in major newspapers and magazines, and the famous "Hepburn hair" began to become a popular hairstyle among girls.

It was at the banquet hosted by Gregory Peck for the premiere of the movie "Roman Holiday" starring himself and Hepburn that Hepburn met her future husband, Mel Mel Ferrer.

Although actor/director/writer Mel Farrier is twelve years older than Hepburn and has been divorced for the second time, his talent obviously attracted Hepburn deeply. They both made a great impression on each other.

Due to the success of "Roman Holiday", Paramount immediately signed a contract with Hepburn again and tailor-made her next movie "Sabrina". In September of the same year, the filming of "Dragon and Phoenix" began in Long Island, New York.

It was also because of this film that Hepburn got acquainted with Hubert de Givenchy, a young French designer who was emerging in the fashion industry at the time, and the two began a forty-year cooperative relationship.

At the same time, Mel Farrier also gave Hepburn the script of the stage play Ondine. After reading it, Hepburn was very satisfied and agreed to co-star with Mel.

At the end of the year, Hepburn's mother flew to New York to reunite with Hepburn.

1954.

On February 18, the stage play Ondine premiered to rave reviews. At this time Hepburn also learned that her performance in "Roman Holiday" had been nominated for an Academy Award.

On March 25, Hepburn won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Princess Anne in "Roman Holiday." Three days later, she won another Tony Award for her performance in the stage play Ondine.

As Ondine continued to perform, Hepburn began to feel unwell due to excessive smoking. On the advice of her doctor, she ended her performance on July 3 and went to Switzerland to recuperate.

Soon, Mel flew to Switzerland to formally propose to Hepburn, and Hepburn readily agreed. On September 24, Hepburn and Mel were married. Switzerland has since become Hepburn's home.

At the end of this year, Hepburn was very happy to find out that she was pregnant.

1955.

Hepburn once again won the Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for "Dragon and Phoenix". Unfortunately, she lost to Grace Kelly, who was also shortlisted for "The County Girl".

In March of the same year, Hepburn unfortunately suffered a miscarriage. Hepburn, who longed to have children, was disappointed and sad.

This year, although there were many job opportunities, Hepburn, who insisted on never letting her career affect her family, turned down all the acting invitations that required her to leave her husband, and accepted the role that she and her husband Mel Also appearing in the Paramount film "War and Peace".

The film was not only disappointing in terms of reviews, but also did not perform well at the box office.

Faced with waves of scripts coming in, Hepburn continued to refuse, and only accepted the role of "Funny Face" co-starring Fred Astaire. ).

1956.

After three months of filming in Hollywood, "Sweet Girl" moved to Paris to complete the exterior scenes. Her mother, Ella, and her husband, Mel, are often by her side.

In the same year, one month after the completion of "Sweetie," Hepburn immediately began starring in "Sweetheart", which she co-starred with actor Gary Cooper, who was twenty-eight years her senior. Love in the Afternoon.

While the film was on location in Paris, Hepburn often used weekends to fly to the south of France to visit Mel, who was directing The Vintage in France.

1957.

In January, Hepburn and her husband co-starred in the NBC television film "Mayerling." Although the film received very high ratings at the time, NBC decided not to consider any future filming projects with Hepburn and Mel due to its poor reviews. Mel himself also began to retreat behind the scenes. Concentrate on directing and producing.

In order to be able to accompany Mel, who was filming The Sun Also Rises in Spain and Mexico, Hepburn later turned down many acting opportunities, including the famous "Diary of Ann Frank" (Diary of Ann Frank). The shadow of the fear of living under the flames of war during his childhood obviously made Hepburn unable to recall these painful experiences.

However, with the encouragement of her husband Mel, Hepburn took on the role of "The Nun's Story" and later "Green Mansions" directed by Mel.

1958.

"The Nun" first started shooting at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, and then moved to Congo to start the location shooting. This long and arduous filming process caused Hepburn, who was severely dehydrated, to develop kidney stones.

The finishing work of "The Nun" was completed intermittently after returning to Rome due to Hepburn's poor health. The film, which was released on July 18, 1959, set a new box office record for Warner Bros. and was nominated for eight Academy Awards (including Hepburn's own nomination for Best Actress).

Then Hepburn began filming "Green Mansions" directed by Meyer. "Green House", which was completed in November of the same year, was released before "The Sisterhood", but suffered the fate of being neither a box office hit nor a critical success. This time, the finger is once again pointed at Mel, who has always been disliked by the media.

At this time, Hepburn was pregnant again.

1959.

Although she hoped to rest, in order to fulfill her previously signed film contract, Hepburn still started filming one of her movies - The Unforgiven. . During this period, Hepburn accidentally fell off a horse and was seriously injured and hospitalized. After nearly a month of recovery, Hepburn was finally able to continue completing the film.

After the filming, Hepburn, who was still pregnant, returned to Burgenstock to rest and wait for the birth. Unfortunately, she suffered another miscarriage and fell into a serious emotional low.

In the same year, Hepburn, who wholeheartedly hoped to start a family with Mel, became pregnant again. This time, she turned down all the film offers, including the famous "West Side Story" and an Alfred Hitchcock movie, and only agreed to take over the production of "Tiffany." Breakfast inside”.

1960.

On January 17, Hepburn gave birth to his and Mel's first (and only) child in Lucerne, Switzerland, named Sean Hepburn. Sean Hepburn Ferrer.

In September of the same year, Hepburn returned to work and began filming the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in New York. In order to be able to take care of the baby in person, Hepburn often brought little Sean to the set.

1961.

In November, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" was released in the United States and the box office was very good.

Although the author of the original novel for this film was originally intended to be played by the sexy actress Marilyn Monroe, Hepburn's performance not only received praise from many film critics, but she herself also won praise for "the first "The film was nominated for an Academy Award for the fourth time (although it did not win the award).

1965.

The 18th British Academy Film Awards for Best British Actress

1990.

The 47th British Academy Film Awards Golden Globe Mr. DeMille Award

1993.

Won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award

1988-1992.

Served as the United Nations UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador