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Audrey Hepburn
——The Most Beautiful Woman of All Time
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. Her father was a English banker, and her mother was a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school.
Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. while she vacationing with her mother in Arnhem, Hitler's army took over the town. She spent the war years in the Nazi - occupied town , attending a local public school and receiving ballet training at the Arnhem Conservatory. It was here that she fell on hard times, suffering from depression and malnutrition.
After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship. Graceful, slender, and long-legged, she soon began winning modeling assignments from fashion photographers and began a modeling career. She took some bit parts in films, and then headed to America to try her luck there.
Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953. The film turned out to be a smashing success and she won an Oscar for Best Actress. This earned her enormous popularity and more plum roles. One reason for her popularity was the fact that she was so elf-like and classy, unlike the sex-goddesses of the time.
One of Audrey’s most radiant roles was in My Fair Lady in 1964. Her co-star, Rex Harrison, once was asked to identify his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he replied, “Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady.”
By the end of the sixties, after she divorced from actor Mel Ferrer, Audrey decided to retire while she was on top. Later she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. From time to time, she would appear on the silver screen.
In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador to UNICEF, helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she retained until 1993.
Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 in Switzerland, from colon cancer. She had made a total of 31 high quality movies, and was named “the most naturally beautiful woman of all times” by a panel of experts. Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film history.本回答被提问者采纳