Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood(贵族的血统) from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girl’s school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. While vacationing with her mother in another city, Hitler's army suddenly took over. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and innutrition(营养不良). After she was free, Audrey went to a ballet(芭蕾舞) school in London on a scholarship and later began her model career. As a model, she was graceful and, it seemed, she had found her proper position in life——until the film producers came calling. After being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part(小角色) in the European film in 1948. Later, she had a speaking role in the 1951 film. The part still wasn't much, so she headed to America to try her luck there.
Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953. This film turned out to be an outstanding success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. This success made her gain great name and more roles. One of the reasons for her popularity was the fact that she was so elf(小精灵) like and had class, unlike the sexy girls of the time. From then on, Audrey Hepburn received lots of awards because of her excellent performance.
By the end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrer, Audrey decided to retire. Later she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. From time to time, she would appear on the silver screen. In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador(大使) to the United Nations UNICEF (联合国联合基金会) helping children in Latin America and Africa. She was named to People's magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Her last film was Always in 1989. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 in Switzerland, from colon cancer. She had made a total of 31 high quality movies. Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film history.