Audrey Hepburn was born May 4th, 1929, she was elegant and was known for being America's Sweetheart. Audrey would run into problems throughout her childhood in Holland with the Nazi's. As a small child, she was malnourished due to the food supply cut off from the Nazis. She would attend a ballet school and put on some recitals. Later on, she would find herself modeling and becoming an actress. Although her career was not flourishing in Europe so she moved to America.
In America, she instantly became famous winning an Oscar award for her first American film. She would continue to make movie after movie and receive award after award. The movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' was meant to be Marilyn Monroes part but the studio wanted Audrey Hepburn. These two ladies are complete opposites; one a sex symbol and one so elegant. Although each would have their fair share of JFK, and believe it or not the year after the infamous Happy Birthday performance from Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn would sing Happy Birthday to JFK.
Audrey Hepburn Facts:
Audrey was deathly afraid of water and had a crew on standby for her scene in "Two for the Road" when she would get pushed into a pool.
She worked for the Dutch Resistance while the Nazis invaded, keeping messages in her ballet slippers.
Audrey Hepburn volunteered when she was 16 years old to be a nurse during World War II.
She and her family would eat ground up tulip bulbs and bread made out of grass to survive on during the Nazi invasion, this leads to her having acute anemia and other health problems throughout her life.
Hepburn had look self-confidence, she could not understand why everyone thought she was beautiful. To her she had a big nose and big feet, she was too skinny and didn't have large enough breasts.
Audrey had a pet deer named Mr.Famous. She originally brought him home so he could learn to follow her around on set but decided to keep him.
Hepburn was an avid smoker for her elegance, smoking a whopping three packs a day.
She may not have been the infamous Marilyn Monroe but she was the opposite sweet, and elegant.
UNICEF was a big deal to Hepburn, for the rest of her life after retirement giving her time and funds.
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