Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston (English: Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston, May 4, 1929 - January 20, 1993), British actress, born in Brussels, Belgium, served as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund. Fresh, refined and elegant, Audrey Hepburn became famous as the heroine of the 1951 Broadway stage play "Golden Dust". In 1953, she won the 26th Academy Award for Best Actress, the 11th Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and the 8th British Academy Film Award for Best Actress for "Roman Holiday". In the same year, she won the 8th Tony Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for the stage play "Mermaid". In 1994, he won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Reading Album for the album "Audrey Hepburn's Magical Stories". Audrey Hepburn was active in the American film industry in the 1950s and 1960s. Her most representative works include "Roman Holiday", "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "My Fair Lady". She is the winner of four major awards in the American entertainment industry: Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award and Tony Award. Audrey Hepburn retired from the film industry in her later years and devoted herself to charity. From 1988 to 1993, she served as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund. She visited many countries such as Ethiopia and Ecuador to visit poor children and strive for children's rights. She received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in December 1992. Audrey Hepburn died of appendix cancer at her home in Switzerland on January 20, 1993 at the age of 63. In 1999, Audrey Hepburn was selected as the third greatest actress of the century by the American Film Institute.