Sunday 19 May 2013


AUDREY HEPBURN

AUDREY HEPBURN was born in 1929 in ixelles (Bélgica) Hepburn attended the Arnhem Conservatory from 1939 to 1945, where she studied piano and ballet, which she combined with his schooling.

During her youth, Audrey suffered World War II, first in Belgium and then in Holland, Audrey spoke perfect English, French, Dutch and Italian,also spoke a bit of German and a little Spanish. She studied to be a dancer, but the war raged on their constitution, so she continued studying and practicing, Audrey decided to find another profession and became an actress.

In 1945, after the war, Audrey left the Arnhem Conservatory and moved to Amsterdam where she took ballet lessons with Sonia Gaskell. In 1948 she went to London and continued studying ballet, this time from the hand of the renowned Marie Rambert, teacher of Vaslav Nijinsky, one of the greatest dancers of the history of dance.

Her portrayal of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) made ​​her an icon of  American cinema. Hepburn was married twice, first to actor Mel Ferrer, with whom she had a son, Sean.

Her last film appearance was in 1989, from then until his death in 1993, Audrey actively collaborated with UNICEF, becoming a goodwill ambassador. Audrey went down in history as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood..

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