Magical screen presence, fashion arbiter, shrine to good taste, and tireless crusader for children's... (Learn more)
Top Projects: My Fair Lady, Breakfast At..., Roman Holiday (View All)
- Watch on Fancast
- 1Full Length Videos
- 9Clips & Other Videos
Audrey Hepburn’s Milestones
| Acted as courier and performed in underground concerts to raise funds for the Dutch Resistance during WWII | |
| Grew up in England, moved to the Netherlands after her parents separated | |
| 1940 | Trapped in the Netherlands when Nazis invaded |
| 1948 | First film appearance as a stewardess in semi-travelogue, "Nederland in Lessen/Dutch at the Double" (as Edda Hepburn) |
| 1948 | Moved to London on ballet scholarship to study with Marie Rambert; changed name to Audrey Hepburn |
| 1949 | London stage debut in chorus of "High Button Shoes" |
| 1951 | Broadway debut in title role of "Gigi" |
| 1951 | First British film, "One Wild Oat" (as extra) |
| 1952 | Made US TV debut in a guest spot on the "CBS Television Workshop" before she became a major star in this country |
| 1953 | First starring film role in "Roman Holiday"; becomes international star |
| 1954 | Returned to Broadway to star in "Ondine" |
| 1957 | Played leading role in film musical "Funny Face" opposite Fred Astaire |
| 1957 | TV debut in "Mayerling" (Producers Showcase) opposite then-husband Mel Ferrer |
| 1964 | Moved to Switzerland |
| 1964 | Played Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady", one of the biggest boxoffice hits of her film career, the adaptation of Lerner and Loewe's Broadway musical hit revamp of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" |
| 1967 | Last film for nine years, "Wait Until Dark" |
| 1970 | Made a guest star appearance on the CBS Christmastime special saluting children worldwide, "A World of Love", hosted by Shirley MacLaine and Bill Cosby |
| 1976 | Resumed acting after nine-year absence in "Robin and Marian" |
| 1987 | US TV-movie debut, "Love Among Thieves", also starred Robert Wagner and Jerry Orbach; first US TV acting work in 30 years since adaptation of "Mayerling" |
| 1988 | Named official spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
| 1989 | Final film role as Hap, an angel, in Steven Spielberg's "Always" |
| 1991 | Honored with a Gala Tribute by the Film Society of Lincoln Center |
| 1992 | Underwent surgery for colon cancer in Los Angeles |
| 1993 | Album entitled "Music from the Films of Audrey Hepburn" released |
| 1993 | Was the subject of a special commemorative issue of PEOPLE |
You'll also like...
Something wrong with our information? LET US KNOW
