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Born on May 4, 1929 in Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat, Belgium, Audrey Hepburn was a stage actor, model and film actor. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 at the age of 63. Awards on record include Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1993), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992), Primetime Emmy Award (1993) and 5 more. The listed height was 170 cm. Notable works include Sabrina, Funny Face and Roman Holiday.
My Take
Audrey Hepburn is one of those rare figures where the more you learn about her, the more impressive she gets — and she was already impossibly impressive on the surface. She survived Nazi-occupied Holland as a child, trained seriously as a ballet dancer, then somehow became one of the greatest film actresses of the golden Hollywood era almost by accident. Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina — each one a masterclass in doing more with less, that luminous stillness she had on screen that nobody before or since has quite pulled off. And then, in her final years, she poured herself into UNICEF work across Africa and Latin America with the same quiet intensity. The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award she received posthumously in 1993 felt less like an honor and more like the world finally catching up to who she actually was.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Audrey Hepburn
- Name (Japanese)
- オードリー・ヘプバーン
- Reading
- おーどりー・へぷばーん
- Born
- May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
- Origin
- Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat, Belgium
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- stage actor / model / film actor / philanthropist / dancer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1993 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- 1992 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1993 Primetime Emmy Award
- 1992 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- 1959 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
- 1968 Special Tony Award
- 1965 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress
- 1993 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Sabrina | — | |
| Notable work | Funny Face | — | |
| Notable work | Roman Holiday | — | |
| Notable work | The Nun's Story | — | |
| Notable work | Breakfast at Tiffany's | — | |
| Notable work | Charade | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://audreyhepburn.org
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey%20Hepburn
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%97%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42786
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Audrey Hepburn born?
Born May 4, 1929.
When did Audrey Hepburn die?
Died January 20, 1993, aged 63.
Where was Audrey Hepburn from?
Audrey Hepburn was from Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat, Belgium.
What did Audrey Hepburn do?
Audrey Hepburn worked as stage actor, model, film actor, philanthropist, dancer.
How tall was Audrey Hepburn?
Audrey Hepburn was 170 cm.
What was Audrey Hepburn known for?
Notable works include Sabrina, Funny Face, Roman Holiday.
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