Audrey Hepburn

FilmGolden Age

Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys

Facts

Born: 1929
Country: Belgium
Field: Film
Era: Golden Age

Overview

Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Roman Holiday 1953 and earned four further nominations. Sabrina 1954, Breakfast at Tiffanys 1961, and My Fair Lady 1964 are among the most rewatched classics of their decades. She won the Tony Award for Ondine 1954 and ranks third among female screen legends in the 1999 American Film Institute list. She later served as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992.

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