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Born in Brussels, Belgium to parents Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston and Ella. Her father was an English Banker, her mother was a Dutch Baroness
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Her father left the family, with Audrey stating that her father's leaving was the most traumatic thing to happen.
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Audrey and her two half-brothers were sent to live with their grandfather in the Netherlands by their mother, so they would be safe from the German attack. When the Germans invaded the Netherlands, Hepburn took the name Edda van Heemstra. Her given name was considered dangerous because it sounded English and indicated her Bristish heritage.
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In 1944, Hepburn was an accomplished ballerina who would perform secretly for groups of people. That winter, Germans blocked off supply routes for food and fuel, leaving people to starve and freeze to death. Audrey suffered from malnutrition, anaemia, and respitory problems.
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Audrey moved to Amsterdam after the war, where she started taking ballet lessons with Sonia Gaskell. She then studied at Ballet Rambert and worked as a model part time to support herself. Rambert then later told Hepburn that because of her poor nutrition during the war and her tall height (5 ft 7) it would restrict her from becoming a prima ballerina that she had always dreamed of. This pushed her into pursuing an acting career.
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Made stage debut in 1947 musical High Button Shoes.
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Audrey Hepburn's first apperance in the industry with educational film "Dutch In Seven Lessons"
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In 1951, Audrey played minor roles in many films such as One Wild Oat, Young Wives' Tale, Laughter in Paradise, The Lavender Hill, Mob, and Monte Carlo Baby. Picture is of Hepburn in One Wild Oat.
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Hepburn and James Hansen were engaged in 1952, with Hepburn calling it "Love at first sight." Shortly after being fitted for her wedding dress and setting the date, they decided to call of the wedding seeing that their careers would keep them seperated often.
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Won Academy Award for performance
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Won Tony Award for best actress in a play for Ondine.
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Hepburn starred as Sabrina Fairchild in the movie "Sabrina" alongside Humphrey Bogart
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Actor Mel Ferrer and Audrey Hepburn were married in Burgenstock, in Switzerland.
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Hepburn recieved a Best Actress Oscar for her role in "Roman Holiday"
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Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer's child was born
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Starred as Holly Golightly in this iconic movie.
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Audrey starred in "Charade" with Cary Grant.
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After 14 years of marriage Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer divorce.
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Audrey Hepburn married Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti
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Audrey Hepburn gives birth to second son Luca Dotti
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A romantic adventure film that starred Hepburn, Sean Connery, and Ronnie Barker.
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Hepburn and Dotti divorce after a 13 year marriage due to Dotti having affairs with younger women
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Audrey began a relationship with actor Robert Wolders and stayed with him until her death.
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Was appointed as UNICEF's International Goodwill Ambassador, with her first mission in Ethiopia
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DIrected by Steven Spielberg, "Always" was the last film Audrey was in.
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Diagnosed with appendiceal cancer.
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Audrey Hepburn was awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George Bush on December 11, 1992
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Died in her sleep at her home in Switzerland.
