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Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Mostly known for being a famous actress during the Hollywood Golden Age, she played in movies that are still part of our culture fifty years later, part of our classics, part of everyone's process of growing up. Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade; her entire filmography is composed of movie that she made famous just by having her name in the credits, movies that made her become a legend in return.
During her acting career, Audrey Hepburn was awarded with the 1954 Academy Award for the best actress and three BAFTAs for the best actress in a leading role in 1954, 1960 and 1965. Along many others awards as an actress, Audrey Hepburn also received a Tony award in 1954 for her role in the play Ondine in Broadway and a Special Tony Award in 1968. In 1987, she was awarded the Commander of the National French Order of Arts and Letters.
Mostly remembered for her acting, most of the people keep in mind an image of her as a pretty woman, a fashion icon, a legend with a shy personality, a skinny silhouette, a powerful look and a very soft and high pitch voice. But people often forget that beside her being a pretty woman, Audrey Hepburn had another side; as a woman she was pretty amazing.
Towards the end of her acting career, Audrey Hepburn started another career, as prestigious as the first one, with the non-presence of constant spotlight. From 1988 to 1992, she became a humanitarian devoting this new part of her life to UNICEF. She did her first field mission in 1988 in Ethiopia where she visited an orphanage which welcome 500 starving children and was given food was the international organisation.
In 1989, she was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF and carried on with actions by going to Central America, where she met the leaders of Honduras, Ecuador, Guatemala and Salvador. Talking about her visit in Bangladesh, in October of that year, John Isaac, a UN photographer, said, "Often the kids would have flies all over them, but she would just go hug them. I had never seen that. Other people had a certain amount of hesitation, but she would just grab them. Children would just come up to hold her hand, touch her – she was like the Pied Piper". (Paris, Barry (2001). Audrey Hepburn. Berkley Trade.)
A few months before her death, she carried on visiting new countries, all twice as poor or affected by a natural disaster as the previous one. She was awarded with the 1994 Jean Hershorlt Humanitarian Award at the Academy Awards Ceremony a year after she passed.
Audrey Hepburn was a wonderful, powerful, wise, thoughtful, and beautiful woman. She remains the woman that most of us want to become. In spite of herself, she became this international and timeless glamourous fashion icon, a timeless image of elegance and femininity. With long gala dresses or a simple pair of jeans and t-shirt, Audrey Hepburn always knew what to wear to look at her best. She is my fashion inspiration for this week.
During her acting career, Audrey Hepburn was awarded with the 1954 Academy Award for the best actress and three BAFTAs for the best actress in a leading role in 1954, 1960 and 1965. Along many others awards as an actress, Audrey Hepburn also received a Tony award in 1954 for her role in the play Ondine in Broadway and a Special Tony Award in 1968. In 1987, she was awarded the Commander of the National French Order of Arts and Letters.
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Towards the end of her acting career, Audrey Hepburn started another career, as prestigious as the first one, with the non-presence of constant spotlight. From 1988 to 1992, she became a humanitarian devoting this new part of her life to UNICEF. She did her first field mission in 1988 in Ethiopia where she visited an orphanage which welcome 500 starving children and was given food was the international organisation.
In 1989, she was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF and carried on with actions by going to Central America, where she met the leaders of Honduras, Ecuador, Guatemala and Salvador. Talking about her visit in Bangladesh, in October of that year, John Isaac, a UN photographer, said, "Often the kids would have flies all over them, but she would just go hug them. I had never seen that. Other people had a certain amount of hesitation, but she would just grab them. Children would just come up to hold her hand, touch her – she was like the Pied Piper". (Paris, Barry (2001). Audrey Hepburn. Berkley Trade.)
A few months before her death, she carried on visiting new countries, all twice as poor or affected by a natural disaster as the previous one. She was awarded with the 1994 Jean Hershorlt Humanitarian Award at the Academy Awards Ceremony a year after she passed.
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Audrey Hepburn was a wonderful, powerful, wise, thoughtful, and beautiful woman. She remains the woman that most of us want to become. In spite of herself, she became this international and timeless glamourous fashion icon, a timeless image of elegance and femininity. With long gala dresses or a simple pair of jeans and t-shirt, Audrey Hepburn always knew what to wear to look at her best. She is my fashion inspiration for this week.
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