Occupation: Actress

Birth Name: Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston

Born: May 4, 1929, Brussels, Belgium

Died" January 20, 1993, Tolochenaz, near Lausanner, Switzerland

Education: Arnhem Concervatory (ballet)

Graceful former model, in films from 1951. After small parts in European productions, Hepburn gained immediate prominence in the US with Roman Holiday (1953), which was followed by similarly enchanting performances in films such as Funny Face (1957) and, as Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). She proved a beautiful, elegane foil to fatherly older men Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart and Fred Astaire, as well as young leads George Peppard and Albert Finney.

After a nine-year absence from the screen Hepburn turned in an impressive "middle-aged" performance in Robin and Marian (1976) and continued to make occasional apperances, most recently in Steven Spielberg's Always (1989). She was married to actor Mel Ferrer from 1954 to 1968.

Academy Awards:

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1992.

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