Background

Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She was of noble stature and a cosmopolitan from birth. Her mom, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was of a Dutch ancestry, and her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Hepburn-Ruston, was born in Úzice, Bohemia, and of an English and Austrian heritage.

After her folks separated, Audrey went to London with her mom where she went to a private young ladies school. Afterward, when her mom moved back to the Netherlands, she went to non-public schools too. While she traveled with her mom in Arnhem, Netherlands, Hitler's military assumed control over the town. It was here that she fell on tough times amid the Nazi occupation. Audrey experienced depression and lack of healthy nutrition.

Career

She had a speaking job in the 1951 film, Young Wives' Tale (1951) as Eve Lester. The part still wasn't much, so she made a beeline for America to attempt her fortunes there. Audrey increased her fame in the US with her job in Roman Holiday (1953). This film ended up being a crushing achievement, and she won an Oscar as Best Actress.