Audrey Hepburn resting after ballet class, photo by Ben Ross, 1952
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Audrey Hepburn (My Fair Lady, Sabrina, Roman Holiday)—Growing up, Audrey Hepburn desperately wanting to be a professional ballerina, but she was starved during WWII and couldn't pursue her dream due to the effects of malnourishment. After she was cast in Roman Holiday, she skyrocketed to fame, and appeared in classics like My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's. She's gorgeous, and mixes humor and class in all of her performances. After the majority of her acting career came to close, she became a UNICEF ambassador.
Lola Flores (¡Ay pena, penita, pena!)—The hottest woman I’ve ever seen. Oh my god.
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Audrey Hepburn propaganda:
"She may be a wispy, thin little thing, but when you see that girl, you know you're really in the presence of something. In that league there's only ever been Garbo, and the other Hepburn, and maybe Bergman. It's a rare quality, but boy, do you know when you've found it." - Billy Wilder
Raised money for the resistance in nazi occupied Hungary. Became a humanitarian after retiring. Two very sexy things to do!
where to begin......... i wont her so bad. i literally dont know what to say.
My dude. The big doe eyes, the cheekbones, the voice. The flawless way she carried herself. She was never in a movie where she wasn't drop dead gorgeous. Oh, also the fact she raised funds against the Nazis doing BALLET and she won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her humanitarian work.
"It’s as if she dropped out of the sky into the ’50s, half wood-nymph, half princess, and then disappeared in her golden coach, wearing her glass slippers and leaving no footprints." - Molly Haskell
"All I want for Christmas is to make another movie with Audrey Hepburn." - Cary Grant
I know people nowadays are probably sick of seeing her with all the beauty and fashion merch around that depicts her and/or Marilyn Monroe but she is considered a classic Hollywood beauty for a reason. Ironically in her day she was more of the alternative beauty when compared to many of her contemporaries. She always came off with such elegance and grace, and she was so charming. Apparently she was a delight to work with considering how many of her co-stars had wonderful things to say about her. Outside of her beauty and acting ability she was immensely kind. She helped raise funds for the Dutch resistance during WWII by putting on underground dance performances as well as volunteering at hospitals and other small things to help the resistance. During her Hollywood career and later years she worked with UNICEF a lot. Just an all around beautiful person both inside and out.
No one could wear clothes in this era like she could. She was every major designer's favorite star and as such her films are time capsules of high fashion at the time. But beyond that, she had such an elegance in her screen presence that belied a broad range of ability. From a naive princess, to a confused widow, to a loving and mischievous daughter, she could play it all.
Look at that woman's neck. Don't you want to bite it?
Lola Flores:
Her singing in the aforementioned movie:
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Audrey Hepburn posed with straw hat and espadrilles sitting on the chalk cliffs by the English Channel near Rottingdean in East Sussex, England (May 1951)
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Audrey Hepburn visits Barbra Streisand after a performance of “Funny Girl” at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1964.
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Audrey Hepburn
• Audrey is the most iconic Hollywood star right next to Marilyn Monroe
• Her home in Holland was invaded by nazi during world war II
• Was 14 when she was recruited to the Dutch resistance
• She was well known for being strong, kind, elegant, fun, and proper but she was in fact a very sad and insecure woman most of her life
• Shes famous for many movies but the two everyone knows are Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Roman Holiday
• She is not only a beautifully good actress but also a timeless fashion icon
• Since she was little she dreamt of being a ballerina and was classically trained to be
• The money she earned on stage as a ballerina she used for the Dutch resistance
• She became an actress being discovered by accident
• She was lucky with her figure, could eat pretty much anything and loved pasta
• Her favourite food was spaghetti al pomodoro
• She passed away at 63 from cancer
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