History Creator / AudreyHepburn

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* Played by Creator/SarahHyland (young child), Creator/EmmyRossum (teen) [[TimeShiftedActor and]] Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt (adult) in ''The Audrey Hepburn Story'' (2000). This TV {{biopic}} was not well received, and accusations of coming "too soon" (seven years after her passing) didn't help.
* [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/young-pope-producers-developing-audrey-hepburn-drama-series-1168215 A new biopic attempt might get off the ground]].
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' metaseries, both [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Relena Peacecraft/Darlian]] and her {{Expy}}, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Clyne]], were modeled after Hepburn. And now ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' has Audrey Burne. [[CargoShip Gundam really loves her.]]
* Both ''Wing'' and ''Unicorn'' made homages to ''Roman Holiday'': in ''Wing'', one of Relena's dresses was designed after Princess Ann's dress, and in ''Unicorn'', the "Runaway Princess" movie poster is a copy of the movie poster for "Roman Holiday".
* In the manga and anime series, ''Rec'', Aka Onda, the lead female character, idolizes Hepburn, and would quote Hepburn's lines from the movies she appeared in. In the opening, Aka is wearing some of Hepburn's famous clothing.
* Episode 146 of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' is a homage to ''Film/RomanHoliday'', with one-shot character Princess Rubina as a stand-in for Princess Ann.
* Lina's character design in ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}'' is supposedly based on Hepburn.
* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', Aurora's design is partially based on Hepburn.
** More specifically Hepburn's willowy ballerina body. Originally Aurora/Briar Rose's face was also based on Hepburn's but redesigned later on.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'', the title character's design is based on both Meg Ryan and Hepburn.
* Jenna from ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'' was based on Hepburn.
* ''Film/YouMeAndDupree''. Audrey is Dupree's ideal woman, much to Molly's surprise.
* Audrey is one of the actors on whom Film/{{S1m0ne}} is based.
* Adam Hughes' ''Comicbook/{{Catwoman}}'' cover work.
* From ''Manga/ClampSchoolDetectives'', kindergartner Utako Okawa dons an outfit [[http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6929/audreyutako.jpg identical]] to the Royal Ascot dress worn by Hepburn in ''Film/MyFairLady''.
* Azalyn in ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' talks about being a fan of ''Film/RomanHoliday''
* In ''Series/GossipGirl'', Blair Waldorf is a huge Audrey fan and would like her life to be like in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''.
* According to the DVD commentary of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' (specifically "Suited For Success"), Rarity's voice is at least partially inspired by Audrey's.
* Diantha from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' greatly resembles her, down to the hair, eyebrows and being an actor.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Asami Sato's overall appearance and role as a smart innovator with incredible beauty brings Audrey Hepburn and other Hollywood Golden Age stars to mind.
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', there is a female pet trainer named Audrey ''Burnhep'' in Stormwind City. It has been speculated that the reason why Creator/BlizzardEntertainment chose this method to honour Hepburn was her being well-known for keeping a pet fawn (which is also an in-game pet).
* Italian detective/thriller comic ''Julia'', published by Bonelli, has its eponymous character clearly modeled after Hepburn.
* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion'', Hepburn is seen alongside a collage of other women to show how Rock Human women are indistinguishable from human women, [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy with the implication that she was one of them]].
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* ''[[Film/Sabrina1954 Sabrina]]'' (1954) - Nominated for an Oscar.

* CunningLinguist: She was bilingual since childhood because of her Dutch and British heritage, but was also fluent in French, Spanish and Italian.
* DarkSecret: She very understandably did everything she could to hid the fact that her father was a Nazi and that her mother had been sympathetic towards the cause until the war broke out.

* FriendToAllChildren: In the later years of her life, her great passion was her work for UNICEF, on whose behalf she travelled to some of the most dangerous, desperately poor corners of the world--including, just a few months before her death when she was already critically ill, to famine- and civil war-torn Somalia.
* GameBreakingInjury: She was a ballerina prior to the war and wanted to go professional but the long periods of starvation she went through as a teen did a number on her bones and she had to give it up.
* HeroesLoveDogs: She had a particular soft spot for [[MrMuffykins tiny, spunky terriers]], the most well-known being her beloved Yorkshire Terrier, Mr. Famous, who traveled everywhere with her. Later in life she had a pack of Jack Russell Terriers.

* IAmNotPretty: Hard to believe about a woman commonly thought of one of the most beautiful to ever grace the planet with her presence, but she felt this way. To be fair, her boyish, gamine figure and reserved persona were something of a rarity in her day when big hair, big chests, and overly-glamorous sex symbols represented the ideal woman at the time.
-->''"You can even say that I hated myself at certain periods. I was too fat, or maybe too tall, or maybe just plain too ugly ... you can say my definiteness stems from underlying feelings of insecurity and inferiority. I couldn't conquer these feelings by acting indecisive. I found the only way to get the better of them was by adopting a forceful, concentrated drive."''
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Audrey's titled Dutch-Belgian family lost most of their worldly goods to Nazi confiscation during World War II, so that she and her mother lived in very straitened circumstances during the immediate postwar years (a major impetus behind her first training as a professional ballerina, then becoming an actor). Moreover, she experienced severe malnutrition during the horrific Dutch famine of 1944-45, whose consequences affected her health for the rest of her life.
* LaResistance: During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Audrey's mother worked extensively with the Dutch Resistance. Several of her relatives were in fact executed by the Nazis for Resistance activities. She herself was involved a bit with the Dutch Resistance as well, including dancing to raise money to feed and clothe Jews in hiding but since she never talked about the war, it’s hard to know how involved she was.

* ''Film/Sabrina1954'' (1954) - Nominated for an Oscar.

* Played by Sarah Hyland (young child), Creator/EmmyRossum (teen) [[TimeShiftedActor and]] Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt (adult) in ''The Audrey Hepburn Story'' (2000). This TV {{biopic}} was not well received, and accusations of coming "too soon" (seven years after her passing) didn't help.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and – yes – iconic actors in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or LittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and – yes – iconic actors in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

She is not related to Creator/KatharineHepburn, who was American.
%%They were actually close friends; Katharine nicknamed Audrey "my little daughter".

* WorldClassBeauty: She is considered by many to be a strong candidate for the title of "most beautiful woman who ever lived."

* ''Green Mansions'' (1959)

* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', there is a female pet trainer named Audrey ''Burnhep'' in Stormwind City. It has been speculated that the reason why Creator/BlizzardEntertainment chose this method to honour Hepburn was her being well-known for keeping a pet fawn (small deer, which is also an in-game pet).

* WorldClassBeauty: She is considered by many to be a strong candidate for the title of "most beautiful woman who ever lived'

* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: Probably II (world class beauty) as she is often considered the most beautiful woman who ever lived.

She was married to American actor Creator/MelFerrer from ​1954 to 1968 and to Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti from 1969 to 1982. Even in her later years, she was still a looker, appearing in [[PrettyInMink Blackglama's]] [[AdvertisingCampaigns "What Becomes A Legend Most?"]] ad [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/audrey_hepburn_blackglama.jpg campaign]], although she spent most of her later years doing philanthropic work with UNICEF.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and – yes – iconic actresses in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and - yes - iconic actresses in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and -yes- iconic actors in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and -yes- iconic female actors in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and -yes- iconic actresses in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

* ImpoverishedPatrician: Audrey's titled Dutch-Belgian family lost most of their worldly goods to Nazi confiscation during World War II, so that she and her mother lived in very straitened circumstances during the immediate postwar years (a major impetus behind her first training as a professional ballerina, then becoming an actress). Moreover, she experienced severe malnutrition during the horrific Dutch famine of 1944-45, whose consequences affected her health for the rest of her life.

* Audrey is one of the actresses on whom Film/{{S1m0ne}} is based.

* Diantha from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' greatly resembles her, down to the hair, eyebrows and being an actress.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Asami Sato's overall appearance and role as a smart innovator with incredible beauty brings Audrey Hepburn and other Hollywood Golden Age actresses to mind.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and--yes--iconic actresses in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

She went from one small role after another in Dutch and British film and stage productions, until she ended up in the main role in the Broadway play ''Gigi'' in 1951, which earned her much acclaim. Prominent Hollywoodian director Creator/WilliamWyler decided to cast her for ''Film/RomanHoliday'' as neither his first choices, Creator/ElizabethTaylor and Creator/JeanSimmons, were available. The rest is history.

Even in her later years, she was still a looker, appearing in [[PrettyInMink Blackglama's]] [[AdvertisingCampaigns "What Becomes A Legend Most?"]] ad [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/audrey_hepburn_blackglama.jpg campaign]], although she spent most of her later years doing philanthropic work with UNICEF.

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was one of the most beautiful, elegant, and -- yes -- iconic actresses in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. Whether dressed in scarves, nun's habits, or SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[Film/MyFairLady How kind of you to write her an article.]]]]

Audrey Hepburn, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston (May 4, 1929 -- January 20, 1993), was one of the most beautiful and elegant actresses in cinema history. She never seemed to ''try'' to be iconic; it just came naturally. From wearing scarves, to nun's habits, to SugarWiki/TheLittleBlackDress, hers was an unforgettable image. Look up the word "classy" in the dictionary, and a picture of her will be staring back at you.

She went from one small role after another in Dutch and British film and stage productions, until she ended up in the main role in the Broadway play ''Gigi'' in 1951, which earned her much acclaim. Creator/WilliamWyler decided to cast her for ''Film/RomanHoliday'' as neither his first choices, Creator/ElizabethTaylor and Creator/JeanSimmons, were available. The rest is history.

A British citizen, she was born in Brussels, Belgium to a Dutch Baroness and an Anglo-Irish ne'er-do-well. Her father walked out on the family when she was young, and her subsequent adolescence in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German-occupied]] [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Netherlands]] was quite traumatising ([[LaResistance she helped the local resistance]], witnessed [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust deportations of Jews]] and [[StarvingArtist almost died of malnutrition]]). She then studied and practiced {{ballet}} in Amsterdam.

* Played by Sarah Hyland (young child), Creator/EmmyRossum (teen) [[TimeShiftedActor and]] Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt (adult) in ''The Audrey Hepburn Story'' (2000). This TV {{biopic}} was not well received, and accusations of coming "too soon" (seven years after her passing) didn't help. It's likely the reason why there haven't been any high profile portrayal of her since, though [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/young-pope-producers-developing-audrey-hepburn-drama-series-1168215 a new attempt might get off the ground]].

A British citizen, she was born in Brussels, Belgium to a Dutch Baroness and an Anglo-Irish ne'er-do-well. Her father walked out on the family when she was young, and her subsequent adolescence in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German-occupied]] [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Netherlands]] was quite traumatising (she helped the local resistance, witnessed deportations of Jews and almost died of malnutrition). She then studied and practiced {{ballet}} in Amsterdam.