Famous Films Starring Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn: Actress and Fashion Icon

Aside from being a world-renowned actress and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn is also considered a fashion and film icon. In fact, she has been ranked as the third greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute. She is also a member of the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.

Gigi

Gigi, the popular play starring Audrey Hepburn, was written by Anita Loos and based on Colette's 1944 novel of the same name. The play was produced on Broadway and was a success. Audrey Hepburn played the title role.

Gigi is one of Hepburn's most popular roles. It's a romantic comedy that was an instant classic. The story follows a young Paris courtesan named Gigi, who learns her trade from her grandmother and ends up falling in love with the older Gaston.

Audrey Hepburn's performance in Gigi launched her career as an actress. She received many accolades, including nine Academy Awards. After Gigi was released on Broadway, she starred in another classic: Roman Holiday. The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Audrey Hepburn.

After the movie's release, Audrey Hepburn returned to the stage in Ondine. She married a prominent Italian psychiatrist in 1968. Her final Broadway performance, Ondine, was nominated for a Tony Award. After her divorce, she worked on her family and career. Her next film, Robin and Marian, was released in 1976. In 1988, she became a special goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. She travelled to famine-stricken areas in Africa and Latin America. In 1993, she passed away from cancer.

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady is one of the most famous films starring Audrey Hepburn. The film tells the story of Henry Higgins, a pompous phonetics professor who transforms a Cockney working-class girl into a cultured member of high society. The titular Eliza Doolittle agrees to take speech lessons from Higgins in order to improve her job prospects. As a result, she and Higgins form an unlikely friendship.

My Fair Lady is based on the 1913 play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. Hepburn wore a Cockney accent throughout the film, but worked hard to make her accent convincing. CBC Radio's Elwood Glover spoke with the star about how she prepared for the role.

The film won eight Academy Awards in April 1965, including Best Actress, which was won by Julie Andrews. It is notable that Audrey Hepburn was able to sing almost every song herself, despite the fact that the songs were sung by another singer. The film also won many coveted awards, including Best Director and Best Picture.

Roman Holiday

In this classic romance movie, Audrey Hepburn plays Ann, a tour-de-force European princess who goes on a night off in Rome. After a night of sightseeing, Ann falls asleep on a park bench and is found by American reporter Joe Bradley. He takes her to his apartment.

The plot of the movie is understated, with Ann and Joe slowly building up their attraction. However, Ann soon returns to her royal duties, and Joe attends a press conference to tell her goodbye. Joe assures Ann that he will not write about their time together. Their relationship is short-lived, but the film still earns a high score for Hepburn's unpretentious charm.

In the film, Hepburn restyles her hair to a pixie cut. In real life, British Princess Margaret dated an Italian commoner named Peter Townsend, who was later divorced. In real life, the Italian nobility donated their salaries to charity, and the reporters at the end of the film were real people.

Moon River

Moon River by Audrey Hepburn has become an enduringly popular song. First recorded in 1957, the song has been covered by a variety of artists. It was originally written for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. The song's melody was composed by Henry Mancini, and Johnny Mercer added lyrics that were inspired by the moon over the Savannah River in Georgia. The song was nearly cut from the film, but Audrey Hepburn insisted that it stay.

The movie's music has been credited with helping make Audrey Hepburn one of the most celebrated movie tunes of the 20th century. The score never got written down, but a new recording of the song is about to premiere in London. The song was made famous by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, and it also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. It also won two Grammys.

Henry Mancini's daughter will perform the original song, which was never written down during the film's editing process. The song will be performed for the first time at London's Royal Albert Hall this week.