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Chinese name: Audrey Hepburn.

Date of birth:1May 4, 929

Deadline:199365438+1October 20th, died of breast cancer in Switzerland.

Place of birth: Brussels, Belgium

Family: My father is a wealthy British banker and my mother is a Dutch baroness.

Height: 5 feet 7 inches (170cm)

Weight: 1 10 lb (50kg)

Size: 32-20-35

Hair color: brown

Hobbies: ballet

Favorite color: white.

The most unforgettable scenery: snow in Switzerland

The most unforgettable thing: winning an Oscar.

Representative work: Roman holiday) 1953.

War and peace) 1956

The story of a nun 1959

My Fair Lady) 1964

Breakfast at Tiffany's +096 1

China audiences are familiar with Hepburn, starting with Roman Holiday, and Hepburn's brilliant career usually begins with Roman Holiday. This is her famous work and her masterpiece, which is of special significance to her.

Just as Hepburn was chosen as the leading role in Gigi, in London, the work of choosing the actor to play the princess in Roman Holiday was under way. At first, the director intended to invite the famous actress joan simmons to star in the film, but Joan wanted to make a musical for a change, so she politely refused. Therefore, the director decided to use the film Gone with the Wind to openly recruit actress Scarlett.

The film was shot by American Paramount Company and directed by the famous Hollywood director William Wheeler. Hepburn has no intention of taking part in the heroine competition. First, she has decided to play Gigi. Second, as soon as Gigi finishes filming, she is ready to get married, start a family and live. So she has no interest in Roman holidays. Later, after repeated persuasion by the baroness, she had no choice but to perfunctory. Even if she doesn't choose, she doesn't care about anything

A set of scenes selected for the test is: the princess is doing sit-ups on the big bed in her pajamas. As soft as a kitten, Hepburn stretched out her arms to the beautifully decorated ceiling. After that, she completed a series of prescribed plots very naturally and childishly. While she was doing these actions, a camera was quietly filming her, but she didn't know it at all. No matter from the scene or from the film, the effect is very ideal. She was chosen as a princess and signed a contract with Paramount.

It's really intentional to plant flowers, but unintentional to plant willow trees. Hepburn never dreamed that this result would have a great impact on her life. At that time, the hero who played the reporter was identified as gregory peck, a famous Hollywood movie star.

1952 In May, just after Gigi's performance, Paramount asked her to go to Rome for filming. The company held a grand reception for Hepburn and Parker, which was held at the "Excellence" Hotel in Rome. Although Hepburn's role in Gigi is very successful, she worships gregory peck like all other young girls. At that time, Parker had just celebrated his 36th birthday. He is tall and thin, handsome, well-behaved and amiable. He starred in some excellent films, which made him famous and became the idol of all Americans. At the reception, when Hepburn shook hands with Parker, she was completely overwhelmed by the latter and could not say a word. Here, she is not so much a movie actress as a movie fan. She seems to have forgotten that she is also one of the protagonists of today's reception. But Parker decided from the beginning to try to make the girl confident. At the same time, just when he saw her smiling gently and obedient, he knew that once the girl appeared on the screen as the heroine, she was a radiant star. Director Wheeler also attended the reception. He is short and fat, with a pair of ears, cute, energetic and thoughtful.

The filming of Roman Holiday is a painful process. Because everything is shot on the spot, it is necessary to clean the sidewalk and drive away pedestrians. This work alone almost exhausted the deputy director and production director. Ok, set up roadblocks, change bus routes, stop trams, vacate buildings, drive away tourists and stop visiting public monuments. In order to do all this, we should pay bribes to everyone concerned. But one thing is the most nerve-racking, that is, the constant noise: the screaming of electric horns, the quarrel between taxi drivers and passengers, the roar of planes overhead, and the constant begging of beggars … all these noises must be eliminated and silenced. Because it is synchronized recording, Rome just can't get complete peace, because the splashing sound of fountains and the flapping sound of pigeons are still uncontrollable. In addition, the Italians who watched neither listened to the command nor refused to be quiet. Shooting goes on day and night, while they watch day and night. Where the princess and the reporter filmed, there were onlookers. It seems that half the people in Rome are here when they are shooting some intimate scenes of love. They laughed and shouted and made faces at the stars. The story requires the actors to be cool and comfortable, but the actual situation is extremely hot. That year was the hottest year in Roman history. The oil paints on the actors' faces even melted when they were heated, so they had to leave the camera and wash off the color. Shooting takes a long time, often from dawn to midnight. Everyone is too hot to eat, just want to keep their strength and eat a little. Hepburn hardly eats anything but a little champagne. She didn't complain, and the princess's ability to be strict with herself and control her emotions was praised at this time. To make matters worse, the political situation in Rome was very tense and the struggle was fierce. During the filming, fascists and producers were fighting in the street. Machine guns clatter, and there may be a sudden explosion somewhere. Because this period happened just after the general election in May, some bloody political events happened. When the Christian Democrats won, they caught the producer who was carrying yellow explosives. Five terrorists carrying explosives were found under a bridge chosen as an external scenic spot. Workers' strikes also constantly threaten the filming work. Torch parades, cheers and demonstrations of singing pop songs often disrupt the shooting schedule.

To make matters worse, the political situation in Rome was very tense and the struggle was fierce. During the filming, fascists and producers were fighting in the street. Machine guns clatter, and there may be a sudden explosion somewhere. Because this period happened just after the general election in May, some bloody political events happened. When the Christian Democrats won, they caught the producer who was carrying yellow explosives. Five terrorists carrying explosives were found under a bridge chosen as an external scenic spot. Workers' strikes also constantly threaten the filming work. Torch parades, cheers and demonstrations of singing pop songs often disrupt the shooting schedule.

So the work is progressing slowly and there are many problems. Sometimes, in order to shoot a scene repeatedly, Hepburn has to do it 60 times in an afternoon. Hepburn loathed to give up, but he didn't dislike it. She also strives for perfection. However, the director tried to restrain himself for Hepburn's sake. He tried every means to improve her self-confidence and make her feel relaxed and happy. He told her that she must forget that she was acting and should treat herself as a princess. He gave her the first lesson as a movie star. He taught her to "cater to her inner feelings instead of acting". This benefited Hepburn for life.

Parker is a big star and Hepburn is a rising star. Therefore, during filming, some tabloid reporters always associate them with romantic stories, which makes Hepburn very angry. In fact, Parker is considerate, caring and consistent to Hepburn. He observed her feelings and her awe of him. Winning this movie is a piece of cake for him. But he selflessly nursed her scene after scene, because he realized that she was more valuable than him in this film. He is a moral and generous man, and there is no romantic story between them.

The shooting work was finally completed successfully. 1On August 20th, 953, Hepburn flew to London to attend the premiere of Roman Holiday, and then flew to Venice to attend the Venice Film Festival. In the United States, a public reception was also held for the screening of Roman Holiday. This film has been a great success all over the world. In Japan, the film became a household name, and Hepburn later became an idol in the eyes of the Japanese. The short hair in Hepburn's movies suddenly became an international fashion hairstyle. In Scandinavian countries, Roman Holiday is the most popular film released in the same period. For a time, Hepburn became an international celebrity, her news short films were broadcast all over the world, and TV stations praised her in prime time. A large number of newspapers ecstatically praised her beauty, vitality, charm and elegance, and people praised her as the best actress after Garbo and Bergman. It is said that Bergman let out a scream at the movies, and her husband Rossini asked her:

"What are you shouting?"

The big star said, "I was deeply moved by Audrey Hepburn."

Hepburn was greatly encouraged by the news.

Hepburn was nominated for the best actress Oscar for her leading role in Roman Holiday. According to the usual practice, all the nominees for the award must attend the final evaluation ceremony of the award. This award presentation ceremony 1954 was held simultaneously in LA and new york on March 25th. NBC TV network connects the two places into an organic whole. General Motors paid $270,000 for the TV rights during the award ceremony.

On this day, Hepburn had just finished performing The Mermaid in new york. After the curtain call, she got into a taxi. Under the escort of a policeman, he went straight to the award-winning scene-Century Theatre. She felt exhausted, with hope, hope, anxiety and fear. Everything that night seemed like a dream to her, and all her impressions were vague.

In the taxi, she changed her clothes. When she got off the bus, she passed through the huge fan base outside the theater. She trotted along, followed by the baroness. Through the hall, there were a large number of reporters and admirers, and the flash kept shining brightly. She immediately hid in the dressing room to wash the paint on her face. After waiting for five minutes, impatient reporters and photographers became impatient and clapped loudly on the door. Helpless, Hepburn had to let them in and took some photos first. When Hepburn entered the venue, the TV screen was playing the nomination list for best actress read by Mexican host Jalai Cooper. Hepburn found a place to sit down, and then saw Cooper open an envelope, took out a piece of paper with nothing, and pretended to read out the list of winners. Hepburn's heart was pounding. She clenched her nails and waited nervously for the final result. I saw the master of ceremonies of the Century Theatre step onto the stage and announce, "Winner: Audrey Hepburn."

Hepburn could hardly believe his ears. With cheers, she jumped up from her seat and ran to the side of the stage. Because of excessive excitement, she should have gone to the right, but ran to the left. The MC quickly called her to the center of the stage and almost hit the MC when grabbing the prize. She held the golden statue and said, "This is really unbearable." After a few more formal words of thanks, she left the stage.

Then go to the press conference. Hepburn lost the golden statue because of ecstasy. She remembers where she put it, but no one can find it. So she can't get the gold medal for taking pictures. Someone took out another one for her to hold. Finally, hers was found in the ladies' room. Unfortunately, one day after 10, while Hepburn was rehearsing in other places, thieves sneaked into her house and stole the golden statue.

At the moment, Hepburn trembled with excitement, didn't know what he was doing, and completely lost his usual calm. When she kissed Jean Hershot, dean of the college, she should have kissed her on the cheek, but Hepburn kissed her on the lips. Fortunately, I finally got home safely. She couldn't sleep, and she swayed in ecstasy all night, which made her mother Baroness sleep badly.

A few days later, Hepburn heard another good news: she won the annual Tony Award for American Drama. Since then, honor has been pouring in on her. Facts have proved that Hepburn is at the peak of his career at this time. Since she made her first 40-minute short film on 1948, it's really remarkable that she won such an honor in just five or six years. She has simply become a "nouveau riche" in reputation, which is really "a little unbearable".

Hepburn won the 26th Oscar for Best Actress, which marked that Hollywood entered an era of young talents. People are ecstatic about the appearance of such a fresh, meaningful, pure and lovely image in the film industry, and the whole world congratulates her. Hepburn was happy, too. She decorated her room with He Wen from all over the world to celebrate her success. After that, it was smooth sailing and became a dazzling star in European and American film circles. (Excerpted from Audrey Hepburn's Biography)

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