[Requesting] Audrey Hepburn’s detailed information

Audrey Hepburn

Introduction

Died anniversary: ??January 20, 1993, died of breast cancer in Switzerland

Family: His father is a wealthy British banker and his mother is a Dutch baroness

Hair color: Brown

Hobbies: Ballet

Favorite color: white

Most unforgettable scenery: Swiss snow

Most unforgettable thing: winning an Oscar

Self-performance evaluation: I never have What great genius or superb skills, but no matter what, I made a contribution!

An elf was born in Belgium

On March 4, 1929, Audrey Hepburn was born in a luxurious mansion in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

Hepburn's father is an Englishman named Joseph Anthony Hepburn Ruston, who is the general manager of the Brussels branch of the Bank of England. He is handsome and well-dressed.

Her mother is Dutch, Ella. Von Himstra, the daughter of the Dutch Governor in Guyana, is a direct descendant of the Dutch royal family, so the title of Baroness is added to her name.

It is in this kind of family and In the living environment, Hepburn was nurtured since childhood to be serious, elegant, and resolute. At the same time, he could laugh and talk unexpectedly, embracing life with unlimited passion.

She is pure and simple, just like Brussels, combining the oldest mysteries, concepts of the times and strange modern concepts. Her behavior always has an aristocratic air.

< p>In order for Hepburn to receive a good education since she was a child, she was sent to a private school in the UK at the age of four.

Hepburn has been very quiet since she was a child and has loved music since she was a child.

Particularly fond of dancing, watching ballet is an extremely wonderful enjoyment for Hepburn. To become an actor or ballet dancer in the future is the only dream of young Hepburn.

At this time, she increasingly viewed ballet from the perspective of to observe her body. She began to be dissatisfied with her appearance.

She particularly disliked her face. She thought her eyes were too big and her teeth were irregular. She also felt uncomfortable with her body shape. Despair. From then on, she became depressed, increasingly withdrawn, reserved, and alienated from others

The divorce of her parents when she was 6 years old made her feel particularly unfortunate, but the charm of dance still attracted her strongly.

At the age of 9, she began to study ballet formally. She studied very seriously and solemnly, and she was determined to become a solo dancer one day and eventually become a dancing star.

She had no interest in movies and knew nothing about superstars Garbo or Katharine Hepburn. Dancing had become Hepburn's only pursuit in life.

In 1939, when the European War broke out, Hepburn came to the Netherlands with her mother. , As a result, this decision caused Hepburn to live under the iron heel of fascism during the war.

During this period, she strongly felt the cruel and terrifying war and the poor and miserable wandering life. Due to food shortages , Hepburn was 1.7 meters tall, with only a pair of bones left.

The war left permanent trauma on her body, causing her to be anemic, emaciated, with thin and weak muscles, and her body shape has always been thin. Slender

In the face of the cruel war, she never gave up her pursuit of ballet.

After the war, the Baroness sent Hepburn to study with a Belarusian ballet teacher Sonia.

Sonia admired Hepburn very much, for her big eyes that squinted slightly, her high cheekbones, delicate nose, square shoulders, slim torso and slender legs, /p>

All this indicates that this is the figure of a dancer. Her dance moves are also good and she has good basic skills.

But Sonia has many new insights into ballet. , but without support from the Dutch government, her school was forced to close.

So Hepburn moved to London and found a job working night shifts in a church.

At the same time, while working as an advertising model, she entered the prestigious Mary Lambert dance school. Ms. Lambert, a 60-year-old dancer, was very kind to Hepburn.

However, here, Hepburn found that her dancing skills were not as good as other classmates. In addition, she was too tall, and she saw that she had no future as a leading dancer.

At the same time, years of hunger disease had eroded her body, and she was not physically strong enough to be a professional dancer.

After Lambert's recommendation, Hepburn participated in the performance of the American musical "High Buckles" and served as an extra in the play.

Her choreography of jumping high, rolling her eyes, and stretching her arms forward was not bad, but Hepburn didn't like this form, nor this kind of life.

At this time, Hepburn suddenly understood what Lan Bai said to her from the bottom of his heart. Ms. Lambert's words were: "You lack the genius that a ballet dancer should have."

At this point, Hepburn finally understood that in the ballet industry, she would never be the protagonist and would never succeed. Finally, Hepburn I completely gave up my desire to be a dancing star. At this time, she had to face the reality that she could not become a dancing star at the age of 19.

At that time, a 40-minute short film was to be shot in London. It was an introduction to travel scenery. In the film, a girl who could speak both English and German was needed to dress up as a stewardess and explain the scenery to the audience. Scenery,

Introduced by a friend, Hepburn went to take the exam. She is eighteen or nineteen years old, elegant, beautiful and graceful. Two directors met her one after another.

Director Lyndon later recalled: "Miss Audrey Hepburn was radiant, cheerful, kind and well-educated. She chirped like a bird and talked about her ballet training.

< p>I remember saying to my assistant, "Come on! Have you ever seen a walking dream? I saw it." Another director tried her best to prove that she was the first to discover Audrey Hepburn: "She walked into my office and said she was studying ballet and wanted to find a job."

I explained to her that I don’t make music and dance films. However, I continued talking to her. Somehow I was drawn to her fresh, cheerful and incredible smile.

Her small round face and a pair of big, bright eyes made her look like a little sun! Finally, it dawned on me: she was the one to be used in the film.

I told her that I wanted her to play a role. But she replied: However, I am not an actor! You will be disappointed.

I signed a contract with her. ”

Although this short film was never mentioned again, Hepburn got to know acting in a movie for the first time. She realized the excitement and fun of filming.

This incident may be the beginning of her brilliant film career.

Chinese audiences are familiar with Hepburn from "Roman Holiday".

This is also the beginning of Hepburn's brilliant career. Counting from "Roman Holiday", this is her famous work and her masterpiece, which has a special meaning to her.

When Hepburn was selected as the protagonist of "Gigi", In London, the selection of actors to play the princess in "Roman Holiday" is underway.

At first, the director planned to invite the famous actress Joan Simmons to star in the film, but Joan wanted to change her taste to a musical. So he politely refused.

So the director decided to use the method of openly recruiting the actress Scarlett Hao in the movie "Gone with the Wind" to select actors for this film. It was filmed by Mongolian Film Company and directed by the famous Hollywood director William Wheeler.

Hepburn had no intention of participating in the competition for the leading actress. Firstly, she had decided to play "Gigi", and secondly, she was filming "Gigi". After that, she was ready to get married, start a family, and live a happy life.

So she had no interest in "Roman Holiday". After the baroness repeatedly persuaded her, she had no choice but to persevere. Even if she couldn't choose, she would. They will not care.

The scene selected for the test is: the princess is wearing pajamas, doing sit-ups on a big bed, and Hepburn is as soft as a kitten, stretching her arms towards the beautifully decorated ceiling.

After that, she completed a series of prescribed plots extremely naturally and childlikely. When she was doing these actions, a camera was quietly filming her, but she was completely unaware of it.

The effect was ideal both on set and on film. She was chosen to play the role of the princess and signed a contract with Paramount.

It was a real blessing. Hepburn never even dreamed of the great impact this result would have on her life. At that time, the actor who played the reporter had already been selected, and it was the famous Hollywood movie star Gregory Peck in 1952. In May, as soon as the performance of "Gigi" ended, Paramount asked her to rush to Rome to participate in the filming.

The filming of "Roman Holiday" was a painful process because everything was done on location. During the filming, we had to clear the sidewalks and drive away pedestrians. This work alone almost exhausted the assistant director and production director.

As a result, the work progressed very slowly and there were many problems. Sometimes we had to shoot a scene repeatedly. The camera had to be done 60 times in one afternoon, which was a bit too much for Hepburn, but she did not resent it. She also strived for perfection. However, the director also tried his best to restrain himself for Hepburn. He used every method to improve her self-confidence and make her feel relaxed and happy.

He told her that she must forget that she was acting and think that she was the princess.

The filming work was finally completed successfully.

On August 20, 1953, 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 release of "Roman Holiday".

The film was a huge success around the world.

In Japan, this film became a household name, and Hepburn later became an idol in the hearts of Japanese people. The short hairstyle in Hepburn's film suddenly became an internationally popular hairstyle.

In Scandinavian countries, "Roman Holiday" was the most popular film released at the same time.

For a time, Hepburn became an international celebrity, her newsreels were broadcast around the world, and television stations used prime time to praise her.

A large number of newspapers ecstatically praised her beauty, vitality, charm and elegance. People praised her as the best actress after Garbo and Bergman.

For her starring role in "Roman Holiday", Hepburn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the first time.

According to the usual practice, all nominees for this award must attend the final award ceremony of the award.

This award ceremony was held simultaneously in Los Angeles and New York on March 25, 1954.

The National Broadcasting Corporation television network connects the two places into an organic whole.

General Motors paid $270,000 for the rights to make television appearances during the awards ceremony.

On this day, Hepburn had just finished performing "Mermaid" in New York. After the curtain call, she got into a taxi.