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'''Audrey Hepburn''' (born '''Audrey Kathleen Ruston'''; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British{{efn|She solely held British nationality, since at the time of her birth Dutch women were not permitted to pass on their nationality to their children; the Dutch law did not change in this regard until 1985.<ref>{{cite web | last=de Hart |first=Betty |title=Loss of Dutch nationality ex lege: EU law, gender and multiple nationality |url=http://globalcit.eu/loss-of-dutch-nationality-ex-lege-eu-law-gender-and-multiple-nationality/|work= Global Citizenship Observatory|date=10 July 2017}}</ref> A further reference is her birth certificate which clearly states British nationality. When asked about her background, Hepburn identified as half-Dutch,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://us.hola.com/celebrities/2018012219879/audrey-hepburn-biography-facts/ |title=REMEMBERING AUDREY HEPBURN: A LOOK BACK AT THE MOVIE ICON'S LIFE IN WORDS AND IMAGES|work=[[¡Hola!]]|date=22 January 2018}}</ref> as her mother was a Dutch noblewoman. Furthermore, she spent a significant number of her formative years in the Netherlands and was able to speak Dutch fluently. Her ancestry is covered in the "[[#Early life|Early life]]" section.}} actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the [[American Film Institute]] as the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|third-greatest female screen legend]] from the [[Classical Hollywood cinema]] and was inducted into the [[International Best Dressed List]] Hall of Fame.
Born in [[Ixelles]], [[Brussels]] to an aristocratic family, Hepburn spent parts of her childhood in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. She studied [[ballet]] with [[Sonia Gaskell]] in [[Amsterdam]] beginning in 1945, and with [[Marie Rambert]] in London from 1948. She began performing as a chorus girl in [[West End theatre|West End]] musical theatre productions and then had minor appearances in several films. She rose to stardom in the romantic comedy ''[[Roman Holiday]]'' (1953) alongside [[Gregory Peck]], for which she was the first actress to win an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]], and a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for a single performance. That year, she also won a [[Tony Award]] for [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Best Lead Actress in a Play]] for her performance in ''[[Ondine (play)|Ondine]]''.
She went on to star in a number of successful films such as ''[[Sabrina (1954 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1954), in which [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[William Holden]] compete for her affection; ''[[Funny Face]]'' (1957), a musical where she sang her own parts; the drama ''[[The Nun's Story (film)|The Nun's Story]]'' (1959); the romantic comedy ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' (1961); the thriller-romance ''[[Charade (1963 film)|Charade]]'' (1963), opposite [[Cary Grant]]; and the musical ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' (1964). In 1967 she starred in the thriller ''[[Wait Until Dark (film)|Wait Until Dark]]'', receiving Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations. After that, she only occasionally appeared in films, one being ''[[Robin and Marian]]'' (1976) with [[Sean Connery]]. Her last recorded performances were in the 1990 documentary television series ''[[Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn]]'' for which she won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special|Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming]].
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