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Audrey Hepburn: Movies
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In this Blake Edwards-directed adaptation of Truman Capote's novel, fortune hunter Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard), who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's (Patricia Neal) dime. Read More
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Audrey Hepburn captivated the audiences with her slender figure, aristocratic manners and graceful movements, representing not only a new look but ... a new femininity. With her boyish body, pixie haircut and swan neck she complemented everything she wore.
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In the early fifties Audrey began taking acting classes and began playing bit parts in British movies. Her first substantial role was Linda Farrell in "Monte Carlo Baby" in 1951. During that same year she ... played the lead in the Broadway play "Gigi".
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Sensitive drama by Fred Zinnemann stars Audrey Hepburn as a doctor's daughter who enters a convent in pre-WWII Europe and later serves as a nurse in the Congo. Peter Finch, Dame Edith Evans, Mildred Dunnock and Dean Jagger co-star in a moving story of faith and one woman's devotion. 152 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.
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There are three versions of the black, sleeveless Givenchy dress made for Audrey Hepburn for the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's". One was auctioned for 467,200 British Pounds in 2006, another is in the Givenchy archives in Paris, and the third is at the Museum of Costume in Madrid.
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Born Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston in Brussels in 1929, to a Dutch baroness and English banker, she grew up in England, only to move to Holland when her parents split up. She had her first taste of performing when the Nazis invaded, featuring in underground revues to rally support for the Dutch resistance.
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