Audrey Hepburn, was a Grammy Award-winning film and stage actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian. She was born on May 4th, 1929 in Brussels,Belgium. Audrey attended boarding school in England in 1935 and Arnhem Conservatory in 1939. From 1948 -1953 she starred numerous amounts of films. In 1953 she was sent to fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy to decide on her wardrobe for Sabrina. She began to form a lifelong relationship with the designer. In 1988 Audrey became the United Nations Children's Fund Goodwill Ambassador and was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work. Audrey receives Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993 and was accepted on Audrey's behalf by Julia Roberts. On January 20th,1993 Audrey Hepburn lost her battle with abdominal cancer and died at her house in Tolochenaz, Switzerland. That same year, Audrey received her second Oscar Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Also, Audrey Hepburn received over fifty other awards and international distinctions for her work in film and later for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children everywhere.
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