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Audrey Hepburn birth anniversary: 10 interesting facts about the 'Fair Lady'

Updated on: 04 May,2016 06:19 PM IST  | 
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On the occasion of Audrey Hepburn's 87th birth anniversary, here are 10 interesting facts about the iconic actress

Audrey Hepburn birth anniversary: 10 interesting facts about the 'Fair Lady'

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn


1. Audrey was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Ixelles, a district of Brussels in Belgium.


2. She became a humanitarian after closely observing the second World War.


3. Audrey was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema.

4. The lady had a passion for ballet from the age of five and also performed as a chorus girl in various West End musical theatre productions.

5. She had secretly danced for people to collect money for the Dutch resistance.

6. Audrey loved to read and was nicknamed ‘Monkey Puzzle’ by her father.

7. The actress is one of the few entertainers to have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards.

8. She devoted her later life to UNICEF.

9. Audrey spoke English, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian.

10. Her favourite poem was ‘Unending Love’.

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