 Audrey Hepburn
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Audrey Hepburn Biography     Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 - January 20, 1993) was a Belgian-born British actress. Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Brussels she was the daughter of Joseph Anthony Ruston, a British banker, and Baroness Ella van Heemstra, a Dutch aristocrat descended from French and English kings (including Edward III). Her father appended the name Hepburn to his surname, and Audrey became Audrey Hepburn-Ruston at the same time. She had two half-brothers, Alexander, and Ian Quarles van Ufford, by her mother's first marriage to a Dutch nobleman.
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Audrey Hepburn Bio at a Glance    
Profession | Actress, Model | Claim to Fame | as Princess Ann in Roman Holiday (1953) | Birth Name | Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Rusten | Nationality | British | Height | 5' 7" | Date of Birth | May 4, 1929 | Place of Birth | Brussels, Belgium | Date of Death | January 20, 1993 | Death Cause | Colon cancer | Place of Death | Tolochenaz, Switzerland | Spouse | Andrea Dotti (psychiatrist; married in1969; divorced), Mel Ferrer (actor; married in 1954; divorced in 1968) | Relationship(s) | Robert Wolders (former actor) | Education | Arnhem Conservatory (ballet) Studied ballet with Sonia Gaskel and acting with Felix Aylmer | Son | Sean Ferrer (actor, producer; father: Mel Ferrer), Luca Dotti (art student; father: Andrea Dotti) | Father | Joseph Anthony Hepburn-Ruston (an English banker) | Mother | Ella Hepburn-Ruston (née van Heemstra; a Dutch baroness) |
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