Actress Audrey Hepburn is seen on the cover of Life magazine, Dec. 7, 1953. (AP Photo)

Actress Audrey Hepburn poses in character in her Broadway debut

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993), English actress.

Jun 12, 1948; London, UK; AUDREY HEPBURN was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London and Netherlands to private schools. In Holland, she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career. As a model, she had found her niche in life--until the film producers came calling. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine