Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

  • Fame78.5
  • Momentum1.9
  • United Kingdom rank#127
Source-basedStable
  • Fame78.5
  • Momentum1.9
  • United Kingdom rank#127
  • Actors rank#101
  • Wikipedia438.2K
Lived 1929–1993, aged 64United Kingdom
  • Wikipedia
    118 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in United Kingdom
    #127
    Actors
  • Era
    1929–1993
    Aged 64
  • Known for
    Roman Holiday
    1953
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

She moved through the camera like no one before her—part waif, part aristocrat, all poise—and turned restraint into magnetism. A ballet dancer who became the template for mid-century elegance, she's still the measuring stick for what grace looks like onscreen.

Biography

About

Born into an aristocratic family in Brussels in 1929, Audrey Hepburn spent the war years in the occupied Netherlands studying ballet and performing to raise money for the resistance. She danced in West End chorus lines and took small film roles before Roman Holiday in 1953 made her a star overnight—the first actress to sweep the Academy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA for a single performance, the same year she won a Tony for Ondine. The run that followed—Sabrina, Funny Face, The Nun's Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, My Fair Lady—made her both a box-office constant and a fashion axis. After W…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn
said
I am more than ever awed and overwhelmed by the monumental talents it was my great, great privilege to work for and with.
Statement accepting the Screen Actors Guild Achievement Award, read by Julia Roberts, because of Hepburn's failing health. (January 1993)
Audrey Hepburn
said
I myself was born with an enormous need for affection and a terrible need to give it
As quoted in The New York Times interview "25 Years Later, Honor for Audrey Hepburn" (1991)
Audrey Hepburn
saidundated
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.
Audrey Hepburn
saidundated
Living is like tearing through a museum.
As quoted in Audrey Hepburn : A Bio-bibliography (1994) by David Hofstede
Audrey Hepburn
saidundated
Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
As quoted in Audrey Hepburn : A Life in Pictures (2007) by Yann-Brice Dherbier and Pierre-Henri Verlhac
Press play

Listen & Watch

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Filmography

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TV credits

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Awards

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  • Crystal Award
  • Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
  • Primetime Emmy Award
  • Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  • Actor Awards
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
78.5
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum1.9
Historical39.8
Now attention16.1
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
Receipts

Sources

  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
    High confidence
  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
    High confidence
  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence