When Audrey Hepburn arrived on the scene in the early 1950s, the standard of American beauty for female movie stars was, frankly, to be a bimbo: blonde, busty, flashy clothes, and a high-heeled strut. Hepburn was skinny, brunette, and had small breasts and big feet. "I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine," she once said.
But her wide eyes shimmered with innocence and fire, and along with her considerable acting talent she had an innate elegance that few have matched. Her loveliness and style made her iconic. She popularized the little black dress, skinny black pants and ballet flats, thus adding a simple, classy, understated dimension to American fashions for women that continues today.
Films, Roles, and Acting Awards
Always - 1989
Hap
Love Among Thieves - 1987
Baroness Caroline DuLac
They All Laughed - 1981
Angela Niotes
Bloodline - 1979
Elizabeth Roffe
· This was her only R-rated film.
Robin and Marian - 1976
Maid Marian
Wait Until Dark - 1967
Susy Hendrix
· Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Drama) and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Two for the Road - 1967
Joanna Wallace
· Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Musical or Comedy)
How to Steal a Million - 1966
Nicole
My Fair Lady - 1964
Eliza Doolittle
· Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Musical or Comedy) and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Paris When It Sizzles - 1964
Gabrielle Simpson
Charade - 1963
Regina Lampert
· Winner of the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role; nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Drama)
The Children's Hour - 1961
Karen Wright
Breakfast at Tiffany's - 1961
Holly Golightly
· Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress; nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Musical or Comedy)
The Unforgiven - 1960
Rachel Zachary
· Her only western
The Nun's Story - 1959
Sister Luke
· Winner of the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress; nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Drama)
Green Mansions - 1959
Rima
Love in the Afternoon - 1957
Ariane Chavasse
· Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Musical or Comedy) and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Funny Face - 1957
Jo Stockton
War and Peace - 1956
Natasha Rostova
· Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role and
nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Drama)
Sabrina - 1954
Sabrina Fairchild
· Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role,
and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
We Go to Monte Carlo - 1953
Linda Farrel
Roman Holiday - 1953
Princess Ann
· Winner of Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Motion Picture Drama), and New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Secret People - 1952
Nora Brentano
We Will All Go to Monte Carlo - 1951
Melissa Walter
Young Wives' Tale - 1951
Eve Lester
The Lavender Hill Mob - 1951
Chiquita
Laughter in Paradise - 1951
Cigarette girl
One Wild Oat - 1951
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