A Career In Audrey Hepburn's Acting Career

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Can you imagine being a star in an abundance of movies, receiving several awards, learning additional languages, and being named best dressed all in one lifetime? Audrey Hepburn was very well-known in the acting world, in addition, she was also a young philanthropist who loved helping and giving to people. Furthermore, she set the bar quite high with her sense of style. An acting career, many accomplishments, and an amazing family allowed Audrey Hepburn to be quite successful. Despite Audrey’s difficult early life, she had a successful career. May 4, 1929, was the day Audrey graced the world with her existence in Brussels, Belgium (Actress and Fashion Icon). While Audrey and her mother were in Arnhem for a little getaway vacation, the Nazis …show more content…
She became part of a charity called UNICEF in the late 1980’s. Considering she could relate to emaciated kids from her time in Germany, she traveled to four continents more than fifty times to assist kids in need. (Philanthropist and Film Actress) After visiting Somalia on one of her missions for UNICEF, she thought she had obtained the stomach bug. Unfortunately it was not; it was pancreatic cancer. She had a surgery to attempt to ameliorate her, but lamentably it failed (Audrey Hepburn: Actress and fashion Icon). She suffered from this cancer and it soon took her life on January 20, 1993 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland. She died so suddenly she was not even able to accept an Academy Award for her altruistic work. Audrey has her own memorial fund set up which is referred to as the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund, which was founded in 1994 by her two sons. (Philanthropist and Film Actress). Though Audrey Hepburn started as a normal Belgian girl, she grew up to be an amazing actress who acquired many awards and had a family. She dedicated much time to help less fortunate people after her retirement. Audrey once said, “If you ever need a helping hand, remember it is at the end of your arm. As you get older remember that one is to help yourself, and the other is to help others”. We could all learn a thing or two from Audrey

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