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人与社会 文学社会
Monday 奥黛丽·赫本的生平
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Audrey Hepburn(奥黛丽·赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie,
Roman Holiday,which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929,Audreys father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a
British school for part of her childhood. During World WarⅡ,she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother
thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college. But when she
returned to London after the war she realized she wasnt going to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员) . So she began
taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburns move to America in the 1950s that brought her true fame. In 1951,she played the
character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name and received great critical praise. Two years later,Roman
Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her roles,the most popular one was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at
Tiffanys in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one child with each husband. In 1989, the UN Childrens Fund named
Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She traveled all over the world in support of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会)
projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and
support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World
WarⅡ. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill
ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.
( ) 1. The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that .
A. she wanted t