Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 - January 20, 1993), born in Brussels, Belgium, is a British film and stage actress.

In 1948, Hepburn began her film career by appearing in the 39-minute Dutch landscape documentary "Seven Lessons from the Netherlands". In 1953, she played a leading role for the first time in the film "Roman Holiday" and won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In the same year, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress for her performance in the stage play "Mermaid". In 1961, she starred in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's". In 1964, she starred in the musical "My Fair Lady." In 1989, Audrey, who had been away from acting for many years, guest-starred in her last movie "Forever".

In her later years, Audrey Hepburn devoted herself to charity and was a representative figure of the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, fighting for the rights of women and children in the third world.

In 1992, he was awarded the "Presidential Medal of Freedom" of the United States, and in 1993, he won the Oscar Humanitarian Award. On January 20, 1993, Audrey Hepburn died of cancer in Switzerland at the age of 63.

In 1999, she was ranked third among the "Greatest Actresses of the Century" by the American Film Institute. In May 2002, UNICEF unveiled a 7-foot-tall bronze statue named The Spirit of Audrey at its New York headquarters in recognition of Hepburn's contribution to the United Nations.

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Main works

1. "Roman Holiday" is a romantic film shot by Paramount Company in the United States in 1953, directed by Gregory ·Co-starring Parker and Audrey Hepburn.

Plot introduction

As the heir to the throne, Princess Anne will visit major cities in Europe. As soon as the news came out, it caused a great sensation. The last stop of Princess Anne's European trip was Rome. Princess Anne wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Rome, but the attendants refused on the grounds that the princess' status was noble and it was not suitable to be seen in front of the people, and they gave her an injection. sedative.

The princess pretended to be asleep before the medicine took effect. After the attendants went out, she sneaked out through the window. However, after a short stroll, the sedative took effect and the princess fell asleep on a bench beside the fountain near the square.

At the same time, Joe Bradley, a poor reporter from the American News Agency, happened to pass by here. Joe had just returned from playing cards with his friends. He thought it was a girl who was drunk at a carnival, so he rented the hotel. A taxi tried to take her home.

But the princess fell into a very deep sleep and could not be woken up. In desperation, Joe had to take her back to his residence and was dissatisfied with her sleeping in his own bed, so he put Princess Anne down. Arrived on the sofa.

The next day, a special announcement in the newspaper made Joe realize that the girl he had brought back was Princess Anne, so he was ecstatic and planned to write an exclusive report about the princess's inside story. When the princess woke up, she found the strange Qiao. Qiao quickly explained, and the princess felt at ease. She borrowed some money from Joe, then bade him farewell and wandered off into the streets of Rome.

Joe quickly called his photographer friend Owen and told him to get ready. At the same time, he followed the princess and pretended to meet her by chance in the Spanish Square. He volunteered to be the princess's tour guide and took her around Rome on a motorcycle.

At the same time, Owen also followed them in a car and took many precious shots. However, the princess was unaware of all this. The disappearance of the princess caused panic among the officials and attendants. The king secretly sent many plainclothes to search for the whereabouts of the princess.

The plainclothes men discovered them when Joe led the princess to the water ballroom for the dance. They asked the princess to go back with them, but the princess refused. The plainclothes men wanted to kidnap her and go back with them. Joe and Owen went with them A fight broke out, and the willful and naughty princess also fought, very happy. Taking advantage of the chaos, Joe escaped with the princess, but the plainclothes men were captured by the local police.

One day passed and the princess finally returned to the palace, but at this time she and Qiao found that there was a spark of love between them and they fell in love. After all, the princess is a princess, and the common people are common people, so the two can only say goodbye.

After shaking hands with the princess, Joe's friend Owen decided to give up the opportunity of success and gave the princess a photo as a souvenir. Finally, looking into each other's eyes affectionately, the princess gently said goodbye to Joe...

2. "My Fair Lady" a musical film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1964, directed by George ·Directed by Cook, starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Jeremy Brett and others.

Plot introduction

The flower girl Eliza Doolittle is good-looking and smart, but comes from a humble family. She sells flowers on the streets every day to earn some money to support herself and her father.

One day, Eliza's vulgar accent attracted the attention of linguist Professor Higgins. The professor boasted that as long as she was trained by him, the flower girl could become a noble lady. Eliza felt that what the professor said was an opportunity for her, so she took the initiative to ask the professor to train her and pay the tuition.

After being ridiculed, the professor's friend Pickering made a bet with him that if Eliza could attend the ambassador's garden party to be held in two months as a noble lady without anyone discovering the truth, then Pickering would Crean was willing to bear all the costs of the experiment and Eliza's tuition, which aroused the professor's fighting spirit, and Higgins readily accepted the challenge.

Not to be outdone, he started teaching from the most basic letter sounds. Higgins is an energetic and scientific scholar who can forget about food and sleep on everything he is interested in. He is open-minded and does not harbor any malice at all, but he is also like a child, regardless of other people's feelings, and trains Eliza strictly.

Once, when Higgins took Eliza to attend his mother’s family dinner, the young gentleman Freddy was deeply moved by Eliza’s beauty and ease of conversation, and fell in love at first sight. , he didn't even recognize that she was the dirty flower girl who once peddled to him in the rain.

Higgins is already in his 40s and not yet married. He has never liked young girls, but he can't live without Eliza. Eliza took care of his clothing, food, and appointments.

However, what annoyed Eliza was Higgins' simple and rude temper. He taught her gentle language but never treated her in a gentle manner.

Six months later, Higgins confidently brought Eliza and Pickering to attend a reception hosted by the Greek ambassador. Eliza attended the ambassador's reception as a distant relative of Colonel Pickering and Professor Higgins. She went all out, talked and laughed freely, was graceful and radiant.

When she appeared and was favored by the queen and prince, people stopped talking and admired her stunning appearance. Her way of dealing with people is tactful, sophisticated, and just right. Higgins's first student Nibomke tried his best to deal with Eliza in order to find out her origin, but was confused by Eliza and failed. And back, Higgins succeeded. Eliza dazzled at the reception!

But when he returned home, Higgins ignored the exhausted Elisa and only celebrated the success of the bet with his friends. Elisa, who was full of fear for the future, was not understood. Sad, he left Higgins' home angrily.

She met the infatuated Freddy at the door. After meeting her at the racecourse and failing to pursue her, he came and lingered under Elisa's window almost every night, silently paying attention to Elisa. Sha was moved by his infatuation.

Although Higgins has a violent attitude, he has a subtle attitude and develops feelings over time. After Eliza ran away in anger, he became very depressed. He went to his mother's house to seek help, but unexpectedly met each other. But there was another quarrel. Eliza expressed her intention to marry Freddie. Higgins was surprised and angry, and left angrily. But on the way home, he couldn't help but think of Eliza, thinking that Eliza had been integrated into his life.