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Audrey Hepburn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, in Belgium<\/a>. She was a British citizen<\/a> and attended school in England. She experienced hardship as she lived through World War II<\/a>. She studied ballet as a child, and later, acting as an adult. She starred in the Broadway show \u201cGigi<\/a>\u201d in 1951. She reached Hollywood in 1953 as she starred in \u201cRoman Holiday<\/a>.\u201d A year later, she took a Broadway role once again in \u201cOndine,\u201d which won her a Tony Award<\/a>. She would go on to also win Emmy<\/a>, Grammy<\/a> and Academy<\/a> awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hepburn was seen in movies such as \u201cSabrina<\/a>\u201d and \u201cFunny Face<\/a>\u201d in the 1950s. She played in some of her most famous roles in \u201cBreakfast at Tiffany\u2019s<\/a>\u201d and \u201cMy Fair Lady<\/a>\u201d in 1961 and 1964, respectively. She took a break from acting to raise her family in the late \u201860s and did not return for nearly a decade. Alongside acting, Hepburn was a major fashion icon<\/a>, as many followed her style. She also became an ambassador for UNICEF in the 1980s, advocating for children who had extreme needs. Hepburn related to the cause, detailing the periods of hunger she endured during World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucille Ball <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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