Trivia and Achievements

Cliff's Tribute to Audrey Hepburn

Trivia and Achievements

The tune that you are now listening to is "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady.

-1953 ROMAN HOLIDAY Winner (Academy Awards-Best Actress)

ROMAN HOLIDAY Winner (New York Film Critics Circle Award)

-1954 ROMAN HOLIDAY Winner (British Academy Awards- Best Actress)

ROMAN HOLIDAY Winner (Golden Globe- Drama)

SABRINA Nominee(Academy Awards-Best Actress)

SABRINA Nominee (New York Film Critics Circle Award)

ONDINE Winner (Tony Award)

-1955 Winner (Golden Globe-World Film Favorite)

-1956 WAR AND PEACE Nominee (New York Film Critics Circle Award)

WAR AND PEACE Nominee (British Academy Awards- Best Actress)

-1967 WAIT UNTIL DARK Nominee (Academy Awards-Best Actress)

WAIT UNTIL DARK Nominee (New York Film Critics Circle Award)

-1968 TWO FOR THE ROAD Nominee (Golden Globe- Comedy or Musical)

WAIT UNTIL DARK Nominee (Golden Globe- Drama)

-1992 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award --
given to "an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry." For her work as Unicef's ambassador to the world's children.

-October 1997 Ranked #50 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

-1990 Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.

Winner (Golden Globe- Cecil B. Mile Award)

-1995 Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#8).

Here's a picture of William Holden telling a joke to Audrey during the filming of Paris When It Sizzles.

-Was fluent in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, and Flemish.

-Is descended from a long line of royals, her mother was a baroness and Audrey is related to, among others, Queen Wilhemina of Holland and Mary Queen of Scots

-Had a breed of tulip named after her in 1990.

-Everyone remembers when Marilyn Monroe serenaded President John F. Kennedy on his birthday in 1962. What is often forgotten is that Audrey Hepburn sang "Happy Birthday Mr. President" to JFK for his final birthday in 1963.

-Audrey Hepburn won the 1953 Best Actress Academy Award for Roman Holiday (1953). On March 25th, 1954, she accepted the award from the much revered Academy president Jean Hersholt. After accepting the award, Audrey kissed him smack on the mouth, instead of the cheek, in childish excitement. Minutes after accepting her 1953 Oscar, Audrey realized that she'd misplaced it. Turning quickly on the steps of the Center Theater in New York, she raced back to the ladies' room, retrieved the award, and was ready to pose for photographs.

-One of Audrey's most frequent co-stars was her wardrobe designer, Hubert de Givenchy, who created many of her costumes for films like FUNNY FACE, CHARADE, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, SABRINA and HOW TO STEAL A MILLION.

-Notting Hill, one of my favorite movies, was based on Roman Holiday.