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Audrey Hepburn -LRB- -LSB- ˈɔːdri ˈhɛpˌbɜrn -RSB- born Audrey Kathleen Ruston ; 4 May 1929 -- 20 January 1993 -RRB- was a British actress , model , dancer and humanitarian .. Recognized as a film and fashion icon , Hepburn was active during Hollywood 's Golden Age .. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend in Golden Age Hollywood and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame .. American Film Institute. American Film Institute. third-greatest female screen legend. AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars. International Best Dressed List. International Best Dressed List. Born in Ixelles , a district of Brussels , Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium , England and the Netherlands .. Ixelles. Ixelles. In Amsterdam , she studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell before moving to London in 1948 , continuing her ballet training with Marie Rambert , and then performing as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions .. Sonia Gaskell. Sonia Gaskell. Marie Rambert. Marie Rambert. West End. West End theatre. Following minor appearances in several films , Hepburn starred in the 1951 Broadway play Gigi after being spotted by French novelist Colette , on whose work the play was based .. Gigi. Gigi ( play ). Colette. Colette. She shot to stardom for playing the lead role in Roman Holiday -LRB- 1953 -RRB- , for which she was the first actress to win an Academy Award , a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for a single performance .. Roman Holiday. Roman Holiday. Academy Award. Academy Award. Golden Globe. Golden Globe Award. BAFTA. British Academy Film Awards. The same year Hepburn won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in Ondine .. Tony Award. Tony Award. Best Lead Actress in a Play. Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Ondine. Ondine ( play ). She went on to star in a number of successful films , such as Sabrina -LRB- 1954 -RRB- , The Nun 's Story -LRB- 1959 -RRB- , Breakfast at Tiffany 's -LRB- 1961 -RRB- , Charade -LRB- 1963 -RRB- , My Fair Lady -LRB- 1964 -RRB- and Wait Until Dark -LRB- 1967 -RRB- , for which she received Academy Award , Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations .. Academy Award. Academy Award. Golden Globe. Golden Globe Award. BAFTA. British Academy Film Awards. Sabrina. Sabrina ( 1954 film ). Charade. Charade ( 1963 film ). My Fair Lady. My Fair Lady ( film ). Wait Until Dark. Wait Until Dark ( film ). Hepburn won a record three BAFTA Awards for Best British Actress in a Leading Role .. BAFTA. British Academy Film Awards. Best British Actress in a Leading Role. BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role#Superlatives. In recognition of her film career , she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA , the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award , the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and the Special Tony Award .. Golden Globe. Golden Globe Award. BAFTA. British Academy Film Awards. Tony Award. Tony Award. Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Special Tony Award. Special Tony Award. She remains one of the 12 people who have won Academy , Emmy , Grammy and Tony Awards .. Hepburn appeared in fewer films as her life went on , devoting much of her later life to UNICEF .. UNICEF. UNICEF. She had contributed to the organisation since 1954 , then worked in some of the poorest communities of Africa , South America and Asia between 1988 and 1992 .. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in December 1992 .. UNICEF. UNICEF. Presidential Medal of Freedom. Presidential Medal of Freedom. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors. A month later , Hepburn died of appendiceal cancer at her home in Switzerland at the age of 63 .. appendiceal cancer. Appendix cancer