Audrey was born in Ixelles, Brussels, but she spent most of her childhood in England, Belgium, and Amsterdam. After studying ballet with Sonia Gaskell in Amsterdam, she moved to London and began performing in West End theatrical productions as a chorus girl. She soon after started picking up minor appearances in films, however, it wasn’t until Audrey starred in the Broadway production of Gigi that her career really started to take flight. After her appearance in Gigi, she landed the lead role in the film Roman Holiday and her career was never the same! She became a household name and a young girl that everyone wanted to both be and look like! Audrey set a whole new standard for fashion as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She soon became a fashion icon for decades to follow. She is also one of only a few actresses to earn EGOT status, wining an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I’m Possible.’ ” —Audrey Hepburn
This excerpt is from The Book of Awesome Girls by Becca Anderson which is available now through Amazon and Mango Media.
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