Audrey Hepburn
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She is my Superhero because...she cared about people in need
She was stylish, classy, talented, humble and humane. She was an Actress famous for such classics as Breakfast at Tiffanys, My Fair Lady and Roman Holiday. To this day women still mimic her style and fashion. Her work with Unicef and The Audrey Hepburn Children's fund has helped so many lives and Unicef alone raise over a million dollars to date.
"I've known UNICEF a long time, ever since the second world war when they came to the aid of thousands of children like myself, famished victims of five years of German occupation in Holland. We were reduced to near total poverty as is the developing world today - for it is poverty that is at the root of all their suffering - the not having, not having the means to help themselves. And that is what UNICEF is all about - helping people to help themselves - giving them the aid to develop, thereby allowing them to become self-reliant and live with dignity." Audrey Hepburn
A Humanitarian
In 1988, Audrey embarked on her second career as UNICEF's international Goodwill Ambassador. With her long time companion, Robert Wolders, and assisted by her dear friend Christa Roth, Audrey traveled for UNICEF with acclaimed photographer John Isaac on behalf of UNICEF. Together they presented to the world a provocative visual context in which to see the urgency of Audrey's message.For five years, until her death in 1993, Audrey devoted all her energy to working with UNICEF. Her field missions were often physically and emotionally demanding and sometimes undertaken at great personal risk. Audrey learned first hand about the plight of poor and displaced children in countries all over the world. Audrey made over fifty field research visits to UNICEF-assisted projects in Sudan, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia. . These trips enabled her to witness first-hand the distressing conditions of children living in war-torn and drought-ridden areas of the world. Determined to raise awareness and badly needed funds, Audrey applied her first-hand knowledge to inform Special Assemblies at the U.N., shared details with various Press Associations, and lobbied on behalf of children to World Parliaments.
In 1993, Sean H. Ferrer, Luca Dotti (Audrey's sons) and Robert Wolders (her companion) created The Audrey Hepburn Memorial Fund at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to commemorate the humanitarian efforts she made as a UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador.
To date, the Audrey Hepburn Memorial Fund at UNICEF has raised over $1 million dollars for educational programs in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan and Somalia.
"Audrey never, it seems to me, strove or hoped to leave a lasting legacy with her films. Certainly she was tickled by the fact that so many of them had become as popular as they did.
What I feel she would have wanted, had she been given more time, would have been to continue her efforts on behalf of children - because she knew it is a never-ending task with much still to be accomplished. If there is anything she would have wished for it is that her work be continued.
Audrey's innate sense of modesty kept her from ever becoming fully aware of the impact she had - through her work with UNICEF - in raising awareness of the plight of children.
Given the immense love and tenderness she felt for her own children - the knowledge of having inspired them to continue her work would have been her greatest reward."
Robert Wolders
Humanitarian
Links about her life and her work
- UNICEF - Support UNICEF
- UNICEF depends entirely on voluntary contributions for all our work. ... UNICEF relies on people like you to help build a world fit for children. ...
- Welcome to Audrey Hepburn.com
- From the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, includes a photo gallery, and filmography.
- Audrey Hepburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The movie was to have had Gregory Peck's name above the title in large font with "introducing Audrey Hepburn" beneath. After filming had been completed, ...
- Audrey Hepburn at Reel Classics
- Includes a biography, filmography, and award information.
- Tribute to the Humanitarian Work of Audrey Hepburn
- Includes photos, articles, interview transcripts, quotes, information on the Audrey Hepburn Pavilion and Children's Fund, and more.
- Audrey Hepburn Biography - Biography.com
- Learn about the life of Audrey Hepburn at Biography.com. Read Biographies, watch interviews and videos.
- Welcome to the Fabulous Audrey Hepburn!
- A website dedicated to the fabulous Audrey Hepburn. Over 3000 pictures, plus video and audio clips, regular contests, a message board and an international ...
- Rare Elegance - the Audrey Hepburn fanlisting
- You have stumbled upon Rare Elegance, a fanlisting devoted to the amazing actress and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn. Audrey's stardom began with her Oscar ...
- Audrey Hepburn Web Sites
- The official site of the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, a non-profit organization, ... Thumbnail of Audrey Hepburn: A tribute to her humanitarian work ...
- Audrey Hepburn.com: The UNICEF Years
- In 1993, Sean H. Ferrer, Luca Dotti (Audrey's sons) and Robert Wolders (her companion) created The Audrey Hepburn Memorial Fund at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF ...
- UNICEF - UNICEF People - Audrey Hepburn
- Audrey Hepburn was born on 4 May 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. Her father was an English banker and her mother a Dutch baroness. She studied ballet, but a ...
- Audrey Hepburn Quotes
- 17 quotes and quotations by Audrey Hepburn. ... Audrey Hepburn I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do ...
- The Audrey Hepburn Glove Gallery
- Welcome to the Audrey Hepburn Glove Gallery! This gallery features over sixty pictures of the beautiful and elegant star of "Breakfast at Tiffany's", ...
- Home - AIDS Campaign
- Learn more about important causes
- Quotes
- Quotes from Audrey
Audrey
Unicef
Is this person your superhero too?
You bet. Great pick.
beinpulse says:
Audry Hepburn is one of my all time favorite persons as well as actresses. Great choice for a feature piece on such a beautiful person!
Elizabeth
goo2eyes says:
yes, audrey hepburn is my heroine.
ScottiesRock says:
A beautiful person inside and out.
Aquavel says:
Audrey Hepburn was beautiful, talented, unique and compassionate. She had humility and perspective.
BuddyBink says:
Someone who cared more about others.
Tipi says:
A great lady!
tvyps says:
Cool Lens! Funny thing, I saw her in person once. I was leaving Macaroni Grill in Scottsdale AZ and she was coming in. She had an entourage with her. I noticed that she had her name on her license plate!
hannah says:
Yes. She lived a life of love that was exemplary, and she also lived as a lady.
deep says:
yes she touched everybody's lives onscreen by her charm and off screen by her humanitarian causes!!
AnnaleeBlysse says:
Wonderful human being!
RinchenChodron says:
Yes, I thought she was very beautiful and you have taught me some things I didn't know about her. Thanks
hesika says:
Yes, she is. I love her since "My fair Lady" as a great artist - and I respect her for her work for UNICEF.
No. Please pass the peas.
Rikitikichik says:
she is very beautiful, don't think that talented very much, just idol of brunette in these days American cinema scene. superhero? hmm what is her difference between dozen of retired famous philanthropist actors and show biz icons?
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I'm looking for suggestions for more good articles, photos, videos, blog posts, etc about this person. Think of this like the "External Resources" part of a Wikipedia page. What references would you add about my superhero?
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melissiaoliver
Apr 18, 2012 @ 11:29 am | delete
- What about Hepburn's performance in My Fair Lady? That would be a good thing to talk about as it's such an amazing film.
Lovely lens :)
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goo2eyes
Mar 15, 2012 @ 6:59 pm | delete
- she was one of the most elegant women of hollywood. thanks for sharing.
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ScottiesRock
Mar 14, 2012 @ 8:41 pm | delete
- Nice tribute to a beautiful and talented women.
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Coe
Feb 2, 2012 @ 4:37 pm | delete
- Audrey Hepburn was certainly a lovely person, inside and out.
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Sarah
Jan 11, 2012 @ 6:50 am | delete
- You should add http://audreyhepburnquotes.net to the list of resources, it's got a few good articles and some good quotes :)
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BuddyBink
Dec 2, 2011 @ 7:05 pm | delete
- Well done. Thanks
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hysongdesigns
Nov 29, 2011 @ 8:14 pm | delete
- I always loved Audry's movies with John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart; Her characters always seemed to get their way even over the brash and loud leading men. I didn't know about the work with UNICEF, that's really cool.
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Tipi
Oct 1, 2011 @ 9:47 pm | delete
- Audrey Hepburn was a beautiful lady with a beautiful soul.
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BusinessSarah
Sep 29, 2011 @ 9:43 pm | delete
- Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of my favorite movies -- I had no idea she was as generous and kind as she was beautiful. Thanks for the smile!
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Squidoolinepro
Jun 13, 2011 @ 1:21 pm | delete
- My daughter LOVES Audrey Hepburn; great resources here!
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sjgriffith
Apr 11, 2011 @ 5:05 pm | delete
- Great woman I love her
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jackiebolen
Dec 20, 2010 @ 12:37 am | delete
- I love her!
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LouisDavilla
Dec 13, 2010 @ 9:12 pm | delete
- My wife and I admire her. She really was a beautiful human being, inside and out. Thanks for sharing!
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scar4
Dec 9, 2010 @ 8:28 pm | delete
- I have a collection of Audrey Hepburn playing cards, is that count?
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RusticShabbyChic
Nov 21, 2010 @ 8:54 am | delete
- She was a great lady and she was magical in movies.
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tvyps
Mar 2, 2010 @ 8:13 pm | delete
- I will give 5's also....you look a lot like her, both are lookers! Have fun!
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partybuzz
Dec 30, 2009 @ 9:00 am | delete
- Wonderful lens! Enjoyed the read. 5*s.
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KarateKatGraphics
Sep 2, 2009 @ 12:03 pm | delete
- Audrey = beautiful inside and out. Great lens! 5* and lensrolled to squidoo.com/sixties-style
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RinchenChodron
Feb 23, 2009 @ 6:46 pm | delete
- I loved this lens and I learned a lot about my own hero - I loved her acting but didn't know about her philanthropy. I have a couple of superhero's lenses as well but I had already created them before they had the contest - they are on Richard Gere, < href=http://www.squidoo.com/maclaine">Shirley MacLaine and Goldie Hawn all of which are also philanthropists. Thank you for this great lens 5*s
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The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund
Los Angeles, CaliforniaIn 1994, the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, a non-profit organization, was created in New York to continue Audrey's international appeals on behalf of ill-treated and suffering children around the world.
In 1998, the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund relocated to Los Angeles where it remains today.
The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund has a growing number of diverse programs:
Audrey Hepburn Memorial Fund at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, dedicated to educating children in Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Rwanda.
The first Audrey Hepburn Children's House, located at Hackensack University Medical Center, offering comprehensive treatment for physically and emotionally abused children in a "child friendly" environment.
The Audrey Hepburn CARES Team at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, providing the very best medical and mental health services to suspected victims of child abuse.
The Audrey Hepburn CARE Center at Childrens Hospital New Orleans, a comprehensive forensic medicine center aiding in the treatment, prevention and care of maltreated children.
"All Children In School" Program, the recently established ten-year joint-venture with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, aimed at bringing 120,000,000 children worldwide back to school.
The Fund supports its many diverse programs through corporate business partnerships, licensing, events, co-ventures with other foundations or institutions and public support.
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