Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and written by George Axelrod, loosely based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name. Starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney, the film was initially released on October 5, 1961 by Paramount Pictures. Hepburn's portrayal of Holly Golightly as the naïve, eccentric socialite is generally considered to be the actress's most memorable and identifiable role. Hepburn regarded it as one of her most challenging roles, since she was an introvert
Audrey Hepburn on screen and stage "Sabrina" opposite Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. In the same year Hepburn garnered the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying the titular water nymph in the play "Ondine". Her next role was as Natasha Rostova in the 1956 film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace". In 1957 Hepburn starred with Gary Cooper and Maurice Chevalier in Billy Wilder's "Love in the Afternoon", and with Fred Astaire in the musical film "Funny Face". Two years later she appeared in the romantic adventure film "Green Mansions", and played a nun in "The Nun's Story". In 1961, Hepburn