Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 192920 January 1993) was a British actress, model, dancer and humanitarian. Recognised 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. Born in Ixelles, Brussels, Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. In Amsterdam, she studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell, before moving to London in 1948, continuing her ballet training with Marie Rambert,
Kathleen Byron Hall in Northwood, London, one week after her 88th birthday. She was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and cancer at the time of her death. Her son, daughter, and stepdaughter survived her, along with five grandchildren. Kathleen Byron Kathleen Elizabeth Fell (11 January 1921 – 18 January 2009), known professionally as Kathleen Byron, was a British actress of stage, screen and television. Byron was born in West Ham, Essex. Her father was a railway clerk who later became a Labour mayor of the County Borough of East Ham. She attended the local grammar school and trained at the Bristol Old Vic