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,
Audrey Maple Claire. In 1940, Audrey Maple married engineer and inventor Ernest A. Zadig, and retired from the stage. She died in New York in 1971, aged 72 years. Audrey Maple Audrey Maple (1899 – April 18, 1971) was an American actress, singer, and vaudeville performer, born Elsie H. Schroeder. Audrey Maple was born Elsie H. Schroeder in Trenton, New Jersey. Her father was a musician. Audrey Maple performed on vaudeville in a novelty act called "Pianophiends". In the operetta "The Love Waltz" (1908-1909), she was half of a highly publicized "eight-minute kiss" during a dance scene. She appeared in Broadway productions,