Audrey Hepburn In 11 Iconic Films

May 07, 2020 by apost team

Audrey Hepburn is one of the great stars of the Hollywood silver screen, celebrated just as much for her beautiful looks—that stunning face and her slender figure—as for her kind soul. Her 91st birthday would have been on May 4th, so in honor of her, we're taking a look back at 11 of her most iconic film roles. 

Perhaps her most famous role, 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's stars Audrey as a young woman living in New York City, whose taste for the finer things in life has her chasing after rich men. Her plans are thrown up in the air when she meets an aspiring writer who lives in her building.

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Audrey stars alongside Cary Grant in this 1954 classic, in which she plays a princess who wants to get away from her royal life and so escapes on a holiday to the Italian capital. Grant plays a journalist who's after a scoop from the princess, but inevitably begins to harbor feelings for her—because who wouldn't?! Audrey won her only acting Oscar for this role.

This 1963 movie sees Hepburn and Grant pair up once again, this time for a mystery thriller about a woman who inherits $250,000 and is subsequently pursued by several men and caught up in scandal.

Released in 1966, How to Steal a Million is about an art collector and his incredible collection of masterpieces—some of which are forged. After lending a statuette of a Venus replica to a museum, he must get it back before the world finds out his secret, using his gorgeous daughter (played by Hepburn) to help him retrieve it.

Starring Audrey Hepburn and Hollywood legend Fred Astaire, Funny Face is the story of a photographer who discovers a young bookseller in New York, and takes her to Paris to become a model. The 1957 film is one of Hepburn's most iconic.

Released in 1961, The Children's Hour tells the story of two female teachers whose lives are upended when a student accuses them of being lesbians. Hepburn is paired up with the legendary Shirley MacLaine in this film.

An adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, 1956's film version of War and Peace tells the story of how Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia affects the lives of two aristocratic families.

This 1964 musical is another well-known and loved Hepburn movie, in which the actress plays Eliza Doolittle, a common flower seller who is turned into a high society lady.

Director Billy Wilder's 1954 film Sabrina concerns Hepburn as the daughter of a Long Island chauffeur to a wealthy family. After returning from two years in Paris, the playboy son of the wealthy family, played by Humphrey Bogart, finally notices Sabrina but their romance isn't all smooth sailing.

This dark thriller from 1967 stars Hepburn as a blind woman who winds up with a doll full of heroin in her apartment by accident. As she's chased by thugs who want the doll, there are more than a few twists and turns.

Audrey plays a supporting role in this 1989 film about an aerial firefighter who finds himself in a strange scenario after leaving on a mission. Always was Audrey Hepburn's last film.

What is your favorite movie starring Audrey Hepburn? Let us know in the comments and be sure to pass this on to any friends and family who are fans of hers!