(1929 – 1993) Female actor. Surviving Nazi occupation in Holland to become a dancer and model, Hepburn brought both ethereal beauty and European style to American movies from her Hollywood debut in Roman Holiday (1953) onwards. Hepburn moved easily between casual humor and graceful elegance in films like Funny Face (1957) or Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). Nominated for five Academy Awards, she essentially retired from the screen after Wait Until Dark (1967). Before her death, she became a UNICEF ambassador; in the 1990s she continued to be revered as a fashion icon.