Full Name: Audrey Kathleen Hepburn (née Ruston); Profession: Belgian-born British actress, film and fashion icon, and humanitarian; Nationality: Belgian-born British; Born: 4 May 1929. Birthplace: Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium; Generation: Silent Generation (born within the interwar 1929–1945 cohort, often labeled “Silent Generation” or “Traditionalists”); Chinese Zodiac: Earth Snake (1929 Snake year beginning 10 February 1929); Zodiac Sign: Taurus (Sun in Taurus for those born on May 4); Age in 2026: 97; Marital Status: Twice married and later in a long-term partnership—she married American actor Mel Ferrer in 1954 (divorced 1968), married Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti in 1969 (divorced 1982), and from 1980 until her death shared her life with Dutch actor and businessman Robert Wolders; Children: Two sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer (born 1960, with Mel Ferrer) and Luca Dotti (born 1970, with Andrea Dotti); Description: Audrey Hepburn was one of the most celebrated screen legends of classical Hollywood cinema, renowned for her radiant beauty, delicate poise, and expressive, understated acting style, and she is consistently ranked among the greatest female stars in film history, having achieved the rare distinction of winning competitive Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony awards while also becoming an enduring global symbol of elegance and kindness. Born in Brussels to English banker Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston and Dutch baroness Ella van Heemstra, she spent her childhood between Belgium, England, and the Netherlands, surviving the hardships and near-starvation of the Nazi occupation during the Second World War. These experiences later deepened her compassion and fueled her lifelong commitment to humanitarian causes. Initially training as a ballerina, she transitioned to acting and rose rapidly to international fame with her breakthrough performance in “Roman Holiday” (1953), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, followed by iconic roles in “Sabrina” (1954), “Funny Face” (1957), “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961), “Charade” (1963), and “My Fair Lady” (1964), where her blend of wit, vulnerability, and sophistication helped redefine the modern screen heroine. Collaborations with leading directors and designers—including William Wyler and Billy Wilder on screen and couturier Hubert de Givenchy in fashion—cemented her status as a style icon whose pared-back silhouettes, little black dresses, cropped trousers, and ballet flats continue to influence global fashion, advertising, and celebrity imagery long after her career peak. In midlife, she gradually stepped away from constant film work to focus on family life with her two sons and on extensive humanitarian activity, becoming a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1988 and traveling to some of the world’s most impoverished and war-torn regions in Africa, Latin America, and Asia to advocate for children’s rights, nutrition, vaccination, and education, efforts that earned her the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and the posthumous Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for outstanding charitable service. Cause of Death: After returning from a UNICEF mission to Somalia in 1992, Hepburn developed persistent abdominal pain and was ultimately diagnosed, during exploratory surgery at Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, with an advanced, rare form of abdominal cancer belonging to the group of diseases known as pseudomyxoma peritonei, often described in the media as appendiceal or “appendix” cancer because it typically originates in or near the appendix; the malignancy had silently spread as a mucinous coating over her peritoneal surfaces, leaving limited treatment options, and despite surgery and chemotherapy, she died peacefully in her sleep on 20 January 1993 at her home in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland, at the age of 63.