1Unit3TextAAudreyHepburn—Atrueangelinthisworld1AudreyHepburnthrilledaudienceswithstarringrolesinnoteworthyfilmslikeBreakfastatTiffany's,Sabrina,RomanHoliday,MyFairLady,WarandPeace,andAlways.2Despitehersuccessinthefilmdomain,therolesshemostpreferredportrayingwerenotinmovies.ShewasanexemplarymothertohertwosonsandaUNICEF(theUnitedNationsInternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund)AmbassadorofGoodwillservingvictimsinwar-torncountries.3AsayounggirlduringtheNazioccupationofhernativeHolland,AudreyHepburnwasawareofthebrutality,death,anddestructionofwar.Shewashungryandmalnourished,asherfamilywasbankruptedasaresultoftheinvasion.Audrey'sfatherabandonedthefamily,andtwoofherunclesweretakencaptiveandkilled.AudreywasgrabbedoffthestreetbyNazisandplacedinlinetobesenttoaworkcamp.Whentheguardsglancedawayshedartedoff,barelyescaping,andhuddledinacold,foulbasementfullofrats.4Thelittlegirlwhowouldbecometheworld'smostmagicalactressbeganasananonymousrefugeeconfrontinglife'shorrorsandfragilityfirsthand.Butsherefusedtoallowherspirittobeafflictedbythedesperaterealityofheryounglife.Instead,shetranscendedthosechallengesbutneverforgotwhatitfeltliketosuffer,tobehungry,aloneandhelpless.5Afterthewar,AudreyandhermotherleftHolland,arrivinginLondonaspoorimmigrants.Herdreamofbecomingaprimedancerdroveherintoarigorousscheduleata2famousballetschool.Later,shewasspottedbyaproducerandeventuallylandedaroleinthefilmRomanHolidaystarringGregoryPeck,oneofHollywood'stopleadingmen.6Soon,Audreywastransformedfromamalnourishedimmigranttoaninternationallyfamousmoviestar.DirectorBillyWildercomplimentedher,saying,"Audreywalkedbeautifully,shespokebeautifully."AlthoughshewonmanyAcademyAwardsandotherhonorsforacting,Audreyfeltthathermostsignificantworkwashumanitarianworkwiththoseinneed,andasthemothertohertwosons.Shesufferedthroughtwodivorcesandfromhermemoriesofthewar.Yet,Audreyneverlethersadnessovercomeherorjeopardizeherhopeforabrighterfuture.Audreyfinallymethersoulmate,RobertWolders,andspentthelast12yearsofherlifewithhim.7BecomingfamousneverchangedAudrey'sgenerousandcompassionatecharacter.Shefeltadeepsenseofresponsibilitytoalleviatesufferingofthoseinneed,especiallychildren.FriendssaidAudreyhadacompletelackofegoandacceptedandappreciatedothersastheywere.8Thoughshebecameverywealthy,sheownedonlyonehomeinSwitzerland.ForAudreyitwasaparadisewhereshecouldhidefromtheworldwithherbelovedfamily,workinhergardenandtakelongwalksinnature.9In1988,AudreywasappointedaGoodwillAmbassadorforUNICEFdesignedtoprovideemergencyfoodandhealthcaretochildrensufferingthedestructionofwarorothercatastrophes.Inthatrole,herlifelongpassionforhelpingthoseinneed,founditsgreatestcalling.310SheturneddownthreemilliondollarstopenherautobiographyandinsteadacceptedonedollarayearinthemoreconscientiousroleasdiplomatforUNICEF.Forsevenmonthsoutofeachofherlastfiveyears,sheandRobbyleftthepeaceandbeautyintheircozyhometoembarkonoutreachtripsintosomeofthemostdifficultplacesonearth.FromBangladesh,Sudan,India,Vietnam,Kenya,Ethiopia,CentralandSouthAmerica,toSomalia,AudreyHepburntraveledrepresentingUNICEF,makingover50emotionallydrainingandphysicallydangerousmissionsintobleakdestinationstoraiseworldawarenessofwarsanddroughts.Havingbeenavictimofwar,sheunderstoodtheblessingofbeingthebeneficiaryoffood,clothing,and,mostofall,hope.11Audreyfeltitwaswickedthatbillionsofchildrenweredeprivedofsimplejo...
