Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn is known as the epitome of sophistication with her elegant beauty and style. It was her role opposite Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday that really propelled her into the spotlight as well as earning her a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award! After she had many other major roles in classic films such as in My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Hepburn retired from acting and focused on humanitarian and philanthropic work for which she was also awarded honors. You just have to look at how well-known Audrey Hepburn still is today to know how influential she was in the industry and on pop-culture in general. Sadly, in 1993, Hepburn died from a rare form of abdominal cancer.
Audrey Hepburn
Kim Novak
Kim Novak was actually recruited by Colombia Pictures to initially replace Rita Heyworth who had suffered a decline in popularity during the 1950s, as well as to compete with 20th Century Fox’s Marilyn Monroe. Novak really secured her place in the industry when she featured in the Hitchcock film, Vertigo, but since the 1960s she only featured in a number of productions, and officially retired in the early 1990s. She announced that she was battling cancer in 2010, which she later overcame.
Kim Novak
