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Academy Award-winning, naturally chic film and stage actress whose poise, sense of style and graceful demeanor made her a star in the stage production of Gigi (1951) and in films such as , Roman Holiday (1953), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), My Fair Lady (1964) and the thriller Wait Until Dark (1967). From 1988, Hepburn worked for the U.N. Children's Fund, and she received a posthumous Academy Award for her humanitarian efforts.