赫本的成名之路
In 1945, Winja Marova referred Hepburn to Sonia Gaskell’s Ballet Studio ’45 in Amsterdam, where Hepburn studied ballet for three more years. Gaskell believed that Hepburn had something special; especially the way she used her doe eyes to captivate audiences.
1945年，温佳·玛洛娃(Winja Marova)推荐赫本去索尼娅·盖斯凯尔(Sonia Gaskell)在阿姆斯特丹的芭蕾舞工作室学习，这一学就是三年多的时间。盖斯凯尔认为赫本有某种特别之处，尤其特别的是她用她那双闪闪发亮的大眼睛吸引观众的方式。
Gaskell introduced Audrey to Marie Rambert of Ballet Rambert in London, a company performing night revues in London and international tours. Hepburn auditioned for Rambert and was accepted with scholarship in early 1948.
盖斯凯尔将赫本推荐给伦敦兰伯特芭蕾舞团的Marie Rambert，这个舞蹈团在伦敦和国际巡演中表演夜间讽刺剧。赫本通过了舞蹈团的面试，并在1948年初获得了奖学金。
By October, Rambert told Hepburn that she did not have the physique to become a prima ballerina for she was too tall (Hepburn was 5’7”). Plus, Hepburn didn’t compare to the other dancers since she had begun serious training too late.
到了10月，Rambert告诉赫本，她的身材不适合成为一流的芭蕾舞演员，因为她太高了(赫本身高5英尺7英寸)。此外，赫本的舞蹈水平不能与其他舞蹈演员相比较，因为她开始专业训练太晚了。
Devastated that her dream was over, Hepburn tried out for a part in the chorus line in High Button Shoes, a zany play at London’s Hippodrome. She got the part and performed 291 shows, using the name Audrey Hepburn.
因梦想破灭，赫本极为悲痛，但她仍然努力去争取伦敦剧院上演的歌舞剧《高跟纽扣鞋》（High Button Shoes）中的一个角色。她最终得到了这个角色，用奥黛丽·赫本的名字进行了291场演出。
Afterward, Cecil Landeau, producer of the play Sauce Tartare (1949) had spotted Hepburn and cast her as the girl walking across the stage holding up the title card for each skit. With her impish smile and large eyes, she was cast at higher pay in the play’s sequel, Sauce Piquant (1950), in a few comedy skits.
之后，歌舞剧《塔塔酱》（1949年）的制片人Cecil Landeau注意到了赫本，让她扮演一个在舞台上为每个短剧拿剧名卡的女孩。因其鬼机灵般的笑容和闪烁的大眼睛，她在1950年的喜剧小品《开胃酱》(Sauce Piquant)中获得了较高的片酬。
In 1950, Audrey Hepburn modeled part time and registered herself as a freelance actress with the British film studio. She appeared in several bit parts in small movies before landing the role of a ballerina in The Secret People (1952), where she was able to show off her ballet talent.
1950年，奥黛丽·赫本(Audrey Hepburn)开始做兼职模特，并登记成为这家英国电影制片厂的一名自由演员。1952年，她在《神秘的人》(The Secret People)中饰演一名芭蕾舞演员，至此才得以展示她自己的芭蕾舞才能。在此之前，她也在几个小电影中出演了几个角色。
In 1951, the famed French writer Colette was on the set of Monte Carlo Baby (1953) and spotted Hepburn playing the small part of a spoiled actress in the movie. Colette cast Hepburn as Gigi in her musical comedy play Gigi, which opened on November 24, 1951, on Broadway in New York at the Fulton Theater.
1951年，法国著名作家科莱特(Colette)在《蒙特卡洛宝贝》(Monte Carlo Baby, 1953)的片场注意到赫本在电影中扮演了一个被宠坏的女演员的角色。科莱特(Colette)便邀请赫本出演他的音乐剧《琪琪》中的琪琪，这部剧于1951年11月24日在纽约百老汇的富尔顿剧院上演。
Simultaneously, director William Wyler was looking for a European actress to play the lead role of a princess in his new movie, Roman Holiday, a romantic comedy. Executives in the Paramount London office had Hepburn do a screen test. Wyler was enchanted and Hepburn got the role.
与此同时，导演威廉·维勒(William Wyler)正在物色一位欧洲女演员，出演他的浪漫喜剧《罗马假日》(Roman Holiday)中的公主。派拉蒙伦敦办事处(Paramount London office)的主管们让赫本去试镜该角色，不曾料到的是导演维勒特别喜欢赫本，且为她着迷，赫本自然就获得了这个角色。
Gigi ran until May 31, 1952, earning Hepburn a Theatre World Award and plenty of recognition.
音乐剧《琪琪》一直汇演到1952年5月31日，赫本也因出演该剧获得了剧院世界奖和公众的广泛认可。
好莱坞的闪耀新星
When Gigi ended, Hepburn flew to Rome to star in Roman Holiday (1953). The movie was a box-office success and Hepburn received the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1953 when she was 24 years old.
结束音乐剧《琪琪》的演出之后，赫本飞往罗马主演《罗马假日》（1953）。该电影票房大卖，赫本也在同年获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，那时年仅24岁。
Capitalizing on its newest star, Paramount cast her as the lead in Sabrina (1954), another romantic comedy, directed by Billy Wilder where Hepburn played a Cinderella type. It was the top box-office hit of the year and Hepburn was nominated for Best Actress again but lost to Grace Kelly in The Country Girl.
派拉蒙电影公司看好新星赫本将为公司带来的经济效益，随即安排她在另一部浪漫喜剧《龙凤配》(1954)中饰演主角，这一角色是灰姑娘类型的角色，该片由Billy Wilder执导。这部影片是该年度的票房冠军，赫本也再次获得了奥斯卡最佳女主角提名，但最终输给了《乡下女孩》中的扮演者格蕾丝·凯利。
In 1954, Hepburn met and dated actor Mel Ferrer when they co-starred on Broadway in the hit play Ondine. When the play ended, Hepburn received the Tony Award and married Ferrer on September 25, 1954, in Switzerland.
1954年，赫本和演员梅尔·费雷尔在百老汇联合主演的热门戏剧《Ondine》中相识并开始约会。该剧结束后，赫本获得托尼奖，并于1954年9月25日在瑞士与费雷尔结婚。
After a miscarriage, Hepburn fell into a deep depression. Ferrer suggested she return to work. Together they starred in the film War and Peace (1956), a romantic drama, with Hepburn getting top billing.
在经历了一次流产后，赫本患上了严重的抑郁症。费雷尔建议她回归工作。他们再一次联袂主演了浪漫电影《战争与和平》（1956），该片使赫本成为了最受瞩目的明星。
While Hepburn’s career offered many successes, including another Best Actress nomination for her dramatic portrayal of Sister Luke in The Nun’s Story (1959), Ferrer’s career was on the decline.
赫本的事业取得了巨大的成功，她凭借在《修女传》(1959)中扮演姐姐卢克一角再次获得最佳女主角提名，但费雷尔的事业却在走下坡路。
Hepburn discovered she was pregnant in late 1958 but was on contract to star in a Western, The Unforgiven (1960), which began filming in January 1959. Later that same month during filming, she fell off a horse and broke her back. Although she recovered, Hepburn gave birth to a stillborn that spring. Her depression went deeper.
1958年末，赫本发现自己怀孕了，但那时她已与西部片《恩怨情天》(1960)签约，该片于1959年1月开拍。1月末，在电影拍摄过程中，赫本从马上摔了下来，摔断了背部。尽管赫本的身体得以康复，但那年春天她产下一名死胎。此后，她的抑郁症变得更加严重。
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