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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch noblewoman, while her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was born in Úzice, Bohemia, to English and Austrian parents.
After her parents' divorce, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. While she vacationed with her mother in Arnhem, Netherlands, Hitler's army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition.
After the liberation, she went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career. As a model, she was graceful and, it seemed, she had found her niche in life--until the film producers came calling. In 1948, after being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed to a bit part in the European film Nederlands in zeven lessen (1948). Later, she had a speaking role in the 1951 film, Young Wives' Tale (1951) as Eve Lester. The part still wasn't much, so she headed to America to try her luck there. Audrey gained immediate prominence in the US with her role in Roman Holiday (1953). This film turned out to be a smashing success, and she won an Oscar as Best Actress.
On September 25, 1954, she married actor Mel Ferrer. She also starred in Sabrina (1954), for which she received another Academy Award nomination. She starred in the films Funny Face (1957) and Love in the Afternoon (1957). She received yet another Academy Award nomination for her role in The Nun's Story (1959). On July 17, 1960, she gave birth to her first son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer.
Audrey reached the pinnacle of her career when she played Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), for which she received another Oscar nomination. She scored commercial success again playing Regina Lampert in the espionage caper Charade (1963). One of Audrey's most radiant roles was in the fine production of My Fair Lady (1964). After a couple of other movies, most notably Two for the Road (1967), she hit pay dirt and another nomination in Wait Until Dark (1967).
In 1967, Audrey decided to retire from acting while she was on top. She divorced from Mel Ferrer in 1968. On January 19, 1969, she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. On February 8, 1970, she gave birth to her second son, Luca Dotti in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. From time to time, she would appear on the silver screen.
In 1988, she became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she retained until 1993. She was named to People's magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Her last film was Always (1989).
Audrey Hepburn died, aged 63, on January 20, 1993 in Tolochnaz, Vaud, Switzerland, from appendicular cancer. She had made a total of 31 high quality movies. Her elegance and style will always be remembered in film history as evidenced by her being named in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time".- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Agnès Varda was born on 30 May 1928 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Vagabond (1985) and Faces Places (2017). She was married to Jacques Demy. She died on 29 March 2019 in Paris, France.- Gustav De Waele is a Belgian actor from Brussels. He is famous for his first role in Close(2022) by Lukas Dhont.
He got into acting through a summer theater camp where he was recommended by Oliver Roels for casting in Close.
Gustav De Waele is studying Word at a school in Brussels. - Director
- Writer
- Actor
Jaco Van Dormael was born on 9 February 1957 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for The Brand New Testament (2015), Mr. Nobody (2009) and Toto the Hero (1991).- Actress
- Director
- Soundtrack
Pauline Etienne was born on 26 June 1989 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She is an actress and director, known for The Nun (2013), Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront (2009) and Lost Paradise (2012).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Natacha Régnier was born on 11 April 1972 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Criminal Lovers (1999), The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) and The Benefit of the Doubt (2017).- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
One of director Alfred Machin's favorite actresses was Fernande Dépernay of the Théâtre des Galeries. Dépernay was married to Georges Mertens, another of Machin's regular actors. Their son, Fernand Mertens, born in 1904. He made his acting debut in 'Saïda Makes Off with Manneken Pis' and in 1914 played the role of little Kef in 'A Tragedy in the Clouds' alongside his parents. Much later, under the pseudonym Fernand Garvey, he went to become one of France's most renowned actors.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Jacques Feyder was born on 21 July 1885 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. He was a director and writer, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), Le grand jeu (1934) and Fahrendes Volk (1938). He was married to Françoise Rosay. He died on 24 May 1948 in Rive-de-Prangins, Switzerland.- Ursula von der Leyen was born on 8 October 1958 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She is an executive. She has been married to Heiko von der Leyen since 21 September 1986. They have seven children.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Maurane was born on 12 November 1960 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was an actress, known for He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002), Palais royal! (2005) and My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010). She died on 7 May 2018 in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Willy Stassen was born on 13 April 1948 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. Willy is a cinematographer, known for The Musketeer (2001), She Good Fighter (1995) and Istanbul (1985).- Jane Faber was born on 19 October 1880 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913), Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed (1913) and Fantomas: The Mysterious Finger Print (1914). She died on 13 May 1968 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Claude Koener was born on 30 April 1944 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Boom Boom (1990), The Secret of Villa Marguerite (2008) and Ricochets (1963).- Coralie Stevens was born on 7 December 1969 in Ixelles, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Avocats & associés (1998), Faites comme chez vous (2005) and The Little Seed (1995).
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Boris Szulzinger was born on 20 September 1945 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is a producer and director, known for The Lonely Killers (1972), Mama Dracula (1980) and Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975).- Jean-Pierre Van Lerberghe was born on 24 April 1947 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Na de liefde (1983), Mexico City 1968: Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968) and Montreal 1976: Games of the XXI Olympiad (1976).
- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Charles Dekeukeleire was born on 27 February 1905 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was a director and producer, known for Thema's van de inspiratie (1938), Processies en karnavals (1937) and The Evil Eye (1937). He died on 2 June 1971 in Werchter, Flanders, Belgium.- Michel Régnier was born on 5 May 1931 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was a writer, known for L'agence Labricole (1979), Seven Crystal Balls and the Prisoners of the Sun (1969) and Tintin et le lac aux requins (1972). He died on 29 October 1999 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
- Léa Gray was born on 30 March 1903 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Max and the Junkmen (1971), Paris Waltz (1950) and Paulina 1880 (1972). She died on 25 April 1987 in Paris, France.
- Nicole Colchat was born on 18 February 1948 in Ixelles, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Transferts (2017), Blind Spot (2012) and The Assistant (2015).
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Olivier Dirksen was born on 2 June 1967 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Mr. Nobody (2009), The Kid with a Bike (2011) and Au large de Bad Ragaz (2004).- Director
- Editor
- Sound Department
Marc Lobet was born on 19 July 1939 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is a director and editor, known for Meurtres à domicile (1982), Bruegel est japonais (1995) and Michaella (1968).- Composer
- Music Department
- Producer
Marc Moulin was born on 1 September 1942 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was a composer and producer, known for Le plus beau jour de ma vie (2004), Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) and Une femme fatale (1976). He died on 26 September 2008 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Elyane Celis was born on 10 April 1914 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Les rois de la flotte (1938), Laurence Anyways (2012) and Gai Paris: Vedettes de Paris (1946). She was married to Marcel Delmas. She died on 15 June 1962 in Paris, France.- Actress
- Art Director
- Producer
Marie-Luce Bonfanti was born on 6 July 1943 in Ixelles, Belgium. She is an actress and art director, known for Mascara (1987), Slachtvee (1979) and Professor Taranne (1987).- Arsène Souffriau was born on 26 February 1926 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was a composer, known for Déjà s'envole la fleur maigre (1960), La mort trouble (1970) and L'amoureuse (1972). He died on 25 July 2012 in Belgium.
- Michel Greg was born on 5 May 1931 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer and actor, known for Achille Talon: 1ère partie (1975), Achille Talon: 2ème partie (1975) and Tac au tac (1969). He died on 29 October 1999 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Albert Vanloo was born on 10 September 1846 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Véronique (1950), Airs de France (1955) and The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955). He died on 4 March 1920 in Paris, France.- Visual Effects
Francois Antoine was born in Ixelles, Belgium. He is known for Avatar (2009), Terminator Salvation (2009) and We Were Soldiers (2002).- Liliane Wouters was born on 5 February 1930 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was a writer, known for De leraarskamer (1991). She died on 28 February 2016 in Belgium.
- Additional Crew
Jean-Claude Idée was born on 27 November 1951 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is known for L'avare (1999).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Manu Kamanda was born in 1966 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is an assistant director and director, known for JCVD (2008), Kung Fu Zohra (2022) and An Affair of Love (1999).- Leon Dony was born on 12 January 1929 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. He was an actor, known for The Departure (1967), De kapersbrief (1989) and The School Teacher (1993). He died on 8 May 2007 in Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium.
- Daniel Ajenzer was born on 8 March 1943 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Camion (1992) and Les Steenfort, maîtres de l'orge (1996).
- Rosa Bouglione was born on 21 December 1910 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She was married to Joseph Bouglione. She died on 26 August 2018 in Paris, France.
- Boris Feron was born on 3 April 1987 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Tous les hommes sont menteurs (1996).
- Serge Meurant was born on 8 February 1946 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Étienne et Sara (1984), My Conversations on Film (2013) and Mes entretiens filmés (1998). He died on 15 December 2021 in Belgium.
- Andrée Simons was born on 21 April 1949 in Ixelles, Belgium. She died on 1 August 1984 in Paris, France.
- Sound Department
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Peter Thornton was born on 28 May 1923 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was an editor, known for Rosebud (1975), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) and To Sir, with Love (1967). He died on 10 September 2009 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.- Arthur Duray was born on 9 February 1882 in Ixelles, Belgium. He died on 11 February 1954 in New York, New York, USA.
- Guy Verbeck was born on 29 August 1937 in Elsene/ Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Bompa (1989). He died on 27 May 2017 in Libramont-Chevigny, Wallonia, Belgium.
- Serge Davignac was born on 6 June 1937 in Ixelles, Belgium. He died on 8 September 2000 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Jean Tange was born on 29 July 1909 in Ixelles, Belgium. He is an actor, known for Un soir de joie (1955) and Incident à Vichy (1973).
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Armand du Plessy was born on 19 July 1883 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Armand was a director and writer, known for La garçonne (1923), Destinée (1922) and Le mariage de minuit (1923). Armand died on 2 February 1924 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Réginald was born on 29 December 1881 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was an actor, known for The Four Musketeers (1934), Ah! Qu'il fait bon chez nous (1951) and Les chevaliers de la cloche (1938). He died on 29 October 1951 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
André Cauvin was born on 12 February 1907 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was a director and producer, known for Black Shadows (1949), Bongolo (1952) and Bwana Kitoko (1955). He died on 2 April 2004 in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.- Raymond Pradel was born on 24 August 1945 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Black Night (2005), Dédales (2003) and Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989). He died on 26 January 2019 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Van Antwerpen was born on 17 May 1944 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was a director and writer, known for Vivement ce soir (1985), Un joli petit coin (1980) and La jolie bricoleuse (1989). He died on 3 December 1990 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium.- Auguste Perret was born on 12 February 1874 in Ixelles, Belgium. He died on 25 February 1954 in Paris, France.
- Eddy Defacq was born on 29 December 1933 in Ixelles, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Alphabétiquement votre (1967) and VIIe europese beker voor zangvoordracht (1965). He was married to Chantal Trinval. He died on 12 July 2013 in Namur, Belgium.