"The plaque marks 65 South Audley Street, where Hepburn lived with her mother between 1949 and 1954, during the pivotal early years of her stage and screen career. From this Mayfair flat she travelled to her first chorus-line roles in the West End, and it was while living here that she was cast as the lead in Gigi on Broadway - a life-changing moment that soon led to her Oscar-winning breakthrough in Roman Holiday (1953)."
"Although born in Brussels, Hepburn's ties to London ran deep. She trained at Ballet Rambert and worked as a dancer and model before turning to acting. During her Mayfair years, she appeared in several British films, including The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), in which Alec Guinness later praised her "faun-like beauty and presence.""
"My mother was a British subject by birth. After the war, her mother and she moved to London where she would pursue her dream: becoming a 'prima ballerina'. After 2 years under the tutelage of Marie Rambert, and while my grandmother washed the stairs of posh buildings, she was told that the war had stolen vital muscle development and that she would never reach her dream."
A Blue Plaque has been unveiled at 65 South Audley Street in Mayfair to mark Audrey Hepburn's residence from 1949 to 1954. Hepburn lived there with her mother during formative years when she took chorus-line roles in the West End and was cast as the lead in Gigi on Broadway, a step that preceded her Oscar-winning role in Roman Holiday (1953). Born in Brussels, she trained at Ballet Rambert and worked as a dancer and model before turning to acting. She appeared in British films including The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). The plaque project is supported by David Pearl and public donations.
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