Audrey was living in the Netherlands with her mother when World War II broke out. During five years of Nazi occupation, the family suffered greatly. “There was always a cloud of fear and repression,” said the star, who like many wartime children, suffered malnutrition. Here is Audrey with her mother, Dutch baroness Ella Van Heemstra, in 1946. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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She headed for London, where she pursued her dance career, taking jobs in modeling, acting and films on the side. Here she is seen at the barre around 1950. Photo: Getty Images
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Audrey before her career took flight, seen in a role in the 1951 film, Laughter in Paradise. She would soon get her big break with Roman Holiday. Photo: WENN
