mistakenly believing himself descended from James Hepburn, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Her mother was a Dutch noblewoman, which explains Audrey's natural poise. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 11:31AM The Dark Side of Audrey Hepburn by ALMIE ROSE Nothing about my ex-husband interests me. James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, c 1535 - 1578. Audrey's father, Joseph Ruston, also did not have much money despite being from a wealthy family. Born in Ixelles, Belgium as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Hepburn spent her childhood chiefly in the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem, Netherlands, during the Second World War. Book review: Dutch Girl, Audrey Hepburn's biography. 2. June 1900. Although born Ruston, he later double-barrelled the surname to the more "aristocratic" Hepburn-Ruston, mistakenly believing himself descended from James Hepburn, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. After her parents' divorce, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. On January 18, 1969, she wed Italian psychiatrist-neurologist Andrea Dotti, whom she had met on a cruise. Audrey Hepburn's Painful Story - CLASSIC FILM JOURNAL Hepburn's mother, Baroness Ella van Heemstra (12 June 1900 - 26 August 1984), was a Dutch noblewoman. Hepburn's parents were married in Batavia, . 1953. The film and fashion industry recognize her very well. AP. Audrey Hepburn's Third Wedding Dress. Hepburn's mother, Baroness Ella van Heemstra (12 June 1900 - 26 August 1984), was a Dutch noblewoman. She lived for 20 years in Rome. 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. Hepburn's first serious love was with James Hanson (a young British businessman). Audrey Hepburn met her future husband, the director and actor Mel Ferrer, during the work on Ondine. The Audrey Hepburn Children - Where are they now? she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Robert Wolders was a Dutch actor known for appearing in the television series 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.', 'Laredo', 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'Bewitched'. Advertisement Audrey Kathleen Ruston, known professionally as Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian who was born on 4 May 1929, in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Timeline of Audrey Hepburn from 1889. 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. Her father, who mistakenly believed he was descended from the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, moved the family between London and Brussels. Wolders and partner Audrey Hepburn talking with President Ronald Reagan in May 1981 Wolders met actress Merle Oberon while filming Interval in 1973. Audrey Kathleen Ruston (later, Hepburn-Ruston) was born on 4 May 1929 at number 48 Rue Keyenveld in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium.