American actress Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Carol) is set to play former star Audrey Hepburn in a biopic directed by Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, specialist media report Puck and Variety.
Guadagnino (call me By Your Name) will work with screenwriter Michael Mitnick on screenplay and Rooney Mara on production for the film to be released by Apple.
British actress, Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) is known around the world, not only for her immense talent, but also for her commitment to humanitarian causes with UNICEF.
The actress (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady) is one of the few people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy all at the same time, the latter being awarded posthumously. She won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1954 for her role in Roman Holiday by William Wyler.
Rooney Mara has also been nominated twice for the Oscars for the aforementioned films. She recently starred in the feature film Nightmare alley by Guillermo del Toro.
Finally, remember that in 2020, Netflix released a documentary dedicated to Audrey Hepburn. Simply titled Audrey, the film, available on the Netflix site, is a production by Helena Coan.