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Ella, Baronness van Heemstra, DStJ (12 June 1900 – 26 August 1984) was a Dutch aristocrat and the mother of actress Audrey Hepburn. After her marriage to Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, she became a British citizen.
Apr 3, 2019 · Audrey Hepburn's mother, Dutch Baroness Ella van Heemstra, met Hitler in 1935 and dated a Nazi officer. She later joined the Dutch Resistance and hid a British paratrooper during World War II.
Hepburn's grandfather, Aarnoud van Heemstra, was the governor of the Dutch colony of Dutch Guiana. Hepburn's mother, Baroness Ella van Heemstra (12 June 1900 – 26 August 1984), was a Dutch noblewoman.
Baroness Ella van Heemstra, DStJ was a Dutch aristocrat and the mother of actress Audrey Hepburn. After her marriage to Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, she became a British citizen.
Baroness Ella Van Heemstra was born on 12 June 1900 in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands. She was an actress. She was married to Joseph Hepburn-Ruston and Hendrik Quarles van Ufford. She died on 26 August 1984 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland.
May 3, 2019 · Ella also hosted at least one illegal black evening at the van Heemstra home, Villa Beukenhof, during which her daughter danced. The Resistance events were high risk, with danger always...
Jun 18, 2024 · Her parents were the Dutch baroness Ella Van Heemstra and Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, who later adopted the more aristocratic surname Hepburn-Ruston, believing himself to be descended from James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell.
