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Ella van Heemstra

Belgian aristocrat and mother of actress Audrey Hepburn ()

Ella van Heemstra

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Born()12 June
Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands
Died26 August () (aged&#;84)
Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland
BuriedBelgium
Spouse(s)

  • Jonkheer Hendrik Gustaaf Adolf Quarles van Ufford

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  • Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston

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Issue
FatherBaron Aarnoud van Heemstra
MotherBaroness Elbrig Willemine Henriette van Asbeck
OccupationSocialite and volunteer worker

Ella, Baroness van Heemstra, DStJ (12 June &#;&#;&#;26 August ) was a Dutch aristocrat and the mother of actress Audrey Hepburn.

After her marriage to Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, she became a British citizen.

Biography

Ella van Heemstra was a Dutch aristocrat and the third of five daughters of BaronAarnoud van Heemstra, who was mayor of Arnhem from to and served as Governor of Suriname between and Ella's mother was Elbrig Willemine Henriette, Baroness van Asbeck (–), who was a granddaughter of jurist Count Dirk van Hogendorp.[1] She spent much of her childhood at Huis Doorn.[2]German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm purchased Huis Doorn, and moved in on 15 May This was to be his home until his death in June

Personal life

Van Heemstra was married and divorced twice, and had three children.

Aged 19, Van Heemstra married Jonkheer Hendrik Gustaaf Adolf Quarles van Ufford. They divorced in Van Heemstra had two sons from this marriage, both of whom were born in the Dutch East Indies:

  • JonkheerArnoud Robert Alexander Quarles van Ufford (–), married to Maria Margaretha Monné (–),[3] with issue:
  1. Michael Allan Quarles van Ufford (born 17 July )[4]
  2. Evelyn Joyce Quarles van Ufford (born 2 August )[5]
  1. Audrey Yvonne Quarles van Ufford (born 10 May )[9]
  2. Sandra Claire Quarles van Ufford (born 15 October )
  3. Andrew Ian Quarles van Ufford (born 6 January )

Van Heemstra married secondly Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston (later Hepburn-Ruston) on 24 September at Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies.

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They were divorced on 24 June and had one daughter:

  • Audrey Kathleen Ruston (4 May – 20 January ), commonly known as Audrey Hepburn

Van Heemstra was an early supporter of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime, penning several articles in praise of the fascist leader.[10]

Later life

In the early s she lived in Los Angeles with her friend Leonard Gershe, and then later in San Francisco, where she did volunteer work for soldiers coming back from Vietnam.

When she visited Los Angeles she was entertained by friends like George Cukor, Mrs. Mildred Knopf (wife of Edwin H. Knopf) and Veronique Peck. She spent the rest of her life in her daughter's house in Tolochenaz, Switzerland where she died in [11] Audrey accompanied her mother's body to the Netherlands for funeral.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

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Honours

Ella was named Dame of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem by Queen Elizabeth II on 7 September

Ancestry

References

  1. ^Segers, Yop.

    "Heemstra, Aarnoud Jan Anne Aleid baron van ()". Retrieved 23 October

  2. ^Michel Dutrieue.

    Ella van heemstra birthplace Wilhelmina Cornelia de Beaufort. Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra. Count Dirk van Hogendorp — Elbrig Willemine Henriette, Baroness van Asbeck.

    "De dagboeken van de Duitse keizer in Huis Doorn". Stretto (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January

  3. ^Paris, Barry (). Audrey Hepburn.

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  7. ^Paris, Barry (). Audrey Hepburn. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  8. ^Paris, Barry (). Audrey Hepburn. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  9. ^"Ian van Ufford Quarles Obituary". The Times. Retrieved 21 April
  10. ^Paris, Barry ().

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  11. ^"Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles". Genealogie Online. Archived from the original on 10 March Retrieved 4 February
  12. ^Paris, Barry (). Audrey Hepburn. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  13. ^Fernández, Alexia (3 April ). "Audrey Hepburn's Secret Shame About Her Mother's Nazi Sympathies: New Book Reveals".

    People. Retrieved 3 March

  14. ^Paris, Barry (September ).

  15. Ella van heemstra grave
  16. Audrey hepburn cause of death
  17. Ella van Heemstra | Lisa's History Room
  18. Baroness Ella Van Heemstra - IMDb

    19. Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris. ISBN&#;. Retrieved 2 February

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