# Audrey Hepburn vs. Grace Kelly! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014 "2003-08-18T18:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/1 "2003-08-18T18:39:33Z")
OK, I’ve been seeing all these “Whozis vs. Whatzis” threads and was wondering who would triumph in an all-out Battle to the Death: Grace or Audrey? Both ladies c1955, of course: _now_, they wouldn’t be all that interesting. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/2 "2003-08-18T19:13:43Z")
I’d say Audrey would win. She survived a lot in WWII Eorupe - she’d be a tough chickie. Grace Kelly was a pampered rice American. She’d probably fold under the might of Audrey’s dancer-trained body. StG ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/3 "2003-08-18T19:15:28Z")
rice? **rice???** That was meant to be “rich”. Oh, to be able to edit posts. StG ---
**Author:** ![bayonet1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/4 "2003-08-18T19:17:26Z")
Hepburn, no contest. She was the one wearing pants, don’t forget. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/5 "2003-08-18T19:18:42Z")
Audrey is a spindly freak. Grace Kelly would crush her like a bug and not even break a nail! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/6 "2003-08-18T19:21:40Z")
My money’s on Audrie. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/7 "2003-08-18T19:24:12Z")
I think I’m gonna go with Grace—Audrey _was_ a dancer, but she was also a bulemic dancer. Grace was a trained athlete, and she was also known to be _ruthless_. “Audrey, look behind you—a starving orphan!” [Audrey turns to look, and Grace beans her with her Oscar] ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/8 "2003-08-18T19:25:35Z")
Now, what of a contest of pure… how shall I say it… social politics? (Psst, Eve! We’re waiting for you in your pit thread!) ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/9 "2003-08-18T19:25:46Z")
Audrey, if she’s prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/10 "2003-08-18T19:48:08Z")
While Grace has the size and strength advantage, I am going to back Audrey too. I’m betting that winsome little gamin could be vicious in a hissing cat-fight way if she really got her blood up. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/11 "2003-08-18T20:43:10Z")
Grace Kelly, if she is prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/12 "2003-08-18T20:50:05Z")
Remember Grace Kelly in High Noon? She discarded her Quaker principles, picked up a rifle and shot one of the gang before he could get Gary Cooper. Serene my butt! Audrey wouldn’t have a chance. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/13 "2003-08-18T20:58:45Z")
Grace Kelly, definately. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/14 "2003-08-18T21:03:02Z")
:smack: not definatley but **definitely**! ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/15 "2003-08-18T21:11:12Z")
Fists: Grace Knives: Audrey Nunchakus: Grace Ninja Throwing Stars: Audrey Pistols: Audrey ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/16 "2003-08-18T21:23:19Z")
I hold both these women partially responsible for my poor body image, but that aside–I think Audrey’s neck would put her at a disadvantage–all Grace would have to do wrap her hands around it and katy-bar-the-door, it’s all over. ---
**Author:** ![Zhen\_ka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zhen\_ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zhen_ka)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/17 "2003-08-19T00:29:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*I think I’m gonna go with Grace—Audrey _was_ a dancer, but she was also a bulemic dancer. Grace was a trained athlete, and she was also known to be _ruthless_. “Audrey, look behind you—a starving orphan!” [Audrey turns to look, and Grace beans her with her Oscar] \*\* Greetings Eve! Not to hijack the fun, but I’ve heard this a couple of times and thought that you’d be the best person to ask. Did Audrey really have an eating disorder? I read something Orson Welles said about her being anorexic, but didn’t know if it was true. So, what’s the true story? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/18 "2003-08-19T01:11:54Z")
Grace! She can climb into the apartment building of a murderer, find the proof that he killed his wife, AND bag her man…all in a gorgeous evening gown and unmussed hair. 🙂 I always thoguht that Audrey Hepburn had an extremely malnourished childhood, and that as a result, her set point weight would always be low, no matter what she ate. At least, that’s how I heard it in my Psych class this year. ---
**Author:** ![Caprigenus\_Chevre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@Caprigenus\_Chevre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprigenus_Chevre)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/19 "2003-08-19T01:58:23Z")
Without a doubt Audrey. One swift high kick is all that is needed. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014/20 "2003-08-19T03:30:26Z")
Orson Welles called Audrey Hepburn the “Patron Saint of anorexics,” but IMHO, he wasn’t saying she was anorexic herself (I believe her excruciating thinness was the result of a childhood disease), only that many female fans might acquire the disorder in a desire to emulate her. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audrey-hepburn-vs-grace-kelly/196014.md?page=2)