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Holly Golightly

Holiday "Holly" Golighly Italic text(born Lulamae Barnesis a fictional charcter in Truman Capote's 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany's. At the time the narrator meets her, she is eighteen years old, thin, and has unconventionally short, boyish hair. A child bride who escaped her impoverished Texas roots at the age of fourteen, Holly makes a living as a companion to various wealthy and important men, who lavish her with money and expensive presents. As her name suggests, she is flighty and unstable. With the aid of the narrator, Holly escapes New York after she has been arrested for conspiracy with a Mafia-backed narcotics ring, and begins a new life in South America. Audrey Hepburn famously portrayed the character in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's and was granted with an Academy Award nomination for her performance.

Cultural references Both the book series and TV series of Gossip Girl make many references to Audrey and the film. The character Blair Waldorf considers Audrey an idol and frequently watches Breakfast at Tiffany's. Episode 1.04, "Bad News Blair", opens with a dream sequence recreation of the film's opening scene. Blair Waldorf is     dressed as Holly, and she exits a taxi cab with coffee and pastry in hand. She stares up at a store, but instead of Tiffany & Co., it's Henri Bendel. Episode 1.14, "The Blair Bitch Project", also opens with a dream sequence, but this time of a recreation of the film's final scene. Blair Waldorf is again dressed as Holly, and she runs down a back alley after a cat like in Breakfast at Tiffany's. She shouts "Cat... CAT.." whilst crying in the same way as Holly in the film. The Japanese toy company Jun Planning produced a doll based on Holly Golightly, for the March 2006 Pullip doll.