Turned down the role of the beautiful slave "Varinia" in director Stanley Kubrick's epic.

Director Stanley Kubrick fired the actress who had been cast as the beautiful slave "Varinia" and offered the role to Jean Simmons, who had originally turned it down -- along with many other stars.

Stanley Kubrick's number one actress Audrey Hepburn, was originally thought to play Varinia in this epic. Agreement didn't show up, and Stanley tried to cast her later, in "Napoleon",project that didn't work out either.

The Italian beauty turned down the role of slave girl "Varinia."

The great international star rejected the role of the beautiful slave "Varinia" in Stanley Kubrick's epic.