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Julie Andrews(I)

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Julie Andrews at an event for 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007)
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Julia Elizabeth Wells was born on October 1, 1935, in England. Her mother, Barbara Ward (Morris), and stepfather, both vaudeville performers, discovered her freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice and immediately got her a singing career. She performed in music halls throughout her childhood and teens, and at age 20, she launched her stage career in a London Palladium production of "Cinderella".

Andrews came to Broadway in 1954 with "The Boy Friend", and became a bona fide star two years later in 1956, in the role of Eliza Doolittle in the unprecedented hit "My Fair Lady". Her star status continued in 1957, when she starred in the TV-production of Cinderella (1957) and through 1960, when she played "Guenevere" in "Camelot".

In 1963, Walt Disney asked Andrews if she would like to star in his upcoming production, a lavish musical fantasy that combined live-action and animation. She agreed on the condition if she didn't get the role of Doolittle in the pending film production of My Fair Lady (1964). After Audrey Hepburn was cast in My Fair Lady, Andrews made an auspicious film debut in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Andrews continued to work on Broadway, until the release of The Sound of Music (1965), the highest-grossing movie of its day and one of the highest-grossing of all time. She soon found that audiences identified her only with singing, sugary-sweet nannies and governesses, and were reluctant to accept her in dramatic roles in The Americanization of Emily (1964) and Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Torn Curtain (1966). In addition, the box-office showings of the musicals Julie subsequently made increasingly reflected the negative effects of the musical-film boom that she helped to create. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) was for a time the most successful film Universal had released, but it still couldn't compete with Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music for worldwide acclaim and recognition. Star! (1968) and Darling Lili (1970) also bombed at the box office.

Fortunately, Andrews did not let this keep her down. She worked in nightclubs and hosted a TV variety series in the 1970s. In 1979, Andrews returned to the big screen, appearing in films directed by her husband Blake Edwards, with roles that were entirely different from anything she had been seen in before. Andrews starred in 10 (1979), S.O.B. (1981) and Victor/Victoria (1982), which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

She continued acting throughout the 1980s and 1990s in movies and TV, hosting several specials and starring in a short-lived sitcom. In 2001, she starred in The Princess Diaries (2001), alongside then-newcomer Anne Hathaway. The family film was one of the most successful G-Rated films of that year, and Andrews reprised her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). In recent years, Andrews appeared in Tooth Fairy (2010), as well as a number of voice roles in Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), Enchanted (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010), and Despicable Me (2010).
BornOctober 1, 1935
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 38 wins & 58 nominations total

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    Known for

    Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    The Sound of Music
    8.1
    • Maria
    • 1965
    Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
    Mary Poppins
    7.8
    • Mary Poppins
    • 1964
    Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Victor/Victoria
    7.6
    • Victoria Grant
    • 1982
    Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
    Thoroughly Modern Millie
    6.9
    • Millie Dillmount
    • 1967

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Bridgerton
      • Lady Whistledown (voice)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • The Princess Diaries 3
      • Queen Clarisse Renaldi (rumored)
      • Pre-production



    • Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton in Bridgerton (2020)
      Bridgerton
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Lady Whistledown (voice)
      • 2020–2024
    • India Amarteifio in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
      Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Lady Whistledown (voice)
      • 2023
    • Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
      Minions: The Rise of Gru
      6.5
      • Gru's Mom (voice)
      • 2022
    • Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario in The King's Daughter (2022)
      The King's Daughter
      5.2
      • The Narrator (voice)
      • 2022
    • Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
      Aquaman
      6.8
      • Karathen (voice)
      • 2018
    • Steve Carell in Despicable Me 3 (2017)
      Despicable Me 3
      6.3
      • Gru's Mom (voice)
      • 2017
    • Julie Andrews in Julie's Greenroom (2017)
      Julie's Greenroom
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Ms. Julie
      • 2017
    • Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)
      Despicable Me
      7.6
      • Gru's Mom (voice)
      • 2010
    • Mike Myers, Kathy Griffin, Mary Kay Place, Walt Dohrn, Jon Hamm, Billie Hayes, Jane Lynch, Mike Mitchell, Craig Robinson, Meredith Vieira, Kristen Schaal, Lake Bell, Ashley Boettcher, Danielle Soibelman, and Kristen Phaneuf in Shrek Forever After (2010)
      Shrek Forever After
      6.3
      • Queen (voice)
      • 2010
    • Dwayne Johnson in Tooth Fairy (2010)
      Tooth Fairy
      5.0
      • Lily
      • 2010
    • Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure (2008)
      Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure
      4.8
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2008
    • Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Amy Adams in Enchanted (2007)
      Enchanted
      7.1
      • The Narrator (voice)
      • 2007
    • Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek the Third (2007)
      Shrek the Third
      6.1
      • Queen (voice)
      • 2007
    • The Cat That Looked at a King (2004)
      The Cat That Looked at a King
      5.8
      Video
      • Mary Poppins
      • 2004
    • Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, and Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
      The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
      5.9
      • Queen Clarisse Renaldi
      • 2004

    Writer



    • Julie Andrews in Julie's Greenroom (2017)
      Julie's Greenroom
      8.1
      TV Series
      • created by
      • writer (creator)
      • 2017
    • The Very Fairy Princess (2014)
      The Very Fairy Princess
      Video
      • book
      • 2014

    Producer



    • The Pink Panther
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • Julie Andrews in Julie's Greenroom (2017)
      Julie's Greenroom
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017

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    Julie Andrews | Career Retrospective
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    Julie Andrews | Career Retrospective
    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition
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    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition
    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 0:51
    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition
    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 1:03
    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition
    The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
    Clip 1:22
    The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
    The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
    Clip 1:16
    The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 1:21
    Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Dame Julie Andrews
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • October 1, 1935
      • Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Blake EdwardsNovember 12, 1969 - December 15, 2010 (his death, 2 children)
    • Children
        Emma Walton Hamilton
    • Parents
        Barbara Ward (Morris)
    • Relatives
      • Christopher Stuart(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Children's book: "Mandy"
    • Publicity listings
      • 8 Print Biographies
      • 5 Portrayals
      • 6 Interviews
      • 19 Articles
      • 8 Pictorials
      • 68 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The London press reported that Miss Andrews's settlement for her botched throat surgery was nearly 21 million British pounds, or about 30 million U.S. dollars.
    • Quotes
      I don't want to be thought of as wholesome.
    • Trademarks
        Her 4-octave soprano voice
    • Nickname
      • Jules
    • Salaries
        Darling Lili
        (1970)
        $1,100,000

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