Birth Place: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, ENGLAND
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Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared in the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954), and in 1952 she voiced Princess Zeila in the Italian animated film The Singing Princess. Billed as "Britain's youngest prima donna", she rose to prominence starring in Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady (1956) playing Eliza Doolittle and Camelot (1960) playing Queen Guinevere. In 1957 Andrews starred in the premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's written-for-television musical Cinderella, a live, network broadcast seen by over 100 million viewers. Andrews made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins (1964) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the title role. She starred in The Sound of Music (1965), playing Maria von Trapp and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
Between 1964 and 1986, Andrews starred in The Americanization of Emily (1964), Hawaii (1966), Torn Curtain (1966), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Star! (1968), The Tamarind Seed (1974), 10 (1979), S.O.B. (1981), Victor/Victoria (1982), That's Life! (1986) and Duet for One (1986). After 1986 her workload decreased, appearing in two films in 1991 and not again until 2000. Since the turn of the new millennium, however, her career has had a revival, with central roles in the Shrek series as Queen Lillian, in The Princess Diaries and its sequel as Queen Clarisse Renaldi and in the Despicable Me series as Gru's mother Marlena. She has also worked hosting performance shows such as Great Performances and narrating documentaries such as the 2004 Emmy-winning series Broadway: The American Musical.
In 2000, Andrews was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing arts. In 2002 she was ranked #59 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. In 2003 she revisited her first Broadway success, this time as a stage director, with a revival of The Boy Friend. From 2001 to 2004 Andrews starred in The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). From 2004 to 2018 she lent her voice to the Shrek and Despicable Me animated films and Aquaman (2018).
Andrews has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, five Golden Globes, three Grammys, two Emmys, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honors Award, and the Disney Legends Award. Apart from her musical career, she is also an author of children's books and has published two autobiographies, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (2008) and Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years (2019).
Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria
Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria
Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria
Julie Andrews, Putting It Together
Julie Andrews, Camelot
Julie Andrews, My Fair Lady
Julie Andrews, The Boy Friend
Julie Andrews has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.
Julie Andrews has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Julie Andrews's first West End show was My Fair Lady which opened in 1958
Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Victor/Victoria , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Victor/Victoria , Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Victor/Victoria , Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Putting It Together , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Camelot Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for My Fair Lady and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Boy Friend .
Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Victor/Victoria Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Victor/Victoriaand Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Boy Friend.
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