<center>
Dame Julie Andrews (1935-Present)
</center>
Stage Appearances-
Revues and Pantomimes-
Herself in
Starlight Roof, London, 1947
Humpty Dumpty in
Humpty Dumpty, London, 1948
Herself in
Coconut Grove, Blackpool, 1949
Little Red Riding Hood in
Little Red Riding Hood, Nottingham, 1950
Princess Balroulbadour in
Aladdin, London, 1951
Herself in
Look In Revue, UK Tour, 1952
Princess Bettina in
Jack and the Beanstalk, Coventry, 1952
Herself in
Cap and Belles, UK Tour, 1953
Cinderella in
Cinderella, London, 1953
Stage Shows-
Becky Dunbar in
Mountain Fire, UK Tour, 1954
Polly Brown in
The Boy Friend, Broadway, 1954
Eliza Doolittle in
My Fair Lady, Broadway, 1956
*
Eliza Doolittle in
My Fair Lady, West End, 1958
Queen Guinevere in
Camelot, Broadway, 1961
*
Amy in
Putting it Together, Off-Broadway, 1993
Victor/Victoria in
Victor/Victoria, Broadway, 1995
*
Polynesia in
Doctor Dolittle, West End, 1998
Nominated for Tony Award, *
Directing-
The Boy Friend, Sag Harbor, 2003
The Boy Friend, Sag Harbor, 2005
The Great American Mousical, Sag Harbor, 2012
Writer-
Simeon's Gift, (as apart of
The Gift of Music), 2008
The Great American Mousical, ???
Concerts-
Christmas Carols, London, 1973
Julie Andrews in Concert, International Tour, 1976-1977
An Evening With Julie Andrews, Japanese Tour, 1977
The Sound of Mysen, Norway, 1978
Julie: Julie Andrews and the New American Orchestra, Hartford, 1984
Placido Domingo and Friends, Los Angeles, 1986
An Evening With Julie Andrews, USA Tour, 1987-1989
Julie Andrews in Concert at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, 1989
The Magic of Christmas, London, 1989
Julie Andrews in Concert, Sag Harbor, 1992
The Sound of Orchestra, Japanese Tour, 1993
Julie Andrews' The Gift of Music, USA Tour, 2008
Julie Andrews' The Gift of Music, London, 2010
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Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in
My Fair Lady, 1956 </center>
Theatrical Films-
Princess Zeila in
The Rose of Baghdad, 1949 (animated)
Mary Poppins in
Mary Poppins, 1964
* **
Emily Barham in
The Americanization of Emily, 1964
Maria in
The Sound of Music, 1965
* **
Dr. Sarah Louise Sherman in
Torn Curtain, 1965
Jerusha Hale in
Hawaii, 1966
Millie Dillmount in
Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1967
**
Gertrude Lawrence in
Star!, 1968
**
Lili Smith/Schmidt in
Darling Lili, 1970
**
Judith Farrow in
The Tamarind Seed, 1974
Samantha Taylor in
10, 1979
Amanda in
Little Miss Marker, 1980
Sally Miles in
S.O.B., 1981
Victoria Grant/Count Victor Grazinski in
Victor/Victoria, 1982
*
Charwoman in
Trail of the Pink Panther, 1982
Marianna in
The Man Who Loved Women, 1983
Gillian Fairchild in
That’s Life!, 1986
**
Stephanie Anderson in
Duet For One, 1986
**
Mrs. Pamela Piquet in
Cin cin, 1991
Felicity Marshwood in
Relative Values, 2000
Queen Clarisse Renaldi in
The Princess Diaries, 2001
Herself in
Unconditional Love, 2002
Queen Lillian in
Shrek 2, 2004 (animated)
Queen Clarisse Renaldi in
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, 2004
Queen Lillian in
Shrek the Third, 2007 (animated)
Narrator in
Enchanted, 2007
Herself in
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story, 2009
Lilly in
Tooth Fairy, 2010
Queen Lillian in
Shrek Forever After, 2010 (animated)
Marlena in
Despicable Me, 2010 (animated)
Edith de Haviland in
Crooked House, ???
Nominated for Academy Award, *
Nominated for Golden Globe, **
Short Subjects-
Herself in
Salzburg: Sight and Sound, 1965
Herself in
How Thoroughly Modern Millie Got That Way, 1967
Herself in
Think Twentieth, 1967
Herself in
Star! The Sound of a Legend, 1968
Mary Poppins in
The Cat That Looked at a King, 2004
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Andrews as the title character in
Mary Poppins, 1964 </center>
Television Apperances (Selected)-
Lisa in
High Tor, 1956 (Made-For-TV Movie)
Performer in
The Ed Sullivan Show, 1956, 1961, (Series)
Cinderella in
Cinderella, 1957 (Made-For-TV Movie)
*
Herself in
The Julie Andrews Show, 1959 (Series)
Performer in
The Fabulous Fifities, 1960 (Special)
Performer in
The Broadway of Lerner and Lowe, 1962 (Special)
Herself in
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, 1962 (Special)
Performer in
The Andy Williams Show, 1964 (Series)
*
Herself in
The Julie Andrews Show, 1965 (Series)
Herself in
An Evening With Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte, 1969 (Special)
Presenter in
The 24th Annual Tony Awards, 1970 (Special)
Herself in
Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center, 1971 (Special)
*
Herself in
The Julie Andrews Hour, 1972-1973 (Series)
*
Herself in
Julie on Sesame Street, 1973 (Special)
Herself in
Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute, 1973 (Special)
Herself in
Julie's Christmas Special, 1973 (Special)
Herself in
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden, 1974 (Special)
Herself in
Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is, 1974 (Special)
Herself in
My Favorite Things, 1975 (Special)
Herself in
America Salutes the Queen- Silver Jubilee Royal Variety Gala, 1977 (Special)
Herself in
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolph Nureyev, 1980 (Special)
*
Presenter in
The 38th Annual Tony Awards, 1984 (Special)
Herself in
Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas, 1987 (Special)
Herself in
Julie and Carol Together Again, 1989 (Special)
Herself in
Great Performances: An Evening With Alan Jay Lerner, 1989
Herself in
The British Academy: A Tribute to Julie Andrews, 1989 (Special)
Audrey Grant in
Our Sons, 1991 (Made-For-TV Movie)
Presenter in
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1991 (Special)
Presenter in
The 45th Annual Tony Awards, 1991 (Special)
Julie Carlisle in
Julie, 1992 (Series)
Herself in
The Sound of Julie Andrews, 1995 (Special)
*
Herself in
Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway, 1995 (Special)
Herself in
"Caroline in the City", episode
Caroline and Victor/Victoria, 1997
Catherine Howard in
One Special Night, 1999 (Made-For-TV Movie)
Herself in
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, 1999 (Special)
Herself in
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs, 2000 (Special)
Honoree in
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 2001 (Special)
Ethel Thayer in
On Golden Pond, 2001 (Made-For-TV Movie)
Performer in
The Kennedy Center Honors, 2003
Nanny in
Eloise at the Plaza, 2003 (Made-For-TV Movie)
Nanny in
Eloise at Christmastime, 2003 (Made-For-TV Movie)
*
Host in
Broadway: The American Musical, 2005 (Special)
*
Herself in
Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic, 2007 (Special)
Host in
Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Concert, 2009 (Special)
Herself in
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me, 2009
Host in
Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Concert, 2010 (Special)
Herself in
Oprah, 2010
Host in
Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Concert, 2012 (Special)
Nominated for Emmy, *
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Andrews as Nanny with Sofia Vassilieva on the set of
Eloise at Christmastime </center>
Discography (Selected)-
Albums-
The Boy Friend: The Original Broadway Cast, 1955
My Fair Lady: The Original Broadway Cast, 1956
High Tor, 1956
Cinderella: The 1957 Television Cast, 1957
The Lass with the Delicate Air, 1957
Julie Andrews Sings, 1958
Rose Marie, 1958
My Fair Lady: Original London Cast, 1959
Camelot: Original Broadway Cast, 1961
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, 1962
Mary Poppins, 1964
*
The Sound of Music, 1965
Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1967
Star!, 1968
Darling Lili, 1970
Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center, 1971
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976 (credited as "Ainsley Jarvis")
10, 1979
Victor/Victoria, 1982
Love, Julie, 1987
Julie Andrews: A Little Bit of Broadway, 1988
The King and I, 1992
Putting it Together, 1993
Julie Andrews Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers, 1994
*
Victor/Victoria: The Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1995
Here I'll Stay: The Words of Alan Jay Lerner, 1996
Thoroughly Modern Julie: The Best of Julie Andrews, 1996
Doctor Doolittle: The Original London Cast, 1998
Greatest Christmas Songs, 2000
Classic Julie, Classic Broadway, 2001
The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement, 2004
Julie Andrews: At Her Very Best, 2006
Nominated for Grammy, *
Audiobooks (Selected)-
Mandy, 1986
The Summer Friend: Special Stories For Special Children, 1996
Mother Goose & More: A Collection of Stories With Music, 1999
Little Bo, 2000
Simeon's Gift, 2003
The Little Grey Men, 2004
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, 2008
Julie Andrews' Collection of Favorite Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, 2009
*
Nominated for Grammy, *
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Julie Andrews as Maria in
The Sound of Music, 1965 </center>
Books by Julie Andrews (also credited as “Julie Andrews Edwards”)-
Mandy, 1970
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, 1974
Dumpy the Dump Truck (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2000
Dumpy at School (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2000
Little Bo, 2000
Dumpy Saves Christmas (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2001
Dumpy and His Pals (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2001
Dumpy and His Friends on the Farm (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2001
Little Bo in France: The Further Adventures of Bonnie Boadicea, 2002
Dumpy and the Big Storm (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2002
Dumpy and the Firefighters (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2003
Simeon’s Gift (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2003
Dumpy's to the Rescue (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2004
Dumpy's Apple Shop (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2004
Dragon: Hound of Honor (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2004
Dumpy's Happy Holidays (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2005
The Great American Mousical (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2006
Dumpy's Extra Busy Day (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2006
Dumpy's Valentine (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2006
Thanks to You: Wisdom From Mother and Child (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2007
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, 2008
Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2009
The Very Fairy Princess (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2010
Little Bo in Italy (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2010
The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2011
Little Bo in London (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2011
The Very Fairy Princess: Here Comes the Flower Girl! (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2012
Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems and Songs to Celebrate the Seasons (with Emma Walton Hamilton), 2012
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Andrews on stage singing
The Rain in Spain for
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs</center>
Other Awards and Honors-
Woman of the Year- Hasty Pudding Theatricals, 1983
The Sarah Siddons Award- The Sarah Siddon Society, 1996
American Theatre Hall of Fame Inductee, 1997
Doctor of Fine Arts- Yale University, 1999
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2000
Kennedy Honoree- Kennedy Center Honors, 2001
Ella Award- Society of Singers, 2001
Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award- San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2001
One for the Heart- Humanitarian Award, 2006
Life Achievement Award- Screen Actors Guild, 2007
Public Leadership in Neurology Award- American Academy of Neurology, 2007
Annie Glenn Award- American Speech and Hearing Awards Ceremony, 2008
Lifetime Achievement- Americans for the Arts' 2008 National Arts Awards, 2008
George and Ira Gershwin Award-Spring Sing, 2009
L'Oreal Paris Legend Award- ELLE'S Women in Hollywood, 2009
VH1 Save the Music Award- VH1 Save the Music, 2010
Lifetime Achievement Award- The Recording Academy, 2011
The Prince Rainier III Award- The Princess Grace Awards, 2011
Interesting Facts-
* Birth Name: Julia Elizabeth Wells
* Born October 1st, 1935 at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England.
* Step-father, Ted Andrews, discovered her extraordinary, 4-octave voice.
* In 1948, she became the youngest performer ever to be showcased in a Royal Command Variety Performance.
* Had crush on young Roddy MacDowall.
* Came to the USA at age 19.
* Rodgers and Hammerstein specifically made
Cinderella for her.
* The Americanization of Emily is the only black and white feature film she ever made.
* Often uses a certain four-letter, Anglo-Saxon swear word in private.
* Married childhood friend and later, multiple award winning designer, Tony Walton on May 10th, 1959 in England.
* Walt Disney visited Andrews backstage during
Camelot to compare the musical with his film,
The Sword in the Stone, both productions based on T.H. White's
The Once and Future King. So impressed with her performance, Walt offered her the role of Mary Poppins backstage after the show.
* Gave birth to Emma Katharine Walton in September 1962.
* Married
Pink Panther director, Blake Edwards, on November 12th 1969.
* Adopted two orphans with Blake, Joanna and Amy.
* The flops
Star! and
Darling Lili nearly ruined her career.
* Her variety program,
The Julie Andrews Hour was critically successful, but was canceled after one season due to low ratings.
* Her stepdaughter, Jennifer Edwards, is best known for having played Heidi in the infamous "Heidi Bowl" adaptation.
* Wrote her first novel
Mandy after losing a dare from one of her stepdaughter. The terms of the agreement were that if she swore during a set period of time, Julie had to do something for her stepdaughter. She chose to write a story.
* Her first two books were published under the name Julie Edwards, in honor of her husband, Blake Edwards.
* Famously went topless in the film
S.O.B.
* Is best friends with comedienne, Carol Burnett, with whom she has starred in three specials with.
* Favorite tea is PG Tips.
* Her husband, Blake Edwards, has directed her in eight films and one Broadway musical.
* Reportedly loves crunchy peanut-butter.
* Has a rose named after her.
* Later became friends with 1964 Eliza Doolittle, Audrey Hepburn.
* Declined Tony nomination for
Victor/Victoria, because she felt the rest of the company had been "egregiously" overlooked.
* Soundstage Two, the stage where both
Mary Poppins and
The Princess Diaries were filmed, was re-dedicated as the Julie Andrews Stage in 2001.
* Has played a Lillian (or derivative of the name) in 5 films (Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Tooth Fairy, and Darling Lili).
* Lost her singing voice during a botched medical procedure in 1997.
* Has written numerous books with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton.
* Was official Disneyland Ambassador during 2005 Happiest Place on Earth Disneyland 50th Anniversary.
* Directed revivals of her first American stage show,
The Boy Friend in 2003 and 2005.
Videos-
The Gift of Music, 2008- Edelweiss
The Gift of Music, 2008- Do-Re-Mi
The Gift of Music, 2008- Impossible (Things Are Happening Every Day)
The Gift of Music, 2008- My Funny Valentine
The Gift of Music, 2008- Getting to Know You
The Julie Andrews Hour Skit, Part One
The Julie Andrews Hour Skit, Part Two
The Gift of Music, 2010- A Cockeyed Optimist
The Gift of Music, 2010- Getting to Know You
The Gift of Muisc, 2010- My Funny Valentine
The Gift of Music, 2010- Do-Re-Mi
Resources:
Julie Andrews Collection
Julie Andrews Online
Wikipedia- Julie Andrews
IMDb- Julie Andrews
Reel Classics.com- Julie Andrews
<center>
Andrews as the title character in
Victor/Victoria, 1982 </center>
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