Julie Andrews



First NameJulie
Last NameAndrews
Full Name at BirthJulia Elizabeth Wells
Other NamesJulie Edwards
Mrs Blake Edwards
Age76
Date of BirthOctober 1, 1935
BirthplaceWalton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Height5' 8" (173 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignLibra
ReligionAnglican / Episcopalian
EthnicityWhite
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActress, Author
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameMary Poppins, Sound of Music
Music GenreStage & Screen
Music StyleStage & Screen, Vocal, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop
Music MoodHappy, Refined/Mannered, Joyous, Sweet, Innocent, Exuberant, Springlike, Poignant, Reflective, Playful, Romantic, Amiable/Good-Natured, Gentle, Sophisticated, Cheerful, Sentimental
InstrumentBassoon, Vocals
FatherTed Wells
Ted Andrews (step father)
MotherBarbara Wells
Brother(s)John Wells
Other Family MembersBlake Edwards (husband)
FriendsJack Benny, Bud Yorkin
Associated PeopleAnne Hathaway

Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (née Wells; born 1 October 1935) is a British film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honours. Andrews was a former British child actress and singer who made her Broadway debut in 1954 with The Boy Friend, and rose to prominence starring in other musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, and in musical films such as Mary Poppins (1964), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and The Sound of Music (1965): the roles for which she is still best-known. Her voice, which originally spanned four octaves, was damaged by a throat operation in 1997.


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Filmography

Selected Julie Andrews film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2010
Queen

2010
Lily

2010
Gru's Mom

2007
The Narrator

2007
Queen

2004
Queen

2003
Nanny

2002
Julie Andrews

2002
Paraíso Filmes
Actress on TV

2001
On Golden Pond
Ethel Thayer

2000
Felicity Marshwood

1999
One Special Night
Catherine

1995
Victor/Victoria
Victor, Victoria

1992
A Fine Romance
Mrs. Pamela Piquet

1992
Julie
Julie Carlyle-McGuire

1991
Our Sons
Audrey Grant

1986
Stephanie Anderson

1986
Gillian Fairchild

1983
Marianna

1982
Charwoman

1982
Victoria Grant

1981
Sally Miles

1980
Amanda

1979
10
Samantha Taylor

1976
Ainsley Jarvis

1974
Judith Farrow

1972
Cinderella, Herself

1970
Lili Smith

1968
Gertrude Lawrence

1967
Millie Dillmount

1966
Jerusha Bromley

1966
Sarah Louise Sherman

1965
Maria

1964
Emily Barham

1959
The Gentle Flame
Trissa

1957
Cinderella

1955
Ford Star Jubilee
Lise

1949
The Singing Princess
Princess Zeila

Soundtrack Credits

2009
The Nolans: In the Mood for Dancing
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2008
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
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2008
The Nostalgia Critic
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2008
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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2005
20 to 1
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1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
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1995
Victor/Victoria
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1979
10
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1970
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1968
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1964
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1962
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
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1960
The Fabulous Fifties
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1957
Cinderella
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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Academy Award for Best Actress
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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2001 Kennedy Center Honorees
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1961–1980)
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