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On 1 November 1948, a thirteen-year-old Andrews became the youngest solo performer ever to be seen in a Royal Variety Performance before King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the London Palladium. Andrews performed alongside singer Danny Kaye, dancers the Nicholas Brothers, and the comedy team George and Bert Bernard.
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.
Feb 5, 2021 · Julie Andrews is an Oscar-winning actress and singer famous for her roles in 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music.'
Julie Andrews. Actress: The Sound of Music. 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.
Jun 17, 2024 · Julie Andrews (born October 1, 1935, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) is an English motion-picture, stage, and musical star noted for her crystalline four-octave voice and her charm and skill as an actress.
Jun 10, 2022 · CNN — Nearly six decades after the film’s release, the Hollywood Hills were alive with “ The Sound of Music ” on Thursday night, thanks to a reunion of epic proportions.
Dec 22, 2023 · With her angelic voice, her mesmerizing on-screen presence, and her unwavering air of warm elegance, Dame Julie Andrews is nothing short of an icon. After her performing career began as a child in London thanks to her, as she once put it to Vanity Fair, "freaky adult" voice, she shot to fame on the West End and Broadway. After enchanting ...
Jun 7, 2022 · Julie Andrews Spills the Tea on Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and The Princess Diaries. The AFI Life Achievement recipient discusses her most memorable films—and what audiences actually...
Oct 1, 2020 · Julie Andrews had a number of things working against her before she became an international superstar in her first movie role in “ Mary Poppins .” Andrews, who turns 85 on Oct. 1, almost had...
Oct 16, 2019 · By the 1970s, Julie Andrews was still best known for embodying rays of sunshine onscreen in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. But the Oscar and Golden Globe–winning...
