Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, and theatrical director who has had a lifelong career on the screen and stage. She made her film debut voice-dubbing the role of Princess Zeila in the 1949 animated film La Rosa di Bagdad. Her professional stage debut on Broadway was in the musical comedy The Boy Friend where she played Polly Brown from 1954 to 1955. For this role, she won the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut in 1955. Then from 1956 to 1959, Andrews played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady which earned her a Tony Award nomination, the first of three that she received during her career. After this success, she played the title role in the 1957 television special Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.Spindle, pp. 4–5. For this appearance, she received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress – Best Single Performance – Lead or Support. She received her second Tony nomination in 1961 when she originated the role of Queen Guinevere in Camelot. After this, she auditioned for the role of Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film adaptation of My Fair Lady, losing the role to Audrey Hepburn. Instead, Andrews was cast as the title role in the 1964 musical film Mary Poppins.Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary Edition DVD. For this role, she received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy Award. Her next big success was portraying Maria Von Trapp in the 1965 musical film The Sound of Music. For her portrayal, she received a second Golden Globe, another Academy Award nomination and another BAFTA nomination.
Between 1964 and 1986, Andrews starred in many films including 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) for which she earned her sixth Golden Globe,Julie Andrews: A Life Of Achievements . CBS News. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2007. That's Life! (1986) and Duet for One (1986). From 1972 to 1973, she hosted her own variety show titled The Julie Andrews Hour. The program earned her a Primetime Emmy Award and a second nomination. In 1992, she starred in the short-lived American sitcom Julie. She returned to the stage in the Stephen Sondheim-themed musical revue Putting It Together, where she starred as Amy, in 1993. She reprised her role as Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grezhinski for the 1995 Broadway adaptation of Victor/Victoria. This earned her a third Tony Award nomination, though she declined, citing that she felt that the rest of the company had been overlooked, and her first Drama Desk Award. Since 2000, she has been seen on screen as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its sequel (2004)Singing comeback for Dame Julie . 19 March 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2008. and as Lily the Head Fairy in Tooth Fairy (2010). She has lent her voice to Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third, Enchanted (both 2007), Shrek Forever After"Weekend Report: 'Shrek' Shrinks with Fourth Movie". Box Office Mojo. 24 May 2010. Despicable Me (both 2010), Despicable Me 3 (2017), Aquaman (2018), and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022). In 2017, she directed a revival of My Fair Lady at the Sydney Opera House for Opera Australia."Julie Andrews to direct Sydney Opera House production of My Fair Lady" by Alexandra Spring, The Guardian, 5 August 2015 Her direction earned her a nomination for the Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Musical. The same year, she co-created and hosted a children's educational show titled Julie's Greenroom, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.
Film Year Title RoleNotes1952 La Rosa di BagdadPrincess ZeilaVoice; 1952 English dub made in 19491964Mary PoppinsMary PoppinsAcademy Award for Best ActressEmily Barham1965Salzburg Sight and SoundHerselfShort subjectMaria von Trapp1966Torn CurtainDr. Sarah Louise ShermanHawaiiJerusha Bromley1967Think TwentiethHerselfShort subjectThoroughly Modern MillieMillie Dillmount1968Star!Gertrude Lawrence1970Darling LiliLili Smith/Schmidt1971HerselfShort subject1972JulieDocumentary1974Judith Farrow1975The Return of the Pink PantherMaidScene cutSikov, Ed. Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers (2002)1976The Pink Panther Strikes AgainAinsley Jarvis (singing voice)Uncredited197910Samantha Taylor1980Little Miss MarkerAmanda Worthington1981S.O.B.Sally Miles1982Victor/VictoriaVictoria Grant / Count Victor GrezhinskiTrail of the Pink PantherCharwomanUncredited1983Marianna1986That's Life!Gillian FairchildDuet for OneStephanie Anderson1991Mrs. Pamela PiquetCin cin – Italian title2000Relative ValuesFelicity Marshwood2001Queen Clarisse Renaldi2002Unconditional Love HerselfCameo appearance2004Queen Clarisse RenaldiShrek 2LillianVoice2007Shrek the ThirdEnchanted Narrator 2010Tooth FairyLily the Head FairyShrek Forever After Lillian VoiceDespicable Me Mrs Gru2017Despicable Me 3 2018Aquaman Karathen2022The King's Daughter Narrator Minions: The Rise of GruMarlena Voice
Television Year Title RoleNotes1956Ford Star JubileeLiseEpisode: High Tor with Bing Crosby1957Rodgers and Hammerstein's CinderellaCinderellaTV special; Original live broadcast, 31 March1959The Gentle FlameTrissaTV movie, BBC1961The Ed Sullivan Show HerselfCBS special tribute to Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; performed songs from Brigadoon, My Fair Lady and Camelot1962The Garry Moore ShowSeason 5 – Episode 1Julie and Carol at Carnegie HallTV special1964The Andy Williams Show1965Host1969 HerselfEpisode: "An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte"1971Julie and Carol at Lincoln CenterHostTV series (24 episodes)1973Julie on Sesame Street Herself1974The Dick Cavett ShowJulie and Dick at Covent GardenJulie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is1975Julie: My Favorite Things1976Peter Pan Singer - Title Song, "Once Upon a Bedtime"1977The Muppet Show1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringHerself – host1981The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People Herself1987Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas1989Julie & Carol: Together Again1990Julie Andrews in Concert1991Our SonsAudrey GrantTV movie1992JulieJulie CarlisleTV series (7 episodes)The King & IAnnaTV musical1993Sound of Orchestra Host1995The Sound of Julie AndrewsVictor/VictoriaVictoria Grant / Count Victor GrezhinskiTV movie1999One Special NightCatherine Howard2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsNarrator/HostOn Golden PondEthel ThayerTV movie2003Eloise at the Plaza NannyEloise at Christmastime2004Broadway: The American Musical Narrator/HostSix-part PBS documentary series about musical theatreGreat PerformancesEpisode "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration"2012The Colbert Report Guest2014The One ShowThe Graham Norton Show2 episodes2017Julie's GreenroomMiss JulieCo-creator; Netflix seriesBridgertonLady Whistledown (voice) 2022AFI Life Achievement: Julie Andrews Herself TV special 2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton StoryLady Whistledown (voice)5 episodesDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic Herself TV special 2024Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Stage YearTitleRoleTheatre1949RADA CabaretLyceum Theatre, London1954–1955Polly BrownRoyale Theatre, Broadway1956–1959My Fair LadyEliza DoolittleMark Hellinger Theatre, BroadwayTheatre Royal Drury Lane, West End1960–1962CamelotQueen GuenevereMajestic Theatre, Broadway1993Putting It TogetherAmyManhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway1995–1997Victor/VictoriaVictoria Grant / Count Victor GrezhinskiMarquis Theatre, Broadway1998–1999Doctor Dolittle Polynesia (voice)Hammersmith, West End2003–2005The Boy FriendDirector
See also List of awards and nominations received by Julie Andrews
References
External links Julie Andrews on IMDb Julie Andrews at the Internet Broadway Database