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Birth Place: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, ENGLAND

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Dame Julie Andrews DBE is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over eight decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Tony Awards. One of the biggest box office draws of the 1960s, Andrews has been honoured with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022. She was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.



A child actress and singer, Andrews appeared in the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954). Billed as "Britain's youngest prima donna", she rose to prominence in Broadway musicals starring as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (1956) and Queen Guinevere in Camelot (1960). She also starred in the Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical Cinderella (1957). Andrews made her feature film debut as the title character in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The following year, she starred in the musical film The Sound of Music (1965), playing Maria von Trapp and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Andrews starred in various films, working with directors including her husband Blake Edwards, George Roy Hill, and Alfred Hitchcock. Films she starred in include 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). She later returned to films, acting in The Princess Diaries (2001), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), as well as Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime (both 2003). She also lent her voice to the Shrek franchise (2001–2010) as Queen Lillian and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present) as Felonious Gru's mother Marlena.

Andrews is also known for her collaborations with Carol Burnett, including the specials Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962), Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center (1971) and Julie and Carol: Together Again (1989). She starred in her variety special, The Julie Andrews Hour (1973), for which she received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Musical Series. Recently she co-created and hosted Julie's Greenroom (2017), and voiced Lady Whistledown in the Netflix series Bridgerton (2020–present). Andrews has co-authored numerous children's books with her daughter and two autobiographies, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (2008) and Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years (2019).

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STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
Original London Production, 1998
Voice of Polynesia

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1995
Victoria Grant

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1993
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1960
Guenevere

[West End]
London Production, 1958
Eliza Doolittle

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1956
Eliza Doolittle

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1954
Polly

Productions

 
[Regional (US), 2005]
Director
 
[Regional (US), 2003]
Director

Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1996 - Best Actress - Musical

Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria

Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Julie Andrews, Putting It Together

Tony Awards - 1961 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Julie Andrews, Camelot

Tony Awards - 1957 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Julie Andrews, My Fair Lady


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1955 - Performance

Julie Andrews, The Boy Friend

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Julie Andrews been in?

Julie Andrews has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Julie Andrews been in?

Julie Andrews has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Julie Andrews's first West End show?

Julie Andrews's first West End show was My Fair Lady which opened in 1958

What awards has Julie Andrews been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Julie Andrews won?

Julie Andrews has won the following awards: Best Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Victor/Victoria; Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Victor/Victoria; and a Performance Award at the Theatre World Awards for The Boy Friend.

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