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Endpoint: Julie Andrews



created on: 14/07/2016
by: bob (9197)
 
 

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Dame Julia Elizabeth "Julie" Andrews, (née Wells; born 1 October 1935, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) is an English film and stage actress, a singer, an author, a theatre director, and a dancer.

Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared on the West End in 1948, and made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954). In 1957, she appeared on television with the title role in the musical, Cinderella, which was seen by over 100 million viewers. She rose to prominence starring in musicals such as My Fair Lady (1957) and Camelot (1960).

Andrews made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins (1964) with her performance in the title role, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She starred in The Sound of Music (1965), playing Maria, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Adjusted for inflation, The Sound of Music is the third-highest grossing film of all time.

Between 1964 and 1986, Andrews starred in, The Americanization of Emily (1964), Hawaii (1966), Torn Curtain (1966), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Star! (1968), Darling Lili (1970), The Tamarind Seed (1974), 10 (1979), Victor Victoria (1982), That's Life! (1986), and Duet for One (1986).

In 2000, Andrews was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing arts. In 2002, she was ranked #59 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. In 2003, she revisited her first Broadway success, this time as a stage director, with a revival of The Boy Friend at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York.

From 2001 to 2004, Andrews starred in The Princess Diaries (2001), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). From 2004 to 2010, she lent her voice to the Shrek animated films (2004–2010), and Despicable Me (2010).

Andrews has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, 5 Golden Globes, 3 Grammys, 2 Emmys, the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honors Award, and the Disney Legend Award. She is an author of children's books, and has published her autobiography, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (2008).
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Submitted by : bob (9197)
on : 14/07/2016