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Julie Andrews Biography (1935-)
Original name, Julia Elizabeth Wells; born October 1, 1935, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England; daughter of Edward C. (a teacher) and Barbara (a pianist; maiden name, Ward) Wells; stepdaughter of Edward "Ted" Andrews (a music hall singer); married Tony Walton (a costume and production designer), May 10, 1959 (divorced May 7, 1968); married Blake Edwards (a film producer, director,and screenwriter), November 12, 1969; children: (first marriage) Emma Kate Walton Hamilton (an actress, artistic director, and writer); (second marriage)Amy Leigh Edwards, Joanna Lynne Edwards; (stepchildren) Jennifer Edwards (anactress), Geoffrey Edwards.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actor, singer, writer
- Birth Details
- October 1, 1935
- Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Singer, Starlight Roof (revue), Hippodrome Theatre, London, 1947
- Title role, Humpty Dumpty (pantomime), Casino Theatre, London, 1948
- Title role, Red Riding Hood (pantomime), Nottingham Theatre Royal,Nottingham, England, 1950
- Princess Balroulbadour, Aladdin, Casino Theatre, 1951
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Jack and the Beanstalk (pantomime), Coventry Hippodrome, Coventry,England, 1952
- Title role, Cinderella (pantomime), Palladium Theatre, London, 1953
- Member of the ensemble, Caps and Belles (revue), Empire Theatre, Nottingham, England, 1953
- Becky Dunbar, Mountain of Fire, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England, 1954
- Polly Browne, The Boy Friend, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1954
- Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, then Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1956 later Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1958-1959
- Guinevere, Camelot, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1960-1961
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Putting It Together (revue), Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1993
- Victoria Grant, Victor/Victoria, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1995-1997
- Host, Hey, Mr. Producer, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1998
- Host, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, Theatre at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1998
- Host, My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs, City Center Theatre, New York City, 2000
- Also appeared in a Royal Command Performance, Palladium Theatre, 1948.
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Film Appearances
- Voice of Princess Zeila, The Singing Princess (animated; also known as The Rose of Bagdad), Trans-National, 1952 (English-language version of La rosa di Bagdad, Ima, 1949
- Emily Barham, The Americanization of Emily (also known as Emily), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
- Title role, Mary Poppins, Buena Vista, 1964
- Herself, Action on the Beach, 1964
- Maria, The Sound of Music (also known as Sing-a-long Sound of Music), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
- Jerusha Bromley Hale, Hawaii, United Artists, 1966
- Dr. Sarah Louise Sherman, Torn Curtain, Universal, 1966
- Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- Gertrude Lawrence, Star! (also known as Loves of a Star andThose Were the Happy Times), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
- Lili Smith, Darling Lili, Paramount, 1970
- Herself, The Moviemakers, 1971
- Judith Farrow, The Tamarind Seed, Avco-Embassy, 1974
- Samantha "Sam" Taylor, 10, Warner Bros., 1979
- Amanda, Little Miss Marker, Universal, 1980
- Sally Miles, S.O.B., Paramount, 1981
- Victoria Grant/Count Victor Grezhinski (title roles), Victor/Victoria, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
- Marianna, The Man Who Loved Women, Columbia, 1983
- Stephanie Anderson, Duet for One, Cannon, 1986
- Gillian Fairchild, That's Life! (also known as Blake Edwards' That's Life!), Columbia, 1986
- Pamela Picquet, A Fine Romance (also known as A Touch of Adultery and Cin cin), Castle Hill, 1992
- Song performer, "The Lonely Goatherd" and "The Sound of Music," Welcome to Woop Woop, Goldwyn Films/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
- Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Queen of Genovia), The Princess Diaries (also known as The Princess of Tribeca), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 2001
- Also appeared in After the Laughter and The Laundromat.
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, The Julie Andrews Hour, ABC, 1972-1973
- Julie Carlyle-McGuire, Julie, ABC, 1992
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Movies
- Audrey Grant, Our Sons (also known as Too Little, Too Late), ABC, 1991
- Catherine, One Special Night, CBS, 1999
- Felicity, Relative Values, Starz!, 2000
- Ethel Thayer, On Golden Pond, CBS, 2001
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Specials
- Lise, "High Tor," Ford Star Jubilee, CBS, 1956
- Title role, Cinderella, CBS, 1957
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The Jack Benny Hour, CBS, 1959
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The Fabulous 50s, CBS, 1960
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Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, CBS, 1962
- Host, The Julie Andrews Show, NBC, 1965
- Host, The Julie Andrews Special, ABC, 1968
- Host, An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte, NBC, 1969
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A World of Love, CBS, 1970
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Disney World--A Gala Opening: Disneyland East (also known as The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World), NBC, 1971
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Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center, CBS, 1971
- Host, Julie! (documentary), ABC, 1972
- Host, Julie on Sesame Street, ABC, 1973
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Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute, 1973
- Host, Julie and Dick in Covent Garden, ABC, 1974
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Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is, 1974
- Host, Julie--My Favorite Things, ABC, 1975
- Host, Puzzle Children, PBS, 1976
- Song performer, "Peter Pan," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1976
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Julie and Perry and the Muppets, 1976
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America Salutes the Queen, NBC, 1977
- Host, Julie Andrews: One Step into Spring, CBS, 1978
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ABC's Silver Anniversary Special, 1978
- Host, Merry Christmas ... With Love, Julie, syndicated, 1979
- "Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev," The CBSFestival of Lively Arts for Young People, CBS, 1980
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Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala, NBC,1982
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Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1985
- Host, Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas, ABC, 1987
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Mancini and Friends, 1987
- Host, The 16th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award:A Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988
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Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics, 1988
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An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner, 1989
- "Julie and Carol: Together Again," AT&T Presents, ABC, 1989
- "Julie Andrews in Concert" (also known as "An Evening with Julie Andrews"), Great Performances, PBS, 1990
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Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams (documentary), PBS, 1991
- Host, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1992
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The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream (documentary), PBS, 1993
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The Sound of Julie Andrews, The Disney Channel, 1994
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The Making of My Fair Lady: More Loverly Than Ever, The Disney Channel, 1995
- "Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II," Great Performances, PBS, 1995
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Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Host, The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, NBC, 1998
- Host, Hey, Mr. Producer (also known as Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh), PBS, 1998
- Host, "My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies," Great Performances, PBS, 1999
- Host, "My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs," Great Performances,PBS, 2001
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Awards Presentations
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The 38th Annual Tony Awards, 1984
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The Second Annual American Comedy Awards, 1988
- Host, The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
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The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
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The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 2001
- Also appeared in the annual Tony Awards presentation, 1999.
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Episodic
- "Crescendo," DuPont Show of the Week, CBS, 1957
- Herself, The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1964
- Herself, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1977
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Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1989
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Reflections on the Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown, American Movie Classics, 1990
- Herself, Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1994
- Herself, "Caroline and Victor/Victoria," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1996
- Also appeared in episodes of talk shows.
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Radio Appearances
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Series
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Educating Archie, BBC, 1950
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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My Fair Lady (original Broadway cast recording), Columbia SpecialProjects, 1956
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Camelot (original cast recording), Columbia, 1960
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My Fair Lady (original London cast recording), Columbia, 1960
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Mary Poppins (original soundtrack recording), Buena Vista, 1964
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The Sound of Music (original soundtrack recording), RCA, 1965
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Thoroughly Modern Millie (original soundtrack recording), 1967
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Star! (original soundtrack recording), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
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Victor/Victoria (original soundtrack recording), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
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Love, Julie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
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The King and I (studio cast recording), Philips, 1992
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Putting It Together (original cast album), RCA, 1993
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Broadway--The Music of Richard Rodgers, Philips, 1994
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The Best of Julie Andrews: Thoroughly Modern Julie, Rhino, 1995
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Victor/Victoria (original Broadway cast album), Philips, 1995
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Here I'll Stay: The Words of Alan Jay Lerner, Philips, 1996
- Also recorded Christmas with Julie Andrews, Columbia; Broadway's Fair Julie;
Lion's Cage; and Tell It Again. With Carol Burnett, recorded Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett at Carnegie Hall.
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Videos
- Mary Poppins, The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue, 1985
- Mary Poppins, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho, 1992
- Mary Poppins, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, 1993
- Mary Poppins, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: You Can Fly, 1993
- Mary Poppins, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Be Our Guest, 1994
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WRITINGS
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Children's Books
- (As Julie Edwards) Mandy, illustrated by Judith Gwyn Brown, Harper& Row (New York City), 1971
- (As Julie Edwards) The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, Harper & Row, 1974
- (As Julie Andrews Edwards) Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea, illustrated by Henry Cole, Hyperion Books for Children (New York City), 1999
- (As Julie Andrews Edwards; with Emma Walton Hamilton) Dumpy Saves Christmas, illustrated by Tony Walton, Hyperion Books for Children, 2001
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Arntz, James, and Thomas S. Wilson, Julie Andrews, foreword by Carol Burnett, Contemporary Books (Chicago, IL), 1996
- Cottrell, John, Julie Andrews: The Story of a Star, Mayflower (London), 1968
- Spindle, Les, Julie Andrews: A Bio-Bibliography, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 1989
- Windeler, Robert, Julie Andrews, 1970, revised edition published as Julie Andrews: A Biography, St. Martin's Press (New York City), 1982
- Windeler, Robert, Julie Andrews: A Life on Stage and Screen, Thorndike Press (Thorndike, ME), 1997
Periodicals
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Advocate, May 21, 1991, p. 71
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Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1981, Section XII, p. 1; January 24, 1988, Section XIII, p. 4; October 11, 1992, Section VI, p. 5
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New York Daily News, September 10, 1972, Section III, p. 15; August 21, 1977, Section III, p. 7; December 10, 1989, p. 2
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New York Newsday, September 14, 1968, p. 2; November 15, 1987, Section II, p. 3
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New York Times, August 21, 1977, Section II, p. 1; March 14, 1982,Section II, p. 1
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People Weekly, December 13, 1999, pp. 175-76
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Playboy, December, 1982, p. 77
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Saturday Evening Post, May/June, 1996, pp. 36-40
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TV Guide, November 20, 1999, pp. 38-42
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