Julie Andrews on screen and stage

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Andrews as Queen Guinevere in 1960 production of the musical Camelot

Julie Andrews is an 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 was in the musical comedy The Boy Friend where she played Polly Brown from 1954 to 1955. [1] 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 [2] 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 . [3] [4] 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. [5] Instead, Andrews was cast as the title role in the 1964 musical film Mary Poppins . [6] For this role, she received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy Award. [7] Her next big success was portraying Maria Von Trapp in the 1965 musical film The Sound of Music . [8] For her portrayal, she received a second Golden Globe, another Academy Award nomination and another BAFTA nomination. [9]

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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, [10] 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, [11] [12] and her first Drama Desk Award. Since 2000, she has been seen on screen as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in the television film The Princess Diaries (2001) and its sequel (2004) [13] 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'' [14] , Despicable Me [15] (both 2010), Despicable Me 3 (2017), Aquaman (2018), [16] [17] 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 . [18] 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1952 La Rosa di Bagdad Princess ZeilaVoice; 1952 English dub made in 1949
1964 Mary Poppins Mary Poppins
The Americanization of Emily Emily Barham
1965Salzburg Sight and SoundHerselfShort subject
The Sound of Music Maria von Trapp
1966 Torn Curtain Dr. Sarah Louise Sherman
Hawaii Jerusha Bromley
1967Think TwentiethHerselfShort subject
Thoroughly Modern Millie Millie Dillmount
1968 Star! Gertrude Lawrence
1970 Darling Lili Lili Smith/Schmidt
1971The MoviemakersHerselfShort subject
1972JulieDocumentary
1974 The Tamarind Seed Judith Farrow
1975 The Return of the Pink Panther MaidScene cut [19]
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again Ainsley Jarvis (singing voice, uncredited)
1979 10 Samantha Taylor
1980 Little Miss Marker Amanda Worthington
1981 S.O.B. Sally Miles
1982 Victor/Victoria Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grezhinski
Trail of the Pink Panther Charwoman (uncredited)
1983 The Man Who Loved Women Marianna
1986 That's Life! Gillian Fairchild
Duet for One Stephanie Anderson
1991 A Fine Romance Mrs. Pamela PiquetCin cin – Italian title
2000 Relative Values Felicity Marshwood
2001 The Princess Diaries Queen Clarisse Renaldi
2002 Unconditional Love HerselfCameo Appearance
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Queen Clarisse Renaldi
Shrek 2 Queen LillianVoice
2007 Shrek the Third
Enchanted Narrator
2010 Tooth Fairy Lily the Head Fairy
Shrek Forever After Queen LillianVoice
Despicable Me Marlena
2017 Despicable Me 3
2018 Aquaman Karathen
2022 The King's Daughter Narrator
Minions: The Rise of Gru MarlenaVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1956 Ford Star Jubilee LiseEpisode: High Tor with Bing Crosby
1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella CinderellaTelevision Special

Original live broadcast, 31 March

1959The Gentle FlameTrissaTelevision Movie, BBC
1961 The Ed Sullivan Show Herself CBS special tribute to Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe

performed songs from Brigadoon , My Fair Lady and Camelot

1962 The Garry Moore Show Season 5 – Episode 1
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall Television Special
1964 The Andy Williams Show
1965The Julie Andrews ShowHost
1969A World in MusicHerselfEpisode: "An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte"
1971Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center
1972–1973 The Julie Andrews Hour Host
1973 Julie on Sesame Street Herself
1974 The Dick Cavett Show
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is
1975Julie: My Favorite Things
1976 Peter Pan Singer - Title Song, 'Once Upon a Bedtime'.
1977 The Muppet Show
1978Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringHerself – host
1981The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young PeopleHerself
1987Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas
1989 Julie & Carol: Together Again
1990Julie Andrews in Concert
1991 Our Sons Audrey GrantTV movie
1992 Julie Julie CarlisleTV series (7 episodes)
The King & I AnnaTV musical
1993Sound of OrchestraHost
1995The Sound of Julie Andrews
Victor/Victoria Victoria Grant / Count Victor GrezhinskiTV movie
1999 One Special Night Catherine
2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsNarrator/Host
On Golden Pond Ethel ThayerTV movie
2003 Eloise at the Plaza Nanny
Eloise at Christmastime
2004Broadway: The American MusicalNarrator/HostSix-part PBS documentary series about Musical Theatre
2009–2010

2012–2017

Great Performances Episode "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration,"
2012 The Colbert Report Guest
2014, 2017 The Graham Norton Show 2 episodes
2017 Julie's Greenroom Miss JulieCo-creator; Netflix series
2020–2024 Bridgerton Lady Whistledown (voice)
2022 AFI Life Achievement: Julie Andrews HerselfTelevision special
2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

Stage

YearTitleRoleTheatre
1954–1955 The Boy Friend Polly Brown Royale Theatre, Broadway
1956–1959 My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
1960–1962 Camelot Queen Guenevere Majestic Theatre, Broadway
1993 Putting It Together Amy Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway
1995–1997 Victor/Victoria Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grezhinski Marquis Theatre, Broadway
1998–1999 Doctor Dolittle Polynesia (voice) Hammersmith, West End

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