Julie Andrews is an Emmy, Grammy and Academy Award-winning English actress, singer, and author, who became famous for her starring roles in the Broadway musical My Fair Lady and the musical films Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound Of Music (1965). Currently, she is the Official Ambassador of the Happiest Homecoming on Earth for Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Celebration and recently made her debut as a theatre director.

Andrews made her professional solo debut at the London Hippodrome in a new musical revue called Starlight Roof in 1947.
Made her American debut starring in the Broadway production of The Boy Friend in 1954. Later in her career, she returned to The Boy Friend, directing productions at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York, in 2003, and at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, in 2005.

She has also starred in two made-for-television movies based on the character of Eloise (playing her Nanny), the child who lives at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. In 2004, she lent her voice in the role as Queen Lillian to the highly successful animated hit Shrek 2, the sequel to the 2001 smash.

Public Name: Julie Andrews
Birth Name: Dame Julie Andrews
Date of Birth: 1 October 1935
Place of Birth: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Filmography

• Shrek the Third, 2007
• The Cat That Looked at a King, 2004
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, 2004
• Shrek 2, 2004 (voice)
• Eloise at Christmastime, 2003 (TV)
• Eloise at the Plaza, 2003 (TV)
• The Nutcracker, 2001 (TV)
• The Princess Diaries, 2001
• On Golden Pond, 2001 (TV)
• Relative Values, 2000
• One Special Night, 1999 (TV)
• Victor/Victoria, 1995 (TV)
• "Julie", 1992 TV Series
• Our Sons, 1991 (TV)
• Cin cin, 1991
• Duet for One, 1986
• That's Life!, 1986
• The Man Who Loved Women, 1983
• Trail of the Pink Panther, 1982
• Victor/Victoria, 1982
• S.O.B., 1981
• "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People", 1980 TV Episode
• Little Miss Marker, 1980
• 10, 1979
• Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring, 1978 (TV)
• The Tamarind Seed, 1974
• Julie's Christmas Special, 1973 (TV)
• "The Julie Andrews Hour", 1972 TV Series
• Darling Lili, 1970
• Star!, 1968
• Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1967
• Hawaii, 1966
• Torn Curtain, 1966
• The Sound of Music, 1965
• The Americanization of Emily, 1964
• Mary Poppins, 1964
• Cinderella, 1957 (TV)
• "Ford Star Jubilee", 1956 TV Episode
• Rosa di Bagdad, La, 1949 (voice)

Awards

• Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award 2007
• Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement 2001
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical "Victor/Victoria" 1996
• Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical "Victor/Victoria" 1996
• Women in Film Crystal Award 1993
• David di Donatello Prize Best Actress "Victor/Victoria" 1983
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) "Victor/Victoria" 1982
• Emmy Outstanding Musical Variety Series "The Julie Andrews Hour" 1972 - 73
• Golden Globe Award World Film Favorite-Female 1967
• NATO Star of the Year Award 1967
• Golden Globe Award World Film Favorite-Female 1966
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) "The Sound of Music" 1965
• British Film Academy Award Most Promising Newcomer "Mary Poppins" 1964
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) "Mary Poppins" 1964
• Grammy Best Recording for Children "Mary Poppins" 1964
• Oscar Best Actress "Mary Poppins" 1964
• New York Drama Critics Award Best Actress in a Musical "My Fair Lady" 1956
• Theatre World Award "The Boy Friend" 1955