You probably have seen her in her most famous movies like: Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Victor/Victoria, Thoroughly Modern Millie, My fair lady (on broadway) or even Princess Diaries 1,2 with Anne Hathaway.
13 Facts About Julie Andrews:
1. Julie was born on 1 October 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, England.
1. Julie was born on 1 October 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, England.
2. Julie was born “Julia Elizabeth Wells” and became “Julie Andrews” after her mother married her second husband.
3. Julie Began her first official voice lessons, that is by someone other than her step-father, at the age of nine and a half.
4. At age twelve, Julie was in her first professional show called Starlight Roof. She sang the “Polonaise” from “Mignon” in twelve shows a week for a year.
5. The same year that Julie appeared in Starlight Roof she was also given a screen test. She was not signed by the studio and she was deemed “unfilmable.”
6. In 1954, Ms. Andrews first came to the US to be in a production of “The Boy Friend” on Broadway.
7. Julie and her second husband Blake Edwards have been married since 12 November 1969. They have two adopted children from Vietnam together.
8. Julie has one daughter with her first husband Tony Walton. Emma Walton and her mother write books together. I personally loved “Mandy.”
9. Julie has a rose named after her. You can see it here.
10. Julie played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady on Broadway, but was passed over for the part in the film version. She played Mary Poppins instead and received the Academy Award for Best Actress.
11. In early 1998, Julie lost her singing voice after having surgery to remove a non-cancerous growth on her vocal cords. She had been told that this was a routine surgery and that it would not affect her voice. It kills me every time I remember that.. :'(
12. In 2000, Ms. Andrews was made Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. Thanks for all of the hard work, Dame Julie!
13. Julie Andrew's best friend is Carol Burnett (also a very talented and awesome lady). They often did comedy/musical skits at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln center. If you wand to see a hilarious 'rap' skit about kids these days and their style (parody) made by these two brilliant ladies. Click this.
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| From the movie Victor/Victoria. Brilliant movie. Go watch it. No, seriously. Go. :) |
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| Two Vietnamese adopted children :) |
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| Daughter Emma |
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| Her husband (the brilliant movie producer) Blake Edwards who died recently. R.I.P. |
Thank you Julie, for making my childhood so much better. I grew up (re-)watching The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins. I danced around the house singing the songs and to this day I still know all the lyrics by heart. As I grew, I discovered many of your other movies that blew my mind as well. All those skits with Carol Burnett at the Carnegie Hall were hilarious and I can't even describe what joy they brought to me.
Thank you for being who you are. :)
Thank you for being who you are. :)
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