She is a legend.
- Julie Andrews’ full name is Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews.
- Julie Andrews is an actress, singer, director, dancer and author.
- Julie Andrews was born on the 1 October, 1935, in Surrey, England.
- Julie Andrews was named a dame, by Queen Elizabeth II, in 2000, for services to the performing arts.
- Julie Andrews’ voice was damaged in 1997 due to a throat operation, and she never regained her incredible four octave singing voice, and as a result, she has participated in very few singing performances ever since.
Julie Andrews
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- Julie Andrews married Tony Walton, and later Blake Edwards, and had five children, two of them orphans adopted from Vietnam, and two of them step children from Edwards’ previous marriage.
- Julie Andrews started performing on stage with her parents in 1945, and within two years she was singing solo.
- Julie Andrews is best known for her work as an actress in the musical Disney film ‘Mary Poppins’ (1964), portraying the main character, Mary Poppins; and as Maria von Trapp, in the 20th Century Fox film, the ‘Sound of Music’ (1965).
- Julie Andrews has won over 25 awards, and been nominated for many, including 16 for Best Actress.
- Julie Andrews has written many children’s books, some of which have become New York Times bestsellers.
Bibliography:
Julie Andrews, 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews>
