Julie Andrews

StageTelevision Age

Eliza on stage, Mary Poppins on screen

Facts

Overview

Originated Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady on Broadway in 1956 and Guinevere in Camelot 1960. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Mary Poppins 1964, and The Sound of Music 1965 became one of the highest grossing films of the 1960s. She won Grammy Awards for both soundtrack albums and later added Emmy Awards for television specials. She was made a Dame in 2000.

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