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]
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 (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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | La Rosa di Bagdad | Princess Zeila | Voice; 1952 English dub made in 1949 |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Mary Poppins | |
| Emily Barham | |||
| 1965 | Salzburg Sight and Sound | Herself | Short subject |
| Maria von Trapp | |||
| 1966 | Torn Curtain | Dr. Sarah Louise Sherman | |
| Hawaii | Jerusha Bromley | ||
| 1967 | Think Twentieth | Herself | Short subject |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | Millie Dillmount | ||
| 1968 | Star! | Gertrude Lawrence | |
| 1970 | Darling Lili | Lili Smith/Schmidt | |
| 1971 | Herself | Short subject | |
| 1972 | Julie | Documentary | |
| 1974 | Judith Farrow | ||
| 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther | Maid | Scene 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 | Marianna | ||
| 1986 | That's Life! | Gillian Fairchild | |
| Duet for One | Stephanie Anderson | ||
| 1991 | Mrs. Pamela Piquet | Cin cin – Italian title | |
| 2000 | Relative Values | Felicity Marshwood | |
| 2001 | Queen Clarisse Renaldi | ||
| 2002 | Herself | Cameo Appearance | |
| 2004 | Queen Clarisse Renaldi | ||
| Shrek 2 | Queen Lillian | Voice | |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | ||
| Enchanted | Narrator | ||
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy | Lily the Head Fairy | |
| Shrek Forever After | Queen Lillian | Voice | |
| Despicable Me | Marlena | ||
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | ||
| 2018 | Aquaman | Karathen | |
| 2022 | The King's Daughter | Narrator | |
| Marlena | Voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Ford Star Jubilee | Lise | Episode: High Tor with Bing Crosby |
| 1957 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella | Cinderella | Television SpecialOriginal live broadcast, 31 March |
| 1959 | The Gentle Flame | Trissa | Television 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 | ||
| 1965 | Host | ||
| 1969 | Herself | Episode: "An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte" | |
| 1971 | Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center | ||
| 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 | |||
| 1975 | Julie: My Favorite Things | ||
| 1976 | Singer - Title Song, 'Once Upon a Bedtime'. | ||
| 1977 | The Muppet Show | ||
| 1978 | Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | Herself – host | |
| 1981 | The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People | Herself | |
| 1987 | Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1990 | Julie Andrews in Concert | ||
| 1991 | Our Sons | Audrey Grant | TV movie |
| 1992 | Julie | Julie Carlisle | TV series (7 episodes) |
| The King & I | Anna | TV musical | |
| 1993 | Sound of Orchestra | Host | |
| 1995 | The Sound of Julie Andrews | ||
| Victor/Victoria | Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grezhinski | TV movie | |
| 1999 | One Special Night | Catherine | |
| 2001 | My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs | Narrator/Host | |
| On Golden Pond | Ethel Thayer | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Eloise at the Plaza | Nanny | |
| Eloise at Christmastime | |||
| 2004 | Broadway: The American Musical | Narrator/Host | Six-part PBS documentary series about Musical Theatre |
| Great Performances | Episode "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration," | ||
| 2012 | The Colbert Report | Guest | |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2 episodes | ||
| 2017 | Julie's Greenroom | Miss Julie | Co-creator; Netflix series |
| Bridgerton | Lady Whistledown (voice) | ||
| 2022 | AFI Life Achievement: Julie Andrews | Herself | Television special |
| 2023 | |||
| Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic |
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–1955 | 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 | Polynesia (voice) | Hammersmith, West End |