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Julie Andrews was born on October 1, 1935, in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England. -
She first lived in the village she was originally born in by the banks of the River when she was born. Now she lives in Long Island, New York. -
Julie Andrews father is Edward Wells and her mother was Barbra Wells her real parents divorced at the age of 7 and her mother got remarried to Ted Andrews during that time when she remarried both Ted and Barbra were both abusive and alcoholics later on Ted adopted Julie making her Julie Andrews although Ted was the way he was he started off Julies career by starting her off on singing lessons. -
When she was 8 she attended a dramatic ballet school which had regular school in the afternoon and dramatic ballet training in the morning. From 10 to 12 she went to a private girls school. But from 12 on, she worked professionally. -
At the age of 10, Andrews began singing with her pianist mother and singer stepfather in their musical act. -
Andrews made history at the age of 13. She became the youngest solo artist to perform at the Royal Variety Command Performance for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. -
Her 19th birthday, Andrews made her Broadway debut as Polly Browne in the London musical The Boy Friend. -
In 1957, Andrews released her debut solo album, The Lass with the Delicate Air, which harked back to her British music hall days. -
She was married to her first husband, set designer Tony Walton, for nine years. They had one child and worked on many creative projects together before their divorce in 1968. -
Emma Walton Hamilton is Andrews first child, whom she had with Tony Walton. -
Walt Disney hand-picked Julie Andrews to play her most famous role, Mary Poppins. He saw one of Andrews play and when the show was over, he rushed backstage to offer her the part. She won an Oscar for Best Actress in her first film, playing the title role in Mary Poppins. -
Julie Andrews played as Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music. It became the number one box office film after four weeks, and the highest-grossing film of 1965. Andrews won Best Actress and Best Female Musical Performance in her acting for The Sound of Music. -
Blake Edwards was Andrews longest love and she married him in 1969. With the marriage came two stepchildren from Edward's previous marriage they were married for 41 years until Edwards death of pneumonia in 2010. -
Julie Andrews, received her honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at the June 6, 1970, commencement. -
Amy Edwards was born in Vietnam and adopted by Andrews and Blake Edwards in 1974 when she was 2 months old -
Andrews and Edwards adopted Joanna Edwards from Vietnam in 1975, a year after they brought home Amy. -
In 1989, Andrews became the first actress to receive the special Tribute Award of the British Academy for Film and Television. -
Julie Andrews underwent vocal cord surgery in 1997 to remove non-cancerous nodules from her throat after experiencing vocal issues during her Broadway run of Victor/Victoria. -
Julie Andrews has been in very may movies, films and show. She has also mostly voice acted in famous movies such as Aquaman, minions and shrek -
She received the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award for her long career in film. -
The American Film Institute presented the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award to Julie Andrews at the Dolby Theatre on June 9, 2022. The AFI award is the highest honor for a career in film. -
Biography Online
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