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Julie Andrews

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Julie Andrews: Biography

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Birth Name: Julia Elizabeth Wells
Birth Place: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/01/1935, Libra
Profession: Actor; singer; writer

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Julie Andrews Fast Facts:

Made her Broadway debut in 1954 with a featured role in The Boy Friend. In 2003, she directed a revival of the same musical at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Although she originated the part of Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady on Broadway in 1956, Audrey Hepburn played the role in the 1964 film. At the Academy Awards, Andrews won Best Actress for her film debut in Mary Poppins while Hepburn wasn't even nominated.
In 1996, was the only person involved with the Broadway production of Victor/Victoria to be nominated for a Tony. She declined the honor because she felt the others were "egregiously overlooked."
Has written a number of children's books, many with daughter Emma; published an autobiography, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, in 2008.
Named a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on December 31, 1999.
Singing range spanned an impressive four octaves before 1997, when Andrews underwent throat surgery that she claims ruined her singing voice.
Was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2001.

Julie Andrews Relationships:
Ted Andrews - Stepfather
Joanna Lynne Edwards - Daughter
Barbara Andrews - Mother
Jennifer Edwards - Stepdaughter
John Wells - Brother
Ted Wells - Father
Emma Walton Hamilton - Daughter
Geoffrey Edwards - Stepson
Tony Walton - Ex-husband
Amy Edwards - Daughter
Blake Edwards - Husband (deceased)
Julie Andrews Awards:
1973 Emmy: Outstanding New Series - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Winner
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1973 Emmy: Outstanding Variety Musical Series - Winner
1972 Emmy: Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical (Variety and Popular Music) - Nominee
1967 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1968 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1969 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1970 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1965 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1969 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1971 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1957 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee
1961 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee
1996 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Nominee
1964 Grammy: Best Recording for Children - Winner
1964 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1958 Emmy: Actress - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support - Nominee
1965 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1966 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1968 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1964 BAFTA Awards: Most Promising Newcomer to Film - Winner
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award - Winner
2010 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album For Children - Winner