History Creator / JulieAndrews

* ''Film/EloiseAtThePlaza'' (2003)

** ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' (2010)

Her career tapered off in the '90s, partly due to a botched vocal surgery that cost Andrews her four-octave range, but she returned full-force as Queen Clarisse in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' in her first Disney film in 40 years, a role she reprised in [[Film/ThePrincessDiaries2RoyalEngagement the sequel]]. She went on to voice Queen Lillian in the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' franchise, star as Lily in ''Film/TheToothFairy'', and voice Marlena Gru in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'' and ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3''. She also voiced a sea monster in ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', {{playing against type}}.

** If we told you that she had a role in ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', you'd probably be able to guess said role was for a character who's heroic, but not that said character is [[spoiler: a ''giant sea monster'']].

Her career tapered off in the '90s, partly due to a botched vocal surgery that cost Andrews her four-octave range, but she returned full-force as Queen Clarisse in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' in her first Disney film in 40 years, a role she reprised in [[Film/ThePrincessDiaries2RoyalEngagement the sequel]]. She went on to voice Queen Lillian in the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' franchise, star as Lily in ''Film/TheToothFairy'', and voice Marlena Gru in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'' and ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3''. She was also in ''Film/Aquaman2018'' as a giant sea monster of all things.

She also swears like a sailor given the opportunity. She also met Creator/DavidTennant once - he ''almost died of glee and sheer joy.''

Her career tapered off in the '90s, partly due to a botched vocal surgery that cost Andrews her four-octave range, but she returned full-force as Queen Clarisse in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' in her first Disney film in 40 years, a role she reprised in [[Film/ThePrincessDiaries2RoyalEngagement the sequel]]. She went on to voice Queen Lillian in the ''{{Franchise/Shrek}}'' franchise, star as Lily in ''Film/TheToothFairy'', and voice Marlena Gru in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' and ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3''. She was also in ''Film/Aquaman2018'' as a giant sea monster of all things.

* CareerResurrection: ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' led to Julie re-entering the public eye in a different way, and she enjoyed lots of success as a CelebrityVoiceActor in the ''{{WesternAnimation/Shrek}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' franchises.

** She also plays Gru's nagging and emotionally abusive mother in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', in contrast to her CoolOldLady roles in later years.

** She turned down a chance to cameo in the remake of ''Mary Poppins'' to voice a ''{{kaiju}}'' in ''Film/Aquaman2018''.

There are ''many'' people who could be regarded as the Princesses of Television. Now, meet the Queen-- the acting one, that is, not the British one who [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen resides in Buckingham Palace]]. That is a ''whole'' different kettle of fish, though they ''are'' both British.

Her career tapered off in the '90s, partly due to a botched vocal surgery that cost Andrews her four-octave range, but she returned full-force as Queen Clarisse in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' in her first Disney film in 40 years. She went on to voice Queen Lillian in the ''{{Franchise/Shrek}}'' franchise, star as Lily in ''Film/TheToothFairy'', and voice Marlena Gru in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' and ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3''. She was also in ''Film/Aquaman2018'' as a giant sea monster of all things.

There are ''many'' people who could be regarded as the Princesses of Television. Now, meet the Queen -- the acting one, that is, not the British one who [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen resides in Buckingham Palace]]. That is a ''whole'' different kettle of fish, though they ''are'' both British.

There are ''many'' people who could be regarded as the Princesses of Television. Now, meet the Queen -- the Acting one, that is, not the British one who [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen resides in Buckingham Palace]]. That is a ''whole'' different kettle of fish, though they ''are'' both British.

There are ''many'' people who could be regarded as the Princesses of Television. Now, meet the Queen -- the Acting one, that is, not the British one who lives in Buckingham Palace. That is a ''whole'' different kettle of fish, though they ''are'' both British.

There are ''many'' people who are the Princesses of Television. Now, meet the Queen - the Acting one, not the British one that lives in Buckingham Palace. That is a ''whole'' different kettle of fish, though they ''are'' both British - [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Julie Andrews is a world-famous British actress, most notable for her roles as Film/MaryPoppins and Maria von Trapp in the film version of ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic''.

Born Julia Elizabeth Wells on 1 October 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, England, Julie Andrews grew up performing in vaudeville as a child, after her parents discovered her "freakish" four-octave singing voice. In 1948, at age 12, she performed at the Royal Command Variety Performance, the youngest person ever to do so.

She made her Broadway debut in ''The Boy Friend'', but became a national sensation as Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway smash ''Theatre/MyFairLady''. In early 1957, she took a week off from the show to star in the TV production of ''[[Theatre/CinderellaRodgersAndHammerstein Cinderella]]'', which became the most-watched television broadcast in history. While performing her third Broadway lead —- Queen Guenivere in ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' -— she was approached by Creator/WaltDisney, who asked her to star in the upcoming live-action adaptation of ''Film/MaryPoppins''. She agreed, and two years later won Best Actress in a Leading Role at both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards of 1964 - beating out Audrey Hepburn, who was nominated only for the former award, for her role as... Eliza Doolittle in the film of ''Film/MyFairLady''. On top of that, Andrews gave a classic TakeThat acceptance speech at the Golden Globes which she thanked Jack Warner for snubbing her for the film version of Eliza, and thus being able to trump Hepburn. The next year she had an even bigger smash hit — she starred in the film of ''The Sound of Music''.

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[Film/MaryPoppins Practically perfect in every way.]]]]

She and director Creator/BlakeEdwards were married in 1969 [[RomanceOnTheSet during the filming of]] ''Film/DarlingLili'' and remained married until his death in 2010. She counts comedienne Creator/CarolBurnett, ''The Sound of Music'' co-star Creator/ChristopherPlummer and three-time co-star James Garner among her closest friends.

Her career tapered off in the '90s, partly due to a botched vocal surgery that cost Andrews her four-octave range, but she returned full-force as Queen Clarisse in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' in her first Disney film in 40 years. She went on to voice Queen Lillian in the ''{{Franchise/Shrek}}'' franchise, star as Lily in ''Film/TheToothFairy'', and voice Marlena Gru in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' and ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3''. She was also in ''Film/{{Aquaman}}'' as a giant sea monster of all things.

Her career tapered off in the '90s, partly due to a botched vocal surgery that cost Andrews her four-octave range, but she returned full-force as Queen Clarisse in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' in her first Disney film in 40 years. She went on to voice Queen Lillian in the ''{{Franchise/Shrek}}'' franchise, star as Lily in ''Film/TheToothFairy'', and voice Marlena Gru in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' and ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3''.

* SirSwearsALot: She is infamously foul-mouthed behind the scenes in contrast to the public's perception of her as a proper English lady.

She made her Broadway debut in ''The Boy Friend'', but became a national sensation as Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway smash ''Theatre/MyFairLady''. In early 1957, she took a week off from the show to star in the TV production of ''Theatre/CinderellaRodgersAndHammerstein'', which became the most-watched television broadcast in history. While performing her third Broadway lead — Queen Guenivere in ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' — she was approached by Creator/WaltDisney, who asked her to star in the upcoming live-action adaptation of ''Film/MaryPoppins''. She agreed, and two years later won Best Actress in a Leading Role at both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards of 1964 - beating out Audrey Hepburn, who was nominated only for the former award, for her role as... Eliza Doolittle in the film of ''Film/MyFairLady''. On top of that, Andrews gave a classic TakeThat acceptance speech at the Golden Globes which she thanked Jack Warner for snubbing her for the film version of Eliza, and thus being able to trump Hepburn. The next year she had an even bigger smash hit — she starred in the film of ''The Sound of Music''.

** The tension between the Captain and Maria in ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' was pretty real; Creator/ChristopherPlummer was annoyed with Julie during filming, calling her "Ms Disney". They however later became good friends.

Born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1, 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, England, Julie Andrews grew up performing in vaudeville as a child, after her parents discovered her "freakish" four-octave singing voice. In 1948, at age 12, she performed at the Royal Command Variety Performance, the youngest person ever to do so.

* MagnumOpusDissonance: She described her favourite role as ''Film/TheAmericanizationOfEmily'' - a lesser known World War II drama that was significant at the time and is still beloved among her hardcore fans, but hasn't the mainstream popularity of her more famous roles. (Incidentally, her co-star in that film, Creator/JamesGarner, listed it as his personal favourite role as well.)

She's also written several children's books under the name Julie Andrews Edwards, the most famous of which are ''Literature/TheLastOfTheReallyGreatWhangdoodles'' and ''Mandy''. Interestingly, most of the marketing for them doesn't mention the author's work as an actress. They're quite charming. She is also the lead in ''Julie's Greenroom'', an original Creator/JimHenson Company production featuring Andrews hosting a group of young children who are learning about the theater, with top-flight guest stars such as Creator/IdinaMenzel. It can be seen on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Additionally, she narrated ''Broadway: The American Musical'', a six-part Creator/{{PBS}} documentary miniseries on the Broadway musicals where she started her career that aired in the fall of 2004.

** She also plays Grew's nagging and emotionally abusive mother in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', in contrast to her CoolOldLady roles in later years.

** She was strongly considered to reprise her role as Eliza Doolittle in the film version of ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', but Jack Warner wanted to go with a name actress, and cast Creator/AudreyHepburn instead. They ended up competing with each other at the Oscars, where Julie won Best Actress for ''Film/MaryPoppins''.

* MagnumOpusDissonance: She described her favourite role as ''Film/TheAmericanizationOfEmily'' - a lesser known World War II drama that was significant at the time and is still beloved among her hardcore fans, but hasn't the mainstream popularity of her more famous roles.