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Julie Andrews
Age: 74
Height: 5' 8"
Birth Place: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Born: Oct. 1st, 1935
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BIOGRAPHY: Julie Andrews made her debut on Broadway in 1954 at age 19. Later, she worked in television until 1964 when her first successful movie as a protagonist was released: it was Mary Poppins (1964) by Robert Stevenson (I), for which she won an Oscar. In the following years, she worked with different directors in various genres (e.g., Robert Wise (I) in The Sound of Music (1965) and with Alfred Hitchcock (I) in Torn Curtain (1966)). In 1969, she married the director Blake Edwards, with whom she also made various movies (e.g., Victor Victoria (1982)).
TRIVIA:
- She was a recipient of the John Kennedy Centre Honours in 2001.
- Has owned a chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, for many years. Every year she pays for Gstaad's Christmas lights. In July she presents the prize for the winner of the annual Gstaad Tennis Open. She once said if she was nervous before a performance on stage, she'd just have to look at a photo from 'lovely' Gstaad, and she was reassured.
- Was named a Dame by Britain's 'Queen Elizabeth II' (qv) on the Millenium New Year's Honours List on December 31, 1999.
- (2001) The London press reported that Miss Andrews's settlement for her botched throat surgery was nearly 21 million British pounds, or about 30 million U.S. dollars.
- Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is directly in front of the new addition to the Chinese Theatre. The star was dedicated on 5 Oct, 1979.
- Has been nominated for Broadway's Best Actress (Musical) Tony Award three times: in 1957 for "My Fair Lady," in 1961 for "Camelot" and in 1996 for "Victor/ Victoria."
- She was the youngest person ever to appear in a Royal Command Performance. She performed for 'King George VI' (qv), Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth/'Queen Elizabeth II' (qv) and 'Princess Margaret' (qv).
- Received the Screen Actors Guild lifetime achievement award on January 28, 2007.
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