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Julie Andrews Facts
| Sign | Libra |
| Born |
Oct 1, 1935 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey |
| Age | 90 |
| Total Facts | 55 |
Mary Poppins (1964) for Disney, The Sound of Music (1965) for 20th Century Fox and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) for Universal were the biggest money-makers yet for their studios. However, her next two films, Star! (1968) and Darling Lili (1970), to put it mildly, failed to get their money back.
The Americanization of Emily (1964) is the only black and white movie she ever made.
7 September 2000 - Her malpractice suit against the 2 New York Mt. Sinai Hospital doctors who allegedly botched her throat surgery was settled for an undisclosed sum.
According to her autobiography, she first saw second husband Blake Edwards at a party while she and first husband Tony Walton were on their honeymoon. She and Blake did not become friends until several years later.
As of 2007, she is one of six women, who have received Best Actress nominations for performances directed by their spouses. The other five are Frances McDormand for Fargo (1996), Gena Rowlands for A Woman Under the Influence (1974) & Gloria (1980), Joanne Woodward for Rachel, Rachel (1968), Elisabeth Bergner for Escape Me Never (1935) and Jean Simmons for The Happy Ending (1969). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in an Oscar-nominated performance (Never on Sunday (1960)), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination. Susan Sarandon was also directed to her Best Actress Award for Dead Man Walking (1995) by her long time partner Tim Robbins (who also received a Best Director no
Best friends with Carol Burnett. Carol is godmother of Julie's daughter, Emma Walton.
Born at 6:00am-BST.
Changed her last name from Wells to Andrews when her mother married her stepfather Ted Andrews.
Could sing notes only dogs could hear at the age of seven.
Filmed a cameo sequence as a chambermaid in Blake Edwards' 1975 Inspector Clouseau comedy The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), but the sequence ended up on the cutting-room floor.
Grandmother of daughter Emma Waltons children Samuel and Hope.
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.
Has perfect pitch.
Her brother, Christopher Stuart, was born in May, 1946.
Her daughter, Amy Edwards, married rock musician Lauren Scheff on October 24, 2004. They are now divorced.
Her grandchildren are: Kayti and Hannah Schneider, from stepdaughter Jennifer Edwards; Isabelle and Hank, from stepson Geoffrey Edwards; Max Scheff, from daughter Amy Edwards; and Sam and Hope, from daughter Emma Walton.
Her husband reported that she would probably never sing again because the throat surgery had ruined her voice. [November 1998]
Her performance as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (1964) is ranked #45 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
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.
Her stepfather was an alcoholic.
In 1969, when MGM cancelled their proposed Irving Berlin musical biography "Say it With Music" in which she was set to star, she sued the studio and collected her $1,250,000 salary.
In 2002, she was voted the 59th greatest Briton ever in a BBC poll.
In the 1960s she sported a bumper sticker on her car reading "Mary Poppins is a junkie".
Is the only actress to be nominated for (and later win) the Oscar in the Lead Actress category in a Walt Disney film (Mary Poppins (1964)).
Learned to play the guitar specifically for the role of "Maria" in The Sound of Music (1965).
Measurements: 34B-25-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Mother of Emma Walton.
Mother-in-law of Steve Hamilton.
Played the same role of "Victoria Grant" in the Broadway musical adaption of Victor Victoria (1982). She turned down a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
Possessed a five-octave coloratura soprano range until a vocal nodule surgery mishap ruined her singing voice.
Received a standing ovation at The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) when she appeared to present a short film celebration sequence.
Received the Screen Actors Guild lifetime achievement award on January 28, 2007.
Recepient of a 2011 Lifetime Achievement Grammy [December 23, 2010].
She adopted two children from Vietnam with Blake Edwards, Amy Edwards (b. 1974) and Joanna Edwards (b. 1975).
She has a rose named after her.
She has two great-grandchildren, Shaely and Kaden, from step-granddaughter Kayti.
She was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
She was the youngest person ever to appear in a Royal Command Performance. She performed for King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth/Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.
Sings scales rather than songs in the shower.
Spent some time in a psychiatric clinic, to help her cope with the trauma resulting from her throat surgery.
Stepmother of Jennifer Edwards and Geoffrey Edwards.
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. [2001]
The song, "Your Crowning Glory" from The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), was the first time she had sung in public or on screen since she had throat surgery in 1997. She reportedly nailed the song on the first take, and brought tears to the eyes of the crew present.
Turned down her Tony nomination for "Victor/Victoria" for Best Actress in a Musical in 1996 because the rest of the cast and crew were overlooked for consideration.
Underwent throat surgery. [June 1997]
Uses the pen-name 'Julie Edwards'.
Was at one point going to star in The Public Eye (1972).
Was considered for the role of Susy Hendrix in the film Wait Until Dark (1967) . The role eventually went to Audrey Hepburn as it did in My Fair Lady (1964).
Was named a Dame by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on the Millenium New Year's Honours List on December 31, 1999.
Was offered the role of Carol in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), but turned the role down. The part went to Tuesday Weld.