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Line 1: {{Infobox person \| honorific-prefix = [[Dame]] \| name = ~~Dame~~ Julie Andrews \| honorific_suffix = <small>[[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire\|DBE]]</small> \| image = Julie Andrews Park Hyatt, Sydney, Australia 2013.jpg \| caption = ~~Julie~~ Andrews in 2013 \| birth_name = Julia Elizabeth Wells \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1935\|10\|01\|df=yes}} \| birth_place = [[Walton-on-Thames]], [[Surrey]], England~~, UK~~ \| death_date = \| death_place = Line 16: \| spouse = {{marriage\|Tony Walton\|10 May 1959\|14 November 1967}}<br />{{marriage\|[[Blake Edwards]]\|12 November 1969\|15 December 2010}} <small>(his death)</small> \| children = 3}} '''Dame Julie Andrews''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|DBE}} (born '''Julia Elizabeth Wells'''; 1 October 1935) is a British ~~[[movie]] and stage~~ [[actress]], [[~~singer~~dancer]]~~, theatre director~~, [[~~dancer~~singer]], and [[writer]]. She was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Andrews was a child actress and singer. She appeared on the [[West End theatre\|West End]] in 1948. She made her [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] debut in ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' in 1954. She starred in the stage [[musical]]s ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' and ''[[Camelot (musical)\|Camelot]]'' with real success. In 1957, she appeared on television in the musical ''[[Cinderella (musical)\|Cinderella]]''. She has also been author to two of her own memoirs. Andrews made her movie debut in ''[[Mary Poppins (movie)\|Mary Poppins]]'' in 1964. She won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for this performance. She appeared in ''[[The Sound of Music (movie)\|The Sound of Music]]'' in 1965. Between 1964 and 1967, Andrews appeared in ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'', ''[[Hawaii (movie)\|Hawaii]]'', ''[[Torn Curtain]]'', and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]''. In the 1970s, Andrews had a few [[commercial]] disappointments before appearing successfully in ''[[10 (movie)\|10]]'' (1979) and ''[[Victor/Victoria]]'' (1982). Her career sagged in the 1990s. Her voice was damaged by a throat operation in 1997. Andrews appeared successfully in dramatic roles in ''[[The Princess Diaries]]'' in 2001, and its [[sequel]] ''[[The Princess Diaries 2]]: Royal Engagement'' in 2004. She had voice roles in the ''[[Shrek]]'' animated movies. In 2003 and again in 2005, Andrews directed [[revival]]s of her first Broadway hit, ''The Boy Friend'', in [[New York (state)\|New York]] and [[Connecticut]]. Andrews has also written children's books. In 2008, she published her [[autobiography]], ''Home: A Memoir of My Early Years''. Andrews has received many awards during her career including an [[Academy Award]], [[Emmy Award]], [[Golden Globe Award]], [[Grammy Award]], [[BAFTA]], [[People's Choice Award]], Theatre World Award, and [[Screen Actors Guild]] honors. In 2000, she was made a Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) by [[Elizabeth II]] for services to the performing arts. == Movie list == Line 42: * ''[[Enchanted]]'' (2007) * ''[[Despicable Me]]'' (2010) * ''[[Aquaman (movie)\|Aquaman]]'' (2018) == References == Line 57 ⟶ 56: [[Category:Actors from Surrey]] [[Category:BAFTA Award winning actors]] [[Category:~~British~~English child actors]] [[Category:~~British~~English children's writers]] [[Category:Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:English movie actors]]