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Julie Andrews
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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, for which she won an Oscar. In the following years, she worked with different directors in various genres (e.g., Robert Wise in The Sound of Music (1965) and with Alfred Hitchcock in Torn Curtain (1966). In 1969, she married the director Blake Edwards, with whom she also made various movies (e.g., Victor Victoria (1982).
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.
Her performance as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (1964) is ranked #45 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
Author of children's books: "Mandy"; "The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles"; "Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea"; "Little Bo in France: The Further Adventures of Bonnie Boadicea"; "Dumpy the Dump Truck"; "Dumpy and his Friends"; "Dumpy and the Great Storm"; "Dumpy Saves Christmas"; "Dumpy's Friends on the Farm" and "Dumpy at School". Her writing style on "Mandy" and "The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles" is reminiscent of Frances Hodgson Burnett and Roald Dahl.
