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Julie Andrews

Highest Rated: 97% Mary Poppins (1964)

Lowest Rated: 14% Unconditional Love (2002)

Birthday: Oct 1, 1935

Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Julie Andrews was born and raised in England under circumstances that eventually tore her family apart. She was born in 1935 after her mother had an affair, setting into motion a rocky relationship that would end with her parents divorcing in the 1940s. She bounced around living with both parents, though it was a rough period in her life. However, during this time, she performed, eventually performing in front of the King and Queen of England when she was just a young teenager. She managed her way to Broadway before she was 20 years old and that led to her starring in a live TV performance of "Cinderella" (CBS 1957) that earned her an Emmy nomination. Andrews had her true breakout moment with some help from Disney as she starred in "Mary Poppins" (1964), winning the Oscar for Best Actress for her work in the title role. She followed that up almost immediately with "The Sound of Music" (1965), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, though Andrews was just a nominee for Best Actress this time around. She rounded out the '60s with more starring roles in everything from the musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (1967) to Alfred Hitchcock's "Torn Curtain" (1966). The 1970s were more of a rocky time for the actress as she kicked off the decade with the flop "Darling Lili" (1970) and her first attempt at a regular television show, "The Julie Andrews Hour" (ABC 1972-73) only lasted one season. That wasn't her only stab at a self-hosted variety show, though most of her other ABC-related work were mostly one-off events after the failure of the original show. She returned to award prominence in the 1980s, however, earning more acting acclaim for her roles in "10" (1979), Hollywood satire "SOB" (1981), gender-bending musical "Victor/Victoria" (1982), "That's Life!" (1986), and "Duet for One" (1986). Aside from acting, her performance as a singer decorated numerous television specials, with "Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas" (ABC 1987) winning multiple Emmy awards. In the early '90s, Andrews made another crack at starring role on TV, this time in the short-lived "Julie" (ABC 1992). However, after such a momentous career, tragedy struck when she lost her singing voice in the 1997 and wound up essentially losing her ability to sing as the result of questionable surgeries on her throat. Still, by the turn of the century, Andrews was acting and theatrical legacy, even more so after being named Dame Commander by Queen Elizabeth II. Andrews' appearance alongside Anne Hathaway in "The Princess Diaries" (2001) was the start of a minor career resurgence, leading into her reprising the role in "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" (2004) and also doing voiceover roles for the likes of "Shrek 2" (2004), "Despicable Me" (2010), and "Enchanted" (2007). She created and starred in the children's program "Julie's Greenroom" (Netflix 2017) and even appeared in "Aquaman" (2018).

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Highest-Rated Movies

97% 86% Mary Poppins Watchlist
97% 86% Victor/Victoria
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93% 80% Enchanted Watchlist
93% 82% The Americanization of Emily
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91% 87% The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
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89% 69% Shrek 2 Watchlist 85% 81% Thoroughly Modern Millie Watchlist
83% 91% The Sound of Music
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81% 64% S.O.B.
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80% 88% Duet for One
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 80% 2023 Self Minions: The Rise of Gru 69% 89% 2022 Marlena Gru Voice The King's Daughter 20% 80% 2022 Narrator Aquaman 66% 72% 2018 Karathen Voice Despicable Me 3 59% 53% 2017 Gru's Mom Voice Despicable Me 80% 83% 2010 Gru's Mom Voice Shrek Forever After 58% 54% 2010 Queen Lillian Voice Tooth Fairy 18% 41% 2010 Lily Actor The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story 91% 87% 2009 Self Enchanted 93% 80% 2007 The Narrator Narrator Shrek the Third 41% 52% 2007 Queen Lillian Voice The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 26% 59% 2004 Clarisse Renaldi Actor Shrek 2 89% 69% 2004 Queen Lillian Voice Eloise at Christmastime 73% 2003 Nanny Actor Eloise at the Plaza 69% 2003 Nanny Actor Unconditional Love 14% 68% 2002 Self The Princess Diaries 49% 68% 2001 Queen Clarisse Renaldi Actor Relative Values 64% 2000 Felicity Marshwood Actor One Special Night 83% 1999 Catherine Actor Our Sons 71% 1991 Audrey Grant Actor A Fine Romance 80% 1991 Pamela Piquet Actor That's Life! 60% 51% 1986 Gillian Fairchild Actor Duet for One 80% 88% 1986 Stephanie Anderson Actor The Man Who Loved Women 25% 39% 1983 Marianna Actor Victor/Victoria 97% 86% 1982 Victoria Grant, aka Count Victor Grezhinski Actor
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