Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Dame Julia Elizabeth "Julie" Andrews, DBEis an English film and stage actress, a singer, an author, a theatre director, and a dancer. Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared on the West End in 1948, and made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend. In 1957, she appeared on television with the title role in the musical, Cinderella, which was seen by over 100 million viewers. She rose to prominence starring in musicals such as My Fair Ladyand Camelot...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth1 October 1935
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I found it hard to get close to my stepfather at first. He began giving me singing lessons when I was about 7 or 8 in an effort to create a bond between us.
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Can I give them what they think they're going to get from me? That's always the big question.
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It's all about giving back, helping people and encouraging people. I love to do that.
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I'm thrilled in a way because musicals should be preserved. It's mostly unique to America, and they give us so much joy.
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Sometimes oppurtunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
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As soon as you have one, all those dormant maternal instincts start popping out all over you, like German measles.
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I was very green and very green about being in America. An 18-year-old girl is like a 16-year-old girl over here. I felt very young and out of my depth. I would stop in shop doorways because I would get so dizzy from the pace.
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New York was an assault on my senses in every way,
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What it did was bring us together as a company,
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The pleasure is in being allowed to play in so many different sandboxes.
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He was a dear friend, a true mentor and the epitome of a gentle man,
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He is adored and adorable. He was a calming, grave, gentle man who remained a tremendous friend to me all these years.
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a routine procedure that I was told would not be threatening to my vocal chords.
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I don't think today's younger audience, ... would even know what 1920s musicals were like.