Born Julia Elizabeth Wells in England in 1935, she was discovered as a child to have a freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice. Her mother and stepfather, both Vaudeville performers, immediately got her into a singing career and she performed in music halls throughout her childhood and teens...See full bio »
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Our All Time Favourite Films
(2010)
(performer: "A Spoonful of Sugar" - uncredited, "Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious" - uncredited, "The Sound of Music" - uncredited, "My Favorite Things" - uncredited, "Do Re Mi" - uncredited, "The Lonely Goatherd" - uncredited)
1995Victor/Victoria
(TV movie)
(performer: "If I Were a Man", "Trust Me", "Le Jazz Hot", "Crazy World", "Louis Says", "You & Me", "Almost a Love Song", "Living in the Shadows", "Victor/Victoria")
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Episode #2.17
(1977)
(performer: "The Lonely Goatherd")
1970Darling Lili
(performer: "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary", "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile", "Keep the Home Fires Burning", "Whistling Away the Dark" - uncredited, "The Girl in No Man's Land" - uncredited, "Smile Away Each Rainy Day" - uncredited, "I'll Give You Three Guesses" - uncredited)
1968Star!
(performer: "Piccadilly", "Oh, It's a Lovely War", "In My Garden of Love", "Burlington Bertie from Bow", "Parisian Pierrot", "Limehouse Blues", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Dear Little Boy Dear Little Girl", "Someday I'll Find You", "The Physician", "Do, Do, Do", "Has Anybody Seen Our Ship", "My Ship", "The Saga of Jenny", "Star!")
1967Thoroughly Modern Millie
(performer: "Thoroughly Modern Millie", "The Tapioca", "Drink La Chaim", "Jimmy", "Baby Face" - uncredited, "Stumbling" - uncredited, "Poor Butterfly" - uncredited)
1965The Sound of Music
(performer: "The Sound of Music" 1959, "Do-Re-Mi" 1959, "My Favorite Things" 1959, "I Have Confidence" 1965, "The Lonely Goatherd" 1959, "Edelweiss" 1959, "Something Good" 1965 / "My Favorite Things" 1959, "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" 1959, "So Long, Farewell" 1959)
1964Mary Poppins
(performer: "A Spoonful of Sugar" 1964 - uncredited, "Jolly Holiday" 1964 - uncredited, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" 1964 - uncredited, "Stay Awake" 1964 - uncredited, "I Love to Laugh" 1964 - uncredited, "Fidelity Fiduciary Bank" 1964 - uncredited, "Feed the Birds Tuppence a Bag" 1964 - uncredited / "Chim-Chim-Cheree" 1964 - uncredited)
1962Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
(TV special documentary)
(performer: "You're So London", "Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be", "From Russia: The Nausiev Ballet, "From Switzerland: The Pratt Family, "History of Musical Comedy, "Big "D"")
1960The Fabulous Fifties
(documentary)
(performer: "Just You Wait" from My Fair Lady)
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Episode #2.12
(1958)
(performer: "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" - uncredited, "I Could Have Danced All Night" - uncredited, "Blue Moon" - uncredited, "Whispering Hope" - uncredited, "I've Got the World on a String" - uncredited, "Three Little Maids" - uncredited)
1957Cinderella
(TV movie)
(performer: "In My Own Little Corner", "In My Own Little Corner" reprise, "Impossible; It's Possible", "Ten Minutes Ago", "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?", "When You're Driving Through The Moonlight" A Lovely Night)
1966The 38th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role/Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role, and accepting Best Director Award for Robert Wise
[on being a gay icon] I don't know. I'm sort of aware that I am. But I'm that odd mixture of, on the one hand, being a gay icon and, on the other hand, having grandmas and parents being grateful I'm around to be a babysitter for their kids. And I've never been able to figure out what makes a gay icon...
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Trivia:
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]
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