Julia Elizabeth Wells was born on October 1, 1935, in England. Her mother and stepfather, both Vaudeville performers, discovered her freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice and immediately got her a singing career. She performed in music halls throughout her childhood and teens, and at age 20, she launched her stage career in a London Palladium production of "Cinderella"...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)
2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
(documentary)
(performer: "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "Jolly Holiday", "Feed The Birds", "A Spoonful of Sugar", "I Love To Laugh")
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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Julie Andrews
(1977)
(writer: "Song for Kermit" / performer: "The Lonely Goatherd", "Song for Kermit", "I Whistle a Happy Tune")
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 - uncredited, "Do-Re-Mi" 1959 - uncredited, "My Favorite Things" 1959 - uncredited, "I Have Confidence" 1965 - uncredited, "The Lonely Goatherd" 1959 - uncredited, "Edelweiss" 1959 - uncredited, "Something Good" 1965 - uncredited, "My Favorite Things Reprise" - uncredited, "So Long, Farewell Reprise" - uncredited, "Do-Re-Mi Reprise" - uncredited, "Edelweiss Reprise" - uncredited, "Sixteen Going On Seventeen Reprise" - uncredited / "My Favorite Things" 1959 - uncredited, "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" 1959 - uncredited - uncredited, "So Long, Farewell" 1959 - uncredited)
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, "Feed the Birds Tuppence a Bag" 1964 - uncredited, "A British Bank The Life I Lead" 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"")
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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
As my mother said, I never sprang out of bed with a glad shout! My voice needed oiling and then it took off.
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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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