Makes her feature-film breakthrough playing the title character in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins.
Historical person
Julie Andrews Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Julie Andrews, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
Chronological biography
1964
1965
Wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Mary Poppins.
Stars as Maria in The Sound of Music, one of the defining screen roles of her career.
1967
Plays Millie Dillmount in the musical comedy Thoroughly Modern Millie.
1982
Stars in Victor Victoria as a performer who gains success by presenting herself as a male female impersonator.
2001
Appears as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries, introducing her to a new generation of film audiences.
Titles and roles
Actress
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.