---
name: "Julie Andrews"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/julie-andrews"
fi1m_id: "julie-andrews"
imdb_id: "nm0000267"
tmdb_id: 5823
wikidata_id: "Q161819"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 October 1935"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T16:10:25.960042+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Julie Andrews

## Identity

Julie Andrews

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/julie-andrews
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** julie-andrews
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000267
- **TMDB ID:** 5823
- **Wikidata ID:** Q161819
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161819, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5823

Actor. Born 1 October 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 October 1935, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
- **Active:** 1964–present
- **Also known as:** Dame Julie Andrews, Julia Elizabeth Wells
- **Frequently works with:** [Antonio Banderas](https://film.one/person/antonio-banderas.md), [Cameron Diaz](https://film.one/person/cameron-diaz.md), [Chris Meledandri](https://film.one/person/chris-meledandri.md), [Eddie Murphy](https://film.one/person/eddie-murphy.md), [Janet Healy](https://film.one/person/janet-healy.md), [Mike Myers](https://film.one/person/mike-myers.md), [Pierre Coffin](https://film.one/person/pierre-coffin.md), [Steve Carell](https://film.one/person/steve-carell.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (2), 2000s 69 (3), 2010s 65 (4), 2020s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 65 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Family 9, Comedy 8, Animation 6, Fantasy 6, Adventure 4, Romance 3
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,894m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161819, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5823

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Sound of Music*](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md) (86), [*Mary Poppins*](https://film.one/film/mary-poppins.md) (83), [*Enchanted*](https://film.one/film/enchanted.md) (76)
- **Peacock:** [*Shrek 2*](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md) (80), [*Shrek Forever After*](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md) (60), [*Shrek the Third*](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md) (50)
- **Netflix:** [*Minions: The Rise of Gru*](https://film.one/film/minions-the-rise-of-gru.md) (66), [*Despicable Me 3*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md) (55)
- **Apple TV:** [*Despicable Me*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Julie Andrews

> Julie Andrews makes warmth convincing through crisp delivery and the air of someone who knows what needs doing. We rate her most when that authority meets resistance, giving her humour and encouragement something to work on.

When Julie Andrews sings as Maria in *The Sound of Music* (1965), the words never disappear into the melody. She sounds intent on helping someone learn, and Robert Wise gives her time to make that encouragement convincing. The repetitions in ‘Do-Re-Mi’ made us happier than we expected, because Andrews keeps encouraging without ever sounding pleased with herself. Rodgers and Hammerstein supply a tune that is easy to catch; her care with the words makes it feel worth learning.

Her film debut, *Mary Poppins* (1964), had already joined warmth to authority. Those two musicals established a wholesome image that proved difficult to escape, with attempts at edgier parts meeting a mixed reception. That reputation can make the acting sound easier than it is. Maria's good humour depends on Andrews making her encouragement sound useful rather than dutiful.

Christopher Plummer gives her a useful obstacle as Captain Georg von Trapp. He does not hurry to share Maria's enthusiasm, and Andrews takes the time to notice and answer his reserve. Their attraction becomes credible through that attention to each other, before the dialogue starts explaining it. Wise is right to give those responses time to register.

Ernest Lehman's screenplay is less helpful when the adults discuss their feelings at length. We warmly recommend *The Sound of Music*, but its slow romantic passages and considerable sentimentality are real qualifications. Andrews keeps the welcome alive without making the extra explanation necessary; she and Plummer have often told us enough already.

Work with Blake Edwards on *10* (1979) and *Victor/Victoria* (1982) took her towards edgier comedy. As Victoria Grant in the latter, her comic timing and physical comedy make a useful correction to the idea that sweetness was all she had to offer. Her Queen Clarisse Renaldi in *The Princess Diaries* (2001) belongs to the continuing line of authoritative figures, alongside a later emphasis on voice work and narration. Start with *The Sound of Music*, on an evening when nobody needs to hurry.

## Biography

Dame Julie Andrews is a British actor and singer. Born Julia Elizabeth Wells on 1 October 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, she began performing as a child in music-hall acts and made her professional stage debut in 1947. She made her Broadway debut in 1954 in *The Boy Friend* and created leading roles in *My Fair Lady* (1956) and *Camelot* (1960).

Andrews made her film debut as the title character in *Mary Poppins* (1964), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The following year she starred as Maria in *The Sound of Music* (1965). Later credits include *The Princess Diaries* (2001) and its sequel, voice roles in the *Shrek* and *Despicable Me* series, and work as an author of children's books and memoirs.

*Sources: britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022), Fi1m 66, as Gru's Mom (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/minions-the-rise-of-gru.md)
- *Bridgerton* (2020), Fi1m 80, as Lady Whistledown (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bridgerton.md)
- *Aquaman* (2018), Fi1m 72, as Karathen (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Fi1m 55, as Gru’s Mom (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md)
- *Despicable Me* (2010), Fi1m 74, as Gru's Mother (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md)
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), Fi1m 60, as Queen Lillian (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *Enchanted* (2007), Fi1m 76, as Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted.md)
- *Shrek the Third* (2007), Fi1m 50, as Queen Lillian (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *Shrek 2* (2004), Fi1m 80, as Queen Lillian (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *The Sound of Music* (1965), Fi1m 86, as Maria — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)
- *Mary Poppins* (1964), Fi1m 83, as Mary Poppins — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-poppins.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story* (2023), series, as Lady Whistledown (voice)
- *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022), as Gru's Mom (voice) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/minions-the-rise-of-gru.md)
- *The King's Daughter* (2022), as Narrator
- *Bridgerton* (2020), series, as Lady Whistledown (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/bridgerton.md)
- *Aquaman* (2018), as Karathen (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), as Gru’s Mom (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md)
- *Julie's Greenroom* (2017), series, as Ms. Julie · Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Very Fairy Princess* (2014), Writer
- *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage)
- *Despicable Me* (2010), as Gru's Mother (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md)
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), as Queen Lillian (voice) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *Tooth Fairy* (2010), as Lily
- *The Sound Of The End Of Music* (2010), as Maria
- *Waking Sleeping Beauty* (2009), as Mary Poppins (archive footage)
- *Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's* (2009), as (archive footage)
- *Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure* (2008), as Narrator (voice)
- *Enchanted* (2007), as Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted.md)
- *Shrek the Third* (2007), as Queen Lillian (voice) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *The Cat That Looked at a King* (2004), as Mary Poppins
- *The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement* (2004), as Queen Clarisse Renaldi
- *Shrek 2* (2004), as Queen Lillian (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *Eloise at Christmastime* (2003), as Nanny
- *Mike's Super Short Show* (2003), series, Actor
- *Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show* (2003), as Queen Gueneviere / Eliza Doolittle (archive footage)
- *Eloise at the Plaza* (2003), as Nanny
- *Walt Disney: One Man's Dream* (2001), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Princess Diaries* (2001), as Queen Clarisse Renaldi
- *On Golden Pond* (2001), as Ethel Thayer
- *Relative Values* (2000), as Felicity Marshwood
- *One Special Night* (1999), as Catherine
- *Welcome to Woop Woop* (1998), as Maria von Trapp (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years* (1997), as Narrator
- *Victor/Victoria* (1996), as Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grazinsky
- *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, as Julie Andrews
- *Julie* (1992), series, as Julie Carlyle-McGuire
- *A Fine Romance* (1991), as Mrs. Pamela Piquet
- *Our Sons* (1991), as Audrey Grant
- *The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)* (1991), Actor
- *Julie Andrews – Live In Concert* (1989), Actor
- *Duet for One* (1986), as Stephanie Anderson
- *That's Life!* (1986), as Gillian Fairchild
- *Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2* (1986), as (archive footage)
- *The Man Who Loved Women* (1983), as Marianna
- *Trail of the Pink Panther* (1982), as Charwoman
- *Victor/Victoria* (1982), as Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grazinsky
- *S.O.B.* (1981), as Sally Miles
- *Little Miss Marker* (1980), as Amanda
- *10* (1979), as Samantha Taylor
- *Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring* (1978), as (self)
- *Peter Pan* (1976), as Singer "Once Upon a Bedtime"
- *The Pink Panther Strikes Again* (1976), as Ainsley Jarvis (singing voice) (uncredited)
- *The Tamarind Seed* (1974), as Judith Farrow
- *Darling Lili* (1970), as Lili Smith
- *Star!* (1968), as Gertrude Lawrence
- *Mondo Hollywood* (1967), Actor
- *Thoroughly Modern Millie* (1967), as Millie Dillmount
- *Hawaii* (1966), as Jerusha Bromley Hale
- *Torn Curtain* (1966), as Sarah Sherman
- *The Sound of Music* (1965), as Maria — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)
- *Mary Poppins* (1964), as Mary Poppins — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-poppins.md)
- *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), as Emily Barham
- *The Gentle Flame* (1959), as Trissa
- *Cinderella* (1957), as Cinderella
- *High Tor* (1956), as Lise
- *The Pink Panther*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Julie Andrews](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-d32b7c7d34c2.jpg) Julie Andrews — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Julie_Andrews_Park_Hyatt%2C_Sydney%2C_Australia_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Julie Andrews at the LA Times Festival of Books in April 2012. (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-4e1f171e2868.jpg) Julie Andrews at the LA Times Festival of Books in April 2012. (2025) — Caterpillar84, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Andrews_books.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![An Evening with Julie Andrews media conference at Park Hyatt, Sydney, Australia - 16th May 2013](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-02e1090a3284.jpg) An Evening with Julie Andrews media conference at Park Hyatt, Sydney, Australia - 16th May 2013 — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Barry_Robert_OFarrell_MP%2C_Julie_Andrews_%288742617901%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![From the book tour for The Legend of Holly Claus (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-b504b0129cc3.jpg) From the book tour for The Legend of Holly Claus (2007) — Brittney Ryan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Brittney_Ryan_and_Julie_Andrews.jpg/1280px-Brittney_Ryan_and_Julie_Andrews.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julie Andrews](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-9822b69f69eb.jpg) Julie Andrews — Image via TMDB
- ![Julie Andrews](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-823cfccf8380.jpg) Julie Andrews — Image via TMDB
- ![Julie Andrews](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-5bd300b40344.jpg) Julie Andrews — Image via TMDB
- ![​久屋大通公園 ジュリー・アンドリュースのハンドプリント (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-c55057336899.jpg) ​久屋大通公園 ジュリー・アンドリュースのハンドプリント (2014) — Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Hisaya-%C3%94d%C3%B4ri_Park_-_Julie_Andrews_Handprints.jpg/1280px-Hisaya-%C3%94d%C3%B4ri_Park_-_Julie_Andrews_Handprints.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julie Andrews](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-e7f812f1ce47.jpg) Julie Andrews — Image via TMDB
- ![Julie Andrews](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-08565f3d4461.jpg) Julie Andrews — Image via TMDB
- ![Julie Andrews](https://film.one/media/person/105551/gallery-fa12d019d754.jpg) Julie Andrews — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1983: Best Actress (nominated), for *Victor/Victoria*
- 1966: Best Actress (nominated), for *The Sound of Music*
- 1965: Best Actress (won), for *Mary Poppins*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1964: Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (won), for *Mary Poppins*

### Golden Globes — 3 won

- 1983: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *Victor/Victoria*
- 1966: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *The Sound of Music*
- 1965: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won), for *Mary Poppins*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 2 won

- 2005: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series (won), for *Broadway: The American Musical*
- 1973: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Julie Andrews Hour*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2007: Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (won)

### Venice Film Festival — 1 won

- 2019: Golden Lion (won)

### Other awards — 11 won, 3 nominated

- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 2011: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2011: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (won)
- Donostia Award 2001: Donostia Award (won)
- Kennedy Center Honors 2001: Kennedy Center Honors (won)
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1999: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1996: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated)
- Crystal Award 1993: Crystal Award (won)
- Disney Legends 1991: Disney Legends (won)
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 1983: Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (won)
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1979: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album 1965: Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album (won), for *Mary Poppins*
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1961: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated), for *Camelot*
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1957: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated)
- Theatre World Award 1955: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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