![]() ![]() On the eve of her 19th birthday, she made her Broadway debut playing Polly Browne in The Boyfriend. “I am surprised at how many people still remember that, but it was great.” “My parents went into radio and TV and I followed them which is how I spent a couple of years in Educating Archie with Peter Brough, Max Bygraves, Beryl Reid and the others,” recalled Julie. It’s hard to believe all that was happening nearly 70 years ago and here we are today with that little girl having conquered the entertainment world in so many different ways. It was a moment I have always cherished, though.” Julie Andrews last year (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Hamptons International Film Festival) “I was the youngest-ever performer in the annual show and totally amazed by it all. “I was still amazed to find myself on stage with Danny Kaye, though, at the London Palladium on Novemfor the Royal Variety Show in front of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. “My mother played the piano and I sang solo or in duet with Pop.” I must have been awful and since I had to stand on a beer crate to reach the microphone, it must have looked even more bizarre. “That was where it started, really, looking back. “I hadn’t done anything wrong, so I was a bit puzzled until my mother explained that I was to be allowed to sing with Mummy and Pop in the evening. Anyway, one evening, I was told to go to bed during the afternoon. “I had such an unusual voice that my mother had a throat specialist look at me. “We lived out of a suitcase going from theatre to theatre and I used to sing for fun,” said Julie. ![]() She started when she was around seven, singing on stage with her mother and stepfather. Julie hasn’t long turned 82, which means that she has been entertaining for 75 years. In fact, you could just call her in every sense of the word - a star! Best of all, call her Dame Julie Andrews, singer, dancer and actress. Skip MenuĬALL her Mary Poppins if you wish. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. ![]() Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. ![]()
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