• Julie Andrews

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  • By: Holly Newson
  • Narrated by: Julie Andrews
  • Length: 9 mins
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Julie Andrews

By: Holly Newson
Narrated by: Julie Andrews

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Joining us at a riverside London hotel is Dame Julie Andrews, DBE, an English actress, singer and author. She has now released her second memoir, Home Work

Born in Surrey in 1935, Andrews' parents divorced and she originally lived with her father, then moved back to live with her mother and stepfather. Her stepfather was turbulent, but he sponsored her voice lessons, and from 1945 Andrews began performing with her mother and stepfather unbilled. 

Andrews made her professional solo debut at the London Hippodrome singing the difficult aria 'Je suis Titania' from Mignon in 1947. She then became the youngest solo performer ever to be seen in a Royal Command Variety Performance before King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the London Palladium aged 13. On 30th September 1954, on the eve of her 19th birthday, Andrews made her Broadway debut portraying Polly Browne in The Boy Friend

Walt Disney, who had seen Andrews on Broadway, asked her to play Mary Poppins. She won multiple awards for her performance. Andrews also played Maria Von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965), for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She earned her third Oscar nomination for Victor/Victoria (1982). 

Andrews was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild awards in 2007. She published Home: A Memoir of My Early Years in 2008 and has since been writing children's fiction with her daughter, Emma, as well as collaborating on Andrews' newest memoir Home Work.  

We spoke to Julie Andrews about working with Walt Disney, what revisiting her diaries for Home Work revealed to her and what she hopes people will remember her for. 

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Adore her

I have been in love with Julie Andrews movies and books since I was a child. Sound of music is above all my favorite. Loved listening to her tell of her experiences. One of the few honest and forthcoming actresses in history.

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Dame Julie Andrews - true royalty

Miss Andrews is one-of-a-kind. No one could ever take her place in my childhood memories.

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Great Listen

Really enjoyed this and it sounded like the narrator enjoyed it as well as I did.

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Interesting

This is a short and sweet tidbit from a wonderful actress. Interesting trivia points too.

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Love this!

Wish there was more. Looking forward to getting both her books. Did not know she had written ay.

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9 lovely minutes

As a fan of Julie Andrews this was a lovely interview to listen to while in the car with 2 family members.
Interesting questions and answers.

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Thank you

Thanks for producing a lovely interview with my favor actress! It was quick, but informative.

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That was interesting!

What an amazing interview with someone who was involved in so many wonderfully popular projects.

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Adore Julie Andrews even more!!!

beautifully written. a lovely story about a lovely lady. I imagine I'll listen to this one again and again.

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Julie Andrews discusses her memoir

A nice little interview with Julie Andrews as she talks about her memoir, filming Mary Poppins and the Sound of Music.

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