ABOUT JULIE ANDREWS
She gained fame for her beloved musical roles in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music , and became a Dame for the performing arts for Queen Elizabeth II . She became the most successful actress in the world after appearing in Torn Curtain and Thoroughly Modern Millie in the 1960s.
She was a child actress who began singing onstage with her parents in 1945 and who appeared in a stage production of Jack and the Beanstalk.
She starred in the 2001 film The Princess Diaries , narrated the 2010 film Enchanted and provided the voice of Marlena in the 2010 animated film Despicable Me .
She married Tony Walton in 1959, and then married Blake Edwards in 1969. She has three children, one of whom is actress Emma Walton Hamilton .
She played the role of Mia's grandmother in the Princess Diaries alongside Anne Hathaway .
