Julie Andrews

Made her Broadway debut in 1954 with a featured role in The Boy Friend . In 2003, she directed a revival of the same musical at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Although she originated the part of Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady on Broadway in 1956, Audrey Hepburn played the role in the 1964 film. At the Academy Awards, Andrews won Best Actress for her film debut in Mary Poppins while Hepburn wasn't even nominated.  In 1996, was the only person involved with the Broadway production… Show more of Victor/Victoria to be nominated for a Tony. She declined the honor because she felt the others were "egregiously overlooked." Has written a number of children's books, many with daughter Emma; published an autobiography, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, in 2008. Named a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on December 31, 1999. Singing range spanned an impressive four octaves before 1997, when Andrews underwent throat surgery that she claims ruined her singing voice.  Was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2001. ~ Rovi

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