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Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962)
Julie Andrews first appeared in the 1949 Anton Gino Domenighini-directed Italian animated film ‘La Rosa di Bagdad’ where she voiced ‘Princess Zeila.’ She next appeared in television series and shows such as ‘Ford Star Jubilee’ (1956), ‘Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella’ (1957), ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ (1961), ‘The Garry Moore Show’ (1962), and ‘Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall’ (1962). In 1964, she portrayed ‘Mary Poppins’ in the American musical fantasy film ‘Mary Poppins’ directed by Robert Stevenson. The film received wide critical acclaim upon release and was a massive box office success, grossing over $103.1 million on a budget of $4.4–6 million. Andrews also won the ‘Academy Award,’ ‘Golden Globe Award,’ and ‘BAFTA Award’ for her performance in the film. That same year, she also starred in the British-American black-and-white romantic black comedy war film ‘The Americanization of Emily’ directed by Arthur Hiller. The film holds a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She was next seen in films such as ‘The Sound of Music’ (1965), ‘Torn Curtain’ (1966), ‘Hawaii’ (1966), ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ (1967), ‘Star!’ (1968), ‘Darling Lili’ (1970), ‘The Tamarind Seed’ (1974), ‘10’ (1979), ‘Little Miss Marker’ (1980), ‘S.O.B.’ (1981), ‘Victor/Victoria’ (1982), ‘The Man Who Loved Women’ (1983), ‘Duet for One’ (1986), ‘A Fine Romance’ (1991), and ‘Relative Values’ (2000).
In 2001, she starred as ‘Queen Clarisse Renaldi’ in the American coming-of-age comedy film ‘The Princess Diaries’ directed by Garry Marshall. The film, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, was a decent commercial success and grossed over $165.3 million on a budget of $26 million. She continued to star in films like ‘Shrek 2’ (2004), ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement’ (2004), ‘Shrek the Third’ (2007), ‘Enchanted’ (2007), ‘Tooth Fairy’ (2010), ‘Shrek Forever After’ (2010), ‘Despicable Me’ (2010), ‘Despicable Me 3’ (2017), ‘Aquaman’ (2018), and ‘The King's Daughter’ (2022). Andrews last appeared in the 2022 American computer-animated comedy film ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ directed by Kyle Balda. The film opened to a positive reception and was a major commercial success, grossing over $835.6 million on an $80 million budget.
