Child a miracle, who fascinated the British theatrical audience and almost immediately Hollywood opened its gates to make it one of the most important family films, utilizing its rare natural charisma, optimism and positive energy. The reason for Julie Andrew, a great actress, who sang beautifully, danced, played, did everything and was able to convince us that she was born for a nanny, starring in the two classic “Music” and “

Her star shone from her teens as she appeared in West End in 1948 and her interpretation of Cinderella, in the homonymous show, spoiled people and paved her way to Doxa Avenue in Broadway before closing her 19 years.

Julie Andrew, who in a few days turns 90 years old, was the undisputed star of films for the whole family, linked her name to the shrewd and master of success (“Pink Panther”, “The Party”, “Breakfast”) Scandals and pink publications, although she was a “fruit of an illegal love”.

Child

Julie Andrew was born on October 1, 1935 in Surrey, England and learned at the age of 15 that her real father was not Edward Charles Wells, a metalworking professor, but a child of an illegal love affair her mother had. With the outbreak of World War II, her parents split up and her mother remarried Ted Andrew. The two participated in the entertainment of the troops during the war. The Andrews family, who was very poor and lived in a slum in London, had a very difficult time, while little Julie had to face her hunger and her father, an alcole violent man who tried to go to bed while being drunk …

Voice

Her mother and father’s theatrical career improved, as well as their finances and Julie will begin to take classes at a school of art education and vocal. Indeed, professor of vocal and soprano Lilian Stylers Allen will later say that “the scope, precision and tone of Julie’s voice surprised me, possessing the rare gift of absolute tension”.

From Hippodrome to Broadway

Her talent will be shown by a child when she spontaneously went on stage next to her parents and while growing up she was worried about her future, as she had no comprehensive school education. He will find his singing solo on the London Hippodrome, the difficult Ary of “Mignon” and in 1948, at the age of 13, he appeared at the Royal Variety Performance before King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

It will be followed by the huge success with Cinderella and her triumphant debut in Broadway with the iconic musical “My Nice Lady”. A huge success that, however, will be transferred to the big screen starring Audrey Hepburn, who did not sing and leave Andrews forever with the question because he lost this role.

Mary Poppins and Oscar

The misfortune did not last long, as she will later be nominated to make her debut in cinema as Mary Poppinsin the homonymous film. A huge success, which will make the first -rate star star, will affect the world children’s audience and give her an Oscar for a female role. The musical of the most capable Robert Stevenson, in the production of Disney, which combines harmoniously with imagination with the sweetness and positive energy of Andrew, will break the funds and claim more than 12 Oscars.

Himmler’s melody and ghost

And before the headlamps that fell on the young English actress will be erased, another huge success will come next year, that of the “Melody of Happiness”, in which Julie Andrews again holds a role of a governa in the 1930s. The story is pretty well known, but not so much the experience of Andrews from shooting. An unpleasant experience, as the villa in which the shooting would be made was the former residence of HS Heinrich Himmler leader, and as Andrew revealed in her biography, “you could literally feel the evil that had inflicted the walls.”

Nevertheless, this will not prevent Robert Wiz’s film from surpassing even the winds of “what the wind gets” for some years, to be nominated for ten Oscars (winning, among other things, the best film and directing), among them for the female role. It is worth noting that the soundtrack of the film, with the songs of Hammerstein performed by Andrew, sold over 11 million copies worldwide, an unprecedented record for cinematic music.

The fall

Having with only two films in her assets, she wins the top of Hollywood, Andrew will try to get rid of the designation of the “cinematic nanny” and land in the stupid world of real cinema. With good and expensive productions in her assets (“Hawaii”, “My Sweet Mille”, “The Star” and “Darling Lili”), but without the expected success, as the audience demanded to see it as a new Mary Poppins, Andrews would be ready to be redeemed. After all, Hollywood does not want much to trap a star if she stops cutting tickets.

Renaissance through Edward

However, her second marriage in 1968 with renowned director Blake Edwards – before the wedding with stage designer Tony Walton – would drastically revive her career, although she was unable to reach the triumphant levels of her start. Previously, he had made a bold as well as a dreamy step, starring in Hitchcock’s Cold Warrler “Torn Crack” and even next to Paul Newman. A mediocre movie for a Hitchcock, with Andrews unable to get into the “meter” universe, nor tie with the star.

Spicy

Edwards will use it in the old -fashioned but charming “I loved a spy” next to Omar Sarif, will give her a leading role in the giant success “ten” though everyone remembers Bo Derek, as well as the sympathetic “Sob”. In 1995 she will actually make her last important film, starring in the cute and spicy comedy “Victor – Victoria”, playing a double role, on the gender dispute, a film that will receive wonderful reviews, but will go moderate on tickets.

Removal

There will be some good films, most notably Edward, “The Women’s Women”, next to Bart Reynolds and “This’s Life” along with Jack Lemon, but Andrews decided to get away from the big screen. So, in addition to her brief reappearance in the “Diary of a Princess”, where she recapites the person’s persona we loved, she will give her a quite animation her charismatic voice, despite her health problems.

Well -meaning girl forever

Andrew, who remained next to Edward until his last breath in 2010, today lives quietly in Shang Harbor, New York, having acquired nine grandchildren and three great -grandchildren, while the wide audience remains with our well -intentioned girl.