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Julie Andrews Biography

Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (née Wells; born 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared on the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954). She rose to prominence starring in Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady (1956), playing Eliza Doolittle, and Camelot (1960), playing Queen Guinevere. In 1957, Andrews starred in the premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's written-for-television musical Cinderella, a live, network broadcast seen by over 100 million viewers.

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If you can instill a love of reading in your children, they will be ahead of the curve at school and in their lives in general. Their imaginations will be stimulated. I thank heavens for the father that gave me that to begin with.

Children, Curve, Father, Love, Reading

I do ask myself sometimes, what am I doing writing about animals that talk like we do? But I guess it's okay if it brings across a point.

Animal, Point, Sometimes, Talk, Writing

I'm never lonely when I'm writing, because you live with the characters that are so alive in your mind. And you really see them and know them and get to be friends with them.

Character, Know, Live, Lonely, Mind, Writing

I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about.

Garden, Grandchildren, Play, Tend

My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.

Deals, Family, Family History, Kept, Mother, Sketchy

Every time I do anything, I have to ask myself: Is it a good role, and is it right to do it? There may be sex or nudity or violence in the script, and then you have to say: Is it gratuitous just out to shock people? Or is it there because it has to be? If a role demands it, and it isn't gratuitous, I'll do it. It's my job, after all. I'm an actress.

Ask, Gratuitous, Jobs, People, Script, Sex

I think it's the essence of any film and any stage production - any work where you do work with other people - of course collaboration is hugely important. One does for awhile become family.

Become, Collaboration, Essence, People, Production, Thinking

If I'm reading about a river or the trees or the wind blowing or the stars at night, if you can hear that in the music in some way, you've wedded the two and your imagination takes off. To be able to hear that in music is really important.

Night, Reading, Stars, Takes

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

Calm, Chaos, Guarantees, Remain, Subside

I think that the best way to explain that is that my mother gave me all the color and character and flare and liveliness, and my father gave me all the sanity and nature and all the things that helped me be a more rounded human being.

Character, Father, Human, Mother, Nature, Way

I've been blessed to be at the right place at the right time.

Blessed, Right, Right Place, Right Time, Time

I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.

Adore, Career, Careers, Part, Singing

I hope that when children read my stories that they evoke images for children. I four stories can help children use their own imaginations and lead them to act the stories out or to embark on related research, they will learn more and learn to love reading more.

Act, Children, Imagination, Imaginations, Reading, Research

When adversity hits, go out and learn something.

Adversity, Hits, Learn

Growing up in England, of course you do absorb certain ways the royals wave their hands and carry themselves. Like most girls, I fantasized about being some sort of a princess.

Absorb, Girl, Growing Up, Hands, Princess, Royals

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

20Th, Failing, Inspirational, Positive, Success, Times

Dear Lady Gaga , thank you for the wonderful tribute. Oh my god, it really warmed my heart!

Gaga, Heart, Thank, Wonderful

As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually.

Classical Music, Focus, Jazz, Love, Music

You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.

Character, Living, Lonely, Writing

The music and lyrics of Rodgers & Hammerstein connect seamlessly. Singing those beautiful songs was a joyous experience for me, and one that I will never forget.

Beautiful, Joyous, Lyrics, Music, Singing, Song

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