Editing Julie Andrews (section)

== Career ==
{{Further|Julie Andrews on screen and stage}}

=== 1945–1953: Early career ===
Beginning in 1945, and for the next two years, Andrews performed spontaneously and unbilled on stage with her parents. "Then came the day when I was told I must go to bed in the afternoon because I was going to be allowed to sing with Mummy and Pop in the evening", Andrews explained. During her initial shows, Andrews stood on a beer crate to sing into the microphone, performing a solo or a duet with her stepfather, while her mother played piano. She later stated that "it must have been ghastly, but it seemed to go down all right".<ref name="windeler23">Windeler (1970), pp 23–24</ref><ref>Spindle, p. 2, suggests that Andrews began a few years of stage work with her parents in 1946.</ref> Fellow child entertainer [[Petula Clark]], three years her senior, recalled touring around the UK by train to sing for the troops alongside Andrews; they slept in the luggage racks. Clark later said "It was fun—and not a lot of kids were having fun".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Elle |date=31 July 2019 |title=Petula Clark: 'Elvis angled for a threesome – he was raring to go' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/31/petula-clark-elvis-angled-for-a-threesome-he-was-raring-to-go |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

Andrews had her career breakthrough when her stepfather introduced her to managing director [[Val Parnell]], whose [[Moss Empires]] controlled prominent performance venues in London. At the age of 12, Andrews made her professional solo debut at the [[London Hippodrome]], singing the difficult aria "Je suis Titania" from ''[[Mignon]]'' as part of a musical [[revue]], called "Starlight Roof", on 22 October 1947. She played at the Hippodrome for one year.<ref name="spindle1" /><ref>Windeler (1970), pp 24–26</ref> Of her role in "Starlight Roof", Andrews recalled: "There was this wonderful American person and comedian, [[Wally Boag]], who made balloon animals. He would say, 'Is there any little girl or boy in the audience who would like one of these?' And I would rush up onstage and say, 'I'd like one, please.' And then he would chat to me and I'd tell him I sang.&nbsp;... I was fortunate in that I absolutely stopped the show cold. I mean, the audience went crazy."<ref>Boag, Wally and Sands, Gene. ''Wally Boag, Clown Prince of Disneyland'', Disney Enterprises, Inc. 2009, p. 39</ref>

On 1 November 1948, a thirteen-year-old Andrews became the youngest solo performer ever to be seen in a [[Royal Variety Performance]] before [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]] at the [[London Palladium]]. Andrews performed alongside singer [[Danny Kaye]], dancers the [[Nicholas Brothers]], and the comedy team [[George and Bert Bernard]].<ref>Windeler (1970), p. 26. "Julie, who was described in the official announcement 14 October as 'a 13-year-old coloratura soprano with the voice of an adult,' was the youngest solo performer ever chosen to perform before royalty at the Palladium. She sang the British National Anthem. She ran onto stage in front of Danny Kaye wearing a white A-frame dress and begins to sing, the audience join in. The evening was held in the presence of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother). The show was presented by Val Parnell."</ref><ref name="spindle3">Spindle, p. 3</ref>

Andrews subsequently followed her parents into radio and television.<ref name="windeler26">Windeler (1970), pp 26–27.</ref> She performed in musical interludes of the [[BBC Light Programme]] comedy show ''Up the Pole'' and was a cast member in ''[[Educating Archie]]'', from 1950 to 1952.<ref name="spindle3" /> She reportedly made her television début on the BBC programme ''RadiOlympia Showtime'' on 8 October 1949.<ref>[http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Artists/Biography.aspx?ArtistGuid=3e58f21d-30b8-4e27-85f7-5b42cf61a03e Ruhlmann, William. ''Julie Andrews Biography''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901232055/http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Artists/Biography.aspx?ArtistGuid=3e58f21d-30b8-4e27-85f7-5b42cf61a03e |date=1 September 2007}}. All-Music Guide article from Legacy Recordings.</ref> Andrews appeared on [[West End theatre]] at the [[London Casino]], where she played one year each as Princess [[Badroulbadour]] in ''Aladdin'' and the egg in ''[[Humpty Dumpty]]''. Andrews also appeared on provincial stages in ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' and ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]'', as well as starring as the lead role in ''[[Cinderella]]''.<ref name="windeler26" /> In 1952, she voiced Princess Zeila in the English dub of the Italian animated movie ''[[La Rosa di Bagdad]]'' (renamed ''The Singing Princess''), in her first film and first venture into voice-over work.<ref>Jack Zipes, Pauline Greenhill, Kendra Magnus-Johnston (2015). "Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney: International Perspectives". p. 101 Routledge</ref>

=== 1954–1962: Broadway debut and breakthrough ===
[[File:Julie Andrews Rex Harrison My Fair Lady.JPG|thumb|upright|Andrews as [[Eliza Doolittle]] meets [[Rex Harrison]] as Professor Henry Higgins in ''My Fair Lady'', the musical adaptation of ''Pygmalion'']]

On 30 September 1954, the eve of her 19th birthday, Andrews made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as Polly Browne in the London musical ''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]''.<ref name="BBC" /> Andrews was recommended to director [[Vida Hope]] for the part by actress [[Hattie Jacques]], whom Andrews regards as a "catalyst" for her career.<ref name="home2">{{Cite book |last=Andrews |first=Julie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UaoZUunPq_EC |title=Home: A Memoir of My Early Years |date=1 April 2008 |publisher=Hyperion |isbn=978-0-7868-6565-9 |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> Eve Benda recognised her special talent and predicted her stardom. Andrews was anxious about moving to New York; at the time, she was both breadwinner and caretaker for her family, and took the part upon her father's encouragement.<ref name="home2" /> 

Andrews stated that at the time, she had "no idea" how to research a role or study a script, and cites [[Cy Feuer]]'s direction as being "phenomenal".<ref name="home2" /> ''The Boy Friend'' became a hit, with Andrews receiving praise; critics called her the stand-out of the show.<ref name="spindle4">Spindle, pp. 4–5.</ref><ref name="home2" /> In 1955, Andrews signed to appear with [[Bing Crosby]] in the [[television film]], ''[[High Tor (play)|High Tor]]''. It filmed in November 1955 in Los Angeles and was Andrews's first screen project, which she described as "daunting".<ref name="home2" /> ''High Tor'' was televised the following March before a live audience for the ''[[Ford Star Jubilee]]'', receiving lukewarm reviews.<ref name="windeler41">Windeler, pp. 41–42.</ref><ref name="home2" />

[[File:Richard Burton and Julie Andrews Camelot.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Andrews as Queen [[Guinevere]] with [[Richard Burton]] as King Arthur in the musical ''Camelot'']]

Near the end of her one-year run with ''The Boy Friend'', Andrews was approached to audition to [[Alan Jay Lerner]] and [[Frederick Loewe]] for the role of [[Eliza Doolittle]] in ''[[My Fair Lady]]''.<ref name="home2" /><ref>Windeler, pp. 39–40.</ref> She was offered the part during her third reading.<ref name="home2" /> She later wrote that she felt she could "be Eliza, could find and understand her" if only someone were to "gently unravel the knotted&nbsp;... string inside my stomach".<ref name="home2" /> 

During rehearsals, director [[Moss Hart]] spent forty-eight consecutive hours solely with Andrews, where they "hammered through each scene"; Andrews later stated that "the good man had stripped [her] feelings bare&nbsp;... moulded, kneaded, and helped [her] become the character of Eliza ... [and made] her part of [her] soul".<ref name="home2" /> Andrews referred it as the best acting lesson she had ever received, later cementing the role with her "own touches and flourishes" and continuing to work on the character throughout her two-year run.<ref name="home2" /> On 15 March 1956, ''My Fair Lady'' opened on Broadway at the [[Mark Hellinger Theatre]]. The play was a huge success with both the audience and critics, though soon after opening she learned she needed to tone down her learned [[cockney]] accent so that the American audience could understand her, a change which was reversed at the West End performance a year later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 1958 |title=Interview with Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews on Opening Night of My Fair Lady, London (1958) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FEAJt0hnfs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3FEAJt0hnfs |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=7 January 2021 |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Andrews describes her performances as Eliza as "the great learning period" of her life.<ref name="home2" />

[[Richard Rodgers]] was so impressed with Andrews's talent that concurrent with her run in ''My Fair Lady'' she was featured in the [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] television musical ''[[Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)|Cinderella]]'', which was written especially for her.<ref name="spindle4" /><ref name="home2" /> ''Cinderella'' was broadcast live on [[CBS]] on 31 March 1957 under the musical direction of [[Alfredo Antonini]] and had an estimated 107&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88832.html Gans, Andrew. "Julie Andrews ''Cinderella'' to Air on PBS in December"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930194310/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88832.html |date=30 September 2007}}. ''[[Playbill]]''. 6 October 2004.</ref><ref>Haberman, Irving. "The Theatre World Brings A Few Musical and a Stage Success to Television This Week". ''The New York Times'', 31 March 1957.</ref> The show was broadcast live in colour from CBS Studio 72, at Broadway and 81st Street in New York: CBS' only East Coast colour studio.<ref name="home2" /> Andrews was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for her role. She described the performance as "incredibly hard" and stated it took her "years to realise the enormity" of the production.<ref name="home2" /><ref name="emmys.com">{{Cite web |title=Julie Andrews |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/julie-andrews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114022814/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/julie-andrews |archive-date=14 November 2012 |access-date=27 December 2011 |publisher=Television Academy}}</ref> In 1957, Andrews released her debut solo album, ''The Lass with the Delicate Air'', which harked back to her British music hall days.<ref name="Album">{{Cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=The Lass with the Delicate Air Review |website=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lass-with-the-delicate-air-mw0000583102 |language=en |access-date=26 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515151620/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lass-with-the-delicate-air-mw0000583102 |archive-date=15 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The album includes performances of English folk songs as well as the World War II anthem, "[[London Pride (song)|London Pride]]", a patriotic song written by [[Noël Coward]] in 1941 during [[the Blitz]], which Andrews herself had survived.<ref name="Album" /><ref>Andrews, Julie (2008). ''Home: a memoir of my early years'', Doubleday, p. 61.</ref>

Between 1956 and 1962, Andrews guest-starred on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' (15 July 1956), and also appeared on ''[[The Dinah Shore Chevy Show]]'', ''[[What's My Line?]]'', ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'', ''[[The Bell Telephone Hour]]'', and ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]''. In June 1962, Andrews co-starred in ''[[Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall]]'', a CBS special with [[Carol Burnett]]. In 1960, Lerner and Loewe again cast her in a period musical as Queen [[Guinevere]] in ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'', along with [[Richard Burton]] (as [[King Arthur]]) and newcomer [[Robert Goulet]]. Andrews called the work "monumental" due to the heavy set costuming and detailed literary themes.<ref name="home2" /> Camelot premiered at the [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]] to "adequate" reviews, which Andrews credited to off-set production issues and comparisons to ''My Fair Lady''.<ref name="home2" /> The musical was substantially revised both before and during the show's Broadway run.<ref name="home2" />

Casting for the [[My Fair Lady (film)|film adaptation]] of ''My Fair Lady'' began in 1962; Alan Jay Lerner hoped for Andrews to reprise her role, but [[Warner Brothers]] studio head [[Jack L. Warner|Jack Warner]] decided Andrews lacked sufficient name recognition; the part was played by the established film actress [[Audrey Hepburn]], with the bulk of the singing dubbed by [[Marni Nixon]]. As Warner later recalled that the decision was made for financial purposes, stating, "In my business, I have to know who brings people and their money to a cinema box office. Audrey Hepburn had never made a financial flop."<ref>{{Cite web |title=''My Fair Lady'' (1964) at Reel Classics |url=http://www.reelclassics.com/Musicals/Fairlady/fairlady.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220220233/http://www.reelclassics.com/Musicals/Fairlady/fairlady.htm |archive-date=20 December 2005 |access-date=18 December 2005}}</ref> Andrews later reflected that she understood her experience on Broadway "was within a very small pond" but wished she had been able to record her performance for posterity.<ref name="home2" />

=== 1963–1967: ''Mary Poppins'' and film stardom ===
[[File:Mary Poppins5.jpg|thumb|Andrews in ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964), for which she won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]]]

In 1963, Andrews began work in the [[Mary Poppins (character)|titular role]] of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s musical film ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]''. [[Walt Disney]] had seen her performance in ''Camelot'' and subsequently offered her the role; Andrews initially declined because of pregnancy, returning to London to give birth, but Disney firmly insisted, saying, "We'll wait for you."<ref name="Mary Poppins DVD">''Mary Poppins'' 40th Anniversary Edition DVD.</ref> After the birth of her daughter, she received a call from [[P. L. Travers]], author of the ''Mary Poppins'' book series, who told her, "Well, you're much too pretty of course. But you've got the nose for it."<ref name="home2" /> Disney rented a house in [[Toluca Lake, Los Angeles]], for her family to reside in during production. Andrews relied largely on instinct for her portrayal, conceptualising her background and giving the character a "particular walk" and a turned-out stance to suit her ladylike sensibility.<ref name="home2" /> Andrews referred to production as "unrelenting" given the physical exertion and technical details, saying that she "could not have asked" for a better introduction to film.<ref name="home2" />

''Mary Poppins'' became the biggest box-office draw in Disney history. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' lauded Andrews's performance as a "signal triumph.&nbsp;... She performs as easily as she sings, displaying a fresh type of beauty".<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1964 |title=Mary Poppins |url=https://variety.com/1963/film/reviews/mary-poppins-1200420599/ |access-date=24 January 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref> The film was nominated for thirteen [[Academy Awards]] and won five, including the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for Andrews's performance.<ref name="AAs">{{Cite web |title=37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominations and Wins for Mary Poppins |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearchInput.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208011732/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearchInput.jsp |archive-date=8 February 2009 |access-date=13 February 2014 |website=oscars.org |quote=Enter "Mary Poppins" in the 'Film Title' field and click 'Search'}}</ref> She also received the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], while Andrews and her co-stars won the 1965 [[Grammy Award for Best Album for Children]]. As a measure of "sweet revenge", as ''Poppins'' songwriter [[Sherman Brothers|Richard M. Sherman]] put it, Andrews closed her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes by saying, "And, finally, my thanks to a man who made a wonderful movie and who made all this possible in the first place, Mr. Jack Warner."<ref name="Mary Poppins DVD" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xTzOB_MbMvgC&pg=PA325 |title=Hollywood Be Thy Name: The Warner Brothers Story – 1966 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky Report |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-8131-0958-9 |access-date=10 January 2011}}</ref> ''My Fair Lady'' was in direct competition for the awards.

[[File:The Sound of Music Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews.jpg|thumb|200px|left|upright|Andrews alongside co-star [[Christopher Plummer]] in ''The Sound of Music'' (1965)]]
[[File:Julie Andrews - portrait.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Publicity photo of Andrews {{c.|1965}}]]
Andrews starred opposite [[James Garner]] in the comedy-drama war film ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' (1964).<ref name="home2" /> Andrews took the role partly to avoid typecasting as a nanny.<ref name="home2" /> [[Bosley Crowther]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called Andrews "irresistible ... with a brush of sentiment" in both her comedic and emotional scenes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=28 October 1964 |title='The Americanization of Emily' Arrives |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/28/archives/the-americanization-of-emily-arrives.html |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> Andrews was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role]]. Andrews later described it as her favourite film, a sentiment shared by her co-star Garner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrews, as Maria&nbsp;– a result of 'happy circumstances' |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:PTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10DF57ABA3241800&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=11ECDBF131F44C689BB0EDBA11D99EE0 |last=Blank |first=Ed |date=17 November 2005 |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |via=NewsBank}}</ref> Andrews starred in ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965), which was the highest-grossing film of its year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Simon |date=28 July 2019 |title=''The Sound Of Music'' Is Returning To Theaters For Two Days Only |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2018/07/28/the-sound-of-music-is-returning-to-theaters-for-two-days-only/#611cac0f6c36 |access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> Andrews later said she was "ashamed" to admit that she thought the musical "rather saccharine" before being cast.<ref name="home2" /> Rehearsals took place in London before filming commenced in [[Salzburg]], Austria, in 1964.<ref name="home2" /> Filming was rather slow; because of weather conditions in Salzburg, the cast were "lucky" if they got a single shot's worth of scenes.<ref name="home2" />

Andrews stated she relied on lyrics to anchor her to the film's songs and utilised vocal interpretation to "convey" Maria's character by "[hanging] onto words and the images they conjured".<ref name="home2" /> Andrews wrote that her senses were "suffused" with Austria, saying that the music "still" and "always lives in her soul".<ref name="home2" /> The film received mixed reviews, though critics highlighted Andrews's performance; Crowther again praised her for her "air of radiant vigour&nbsp;... plain-Jane wholesomeness and her ability to make her dialogue as vivid&nbsp;... as she makes her songs".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=3 March 1965 |title='The Sound of Music' Opens at Rivoli |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/03/03/archives/the-sound-of-music-opens-at-rivoli.html |access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> For her performance as [[Maria von Trapp]], Andrews won her second [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]]. She was nominated a second time for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress#1960s|Academy Award for Best Actress]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003812/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> Andrews later wrote that the "gift" and "privilege" of portraying her first three film roles would have been "enough to satisfy" her for a lifetime.<ref name="home2" />

After completing ''The Sound of Music'', Andrews appeared as a guest star on the NBC-TV variety series ''The Andy Williams Show''. She followed this television appearance with an Emmy Award-winning special, ''The Julie Andrews Show'', which featured [[Gene Kelly]] and [[the New Christy Minstrels]] as guests. It aired on NBC-TV in November 1965. In 1966, Andrews starred in ''[[Hawaii (1966 film)|Hawaii]]'', the highest-grossing film of [[1966 in film#Top-grossing films|its year]]. Also in 1966, she starred opposite [[Paul Newman]] in ''[[Torn Curtain]]'', which was directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and shot at [[Universal Studios Hollywood]].<ref name="home2" /> Hitchcock gave Newman and Andrews relative free rein in dialogue during production.<ref name="home2" /> She credits the director with teaching her extensively about lenses and camera-work.<ref name="home2" /> During a press interview, she "made the mistake" of expressing her unhappiness with her performance and subsequently received a "terse" letter from Hitchcock, which Andrews later cited as an "important lesson".<ref name="home2" /> The film received mixed reviews upon release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TORN CURTAIN |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/torn-curtain/critic-reviews |access-date=24 January 2021 |website=Metacritic}}</ref>

The following year, Andrews played the titular character in ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' (1967). Andrews described work on the film as a "pleasant distraction" for "allowing her to be something of a clown", as her stepfather died shortly before filming.<ref name="home2" /> The film was a box office success; critics described Andrews as "very much the leading lady" and "absolutely darling" as well as "deliciously spirited and dry".<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--Not stated--> |title=Thoroughly Modern Millie |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117795670.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=23 March 1967 |title=Screen: 'Thoroughly Modern Millie':Pleasant Spoof of 20's Opens at Criterion |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/03/23/archives/screen-thoroughly-modern-milliepleasant-spoof-of-20s-opens-at.html |access-date=}}</ref> The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, and Andrews scored a Golden Globe nomination for her performance.<ref name="Oscars1968">{{Cite web |title=The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1968 |access-date=25 August 2011 |website=oscars.org}}</ref> At the time, ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' and ''Torn Curtain'' were the biggest and second-biggest hits in [[Universal Pictures]] history, respectively.<ref>{{cite book |last= Windler |first= Robert |year= 1970 |title= Julie Andrews |publisher= W.H. Allen |location= London |isbn= 0-491-00295-5 |page= 148 }}</ref>

=== 1968–1996: Career setbacks and mid career === 
[[File:Rock Hudson - Julie Andrews.JPG|thumb|[[Rock Hudson]] and Andrews kissing in ''[[Darling Lili]]'' (1970)]]
Andrews next appeared in two of Hollywood's most expensive flops: ''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]'' (1968), a biopic of [[Gertrude Lawrence]]; and ''[[Darling Lili]]'' (1970), co-starring [[Rock Hudson]] and directed by her second husband, [[Blake Edwards]]. Andrews "went through her usual period of insecurity" during the production of ''Star!'', intensely analysing her choices for the character.<ref name="home2" /> Choreographer [[Michael Kidd]] worked closely with Andrews during the complicated musical numbers, which Andrews regarded as physically and mentally gruelling, coupled with her divorce from her first husband, [[Tony Walton]].<ref name="home2" /> The ''New York Times'' singled out the film as "not one of [Andrews]'s best", while ''Variety'' wrote her "carefully built-up" performance "sagged" with "overdone hoydenishness".<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1968 |title=Star! |url=https://variety.com/1967/film/reviews/star-1200421559/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Adler |first=Renata |date=23 October 1968 |title=Movie Review – Screen: 'Star!' Arrives: Julie Andrews Featured in Movie at Rivoli |work=movies.nytimes.com |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B07E0DE1130E034BC4B51DFB6678383679EDE}}</ref> Despite reviews, her performance was once again nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julie Andrews |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/julie-andrews |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Golden Globes}}</ref> Andrews regards her friendships with Kidd and director [[Robert Wise]] as her "greatest gifts" from the film.<ref name="home2" />

Edwards pitched the concept of ''Darling Lili'' to Andrews two years prior to the start of production in 1968.<ref name="home2" /> She prerecorded original songs for the film with [[Henry Mancini]] and [[Johnny Mercer]].<ref name="home2" /> Andrews cited ''Darling Lili'''s tepid reviews as being caused by studio marketing and postproduction issues.<ref name="home2" /> While the film was a commercial bomb, the ''New York Times'' praised Andrews's performance, calling her an "unmitigated delight" and "perfect centerpiece" of the film, praising "her coolness and precision as a comedienne and a singer".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=24 July 1970 |title=Screen: 'Darling Lili' Sets the Stage for Pure Comedy of Roman Gestures.:'Cowards' Gives War Views at the Carnegie Julie Andrews in Title Role at Music Hall |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/24/archives/screen-darling-lili-sets-the-stage-for-pure-comedy-of-roman.html |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> She was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], while the film won both the [[Golden Globe]] and [[Academy Award]]s for Best Original Song.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees Best Original Song - Motion Picture |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-original-song-motion-picture/all-years#year-1970 |access-date=8 August 2018 |website=Golden Globes |archive-date=24 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224122605/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-original-song-motion-picture/all-years#year-1970 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of these films, Andrews later wrote that "nonstop success in a career is impossible&nbsp;[...] but nobody sets out to make a failure, either".<ref name="home2" />

[[File:Julie Andrews Harry Belafonte 1969.jpg|left|thumb|Andrews with [[Harry Belafonte]] in 1969]]
[[File:Sergio Franchi on Julie Andrews Show.jpg|left|thumb|Andrews with Italian tenor [[Sergio Franchi]] in 1973]]

Andrews was the first choice to play the English witch Eglantine Price in Disney's ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' (1971); [[Angela Lansbury]] was cast.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mell |first=Ella |title=Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to Others |date=2005 |publisher=McFarland |page=29}}</ref> Andrews continued working in television. In 1969, she shared the spotlight with singer [[Harry Belafonte]] for an NBC-TV special, ''An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte''. In 1971, she appeared as a guest for the Grand Opening Special of Walt Disney World, and that same year she and Carol Burnett headlined a CBS special, ''Julie and Carol At Lincoln Center''. In 1972–73, Andrews starred in her own television variety series, ''[[The Julie Andrews Hour]]'', on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network. 

The show won seven [[Emmy Award]]s but was cancelled after one season. Between 1973 and 1975, Andrews continued her association with ABC by headlining five variety specials for the network. She guest-starred on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' in 1977,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Garlen |first1=Jennifer C. |url=https://archive.org/details/kermitculturecri0000unse/page/218 |title=Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets |last2=Graham |first2=Anissa M. |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7864-4259-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/kermitculturecri0000unse/page/218 218]}}</ref> and the following year, she appeared again with the Muppets on a CBS television variety special. The programme, ''Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring'', aired in March 1978, to mixed reviews and mediocre ratings. She made only two other films in the 1970s, ''[[The Tamarind Seed]]'' (1974) and ''[[10 (1979 film)|10]]'' (1979), both successful at the box office and by critics' reviews.

In February 1980, Andrews headlined "Because We Care", a CBS-TV special with 30 major stars raising funds for Cambodian Famine victims through Operation California (now Operation USA, on whose Board she serves). Later that year, she starred in ''[[Little Miss Marker (1980 film)|Little Miss Marker]]'' as "[[English rose (epithet)|English rose]]" Amanda Worthington (a label she had first been given in the 1960s).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pym |first=John |title=Time Out Film Guide |date=1998 |publisher=Penguin Books |page=521}}</ref> In Blake Edwards's ''[[S.O.B. (film)|S.O.B.]]'' (1981), she played Sally Miles, a character who agrees to "show my boobies" in a scene in the film-within-a-film. A dual role of Victoria Grant and Count Victor Grezhinski in the film ''[[Victor/Victoria]]'' (1982) reunited her with Garner once again. Her performance earned her a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], as well as a nomination for the 1982 [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], her third Oscar nomination.<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="lifetime">[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/26/earlyshow/contributors/jesscagle/main2401194.shtml ''Julie Andrews: A Life Of Achievements''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208195553/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/26/earlyshow/contributors/jesscagle/main2401194.shtml |date=8 February 2007}}. [[CBS News]]. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2007.</ref> In 1983, Andrews was chosen as the [[Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year]] by the [[Harvard University]] Theatrical Society.<ref>[http://www.hastypudding.org/pages/show/pastmoywoy.shtml] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807155439/http://www.hastypudding.org/pages/show/pastmoywoy.shtml|date=7 August 2008}}</ref> That year, she co-starred with [[Burt Reynolds]] in ''[[The Man Who Loved Women (1983 film)|The Man Who Loved Women]]''. Her next two films were ''[[That's Life! (film)|That's Life!]]'' and ''[[Duet for One]]'' (both 1986), which earned her Golden Globe nominations. In December 1987, Andrews starred in an ABC Christmas special, ''Julie Andrews: The Sound Of Christmas'', which went on to win five Emmy Awards. Two years later, she was reunited for the third time with [[Carol Burnett]] for a variety special which aired on ABC in December 1989.

In 1991, Andrews made her television dramatic debut in the ABC made-for-TV film, ''[[Our Sons]]'', co-starring [[Ann-Margret]]. Andrews was named a [[Disney Legend]] within the year. In the summer of 1992, Andrews starred in her first television sitcom; the short-lived ''Julie'' aired on ABC for only seven episodes and co-starred [[James Farentino]]. In December 1992 she hosted the [[NBC]] holiday special, ''Christmas In Washington''. Having played a Cockney flower seller in ''My Fair Lady'', Andrews had an orangey-salmon pink rose named after her at London's [[Chelsea Flower Show]] in 1992. Stating she was "ever so flattered", portions of the sales of the "Julie Andrews Rose" were donated to charity.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Flowers named after celebrities |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-to-grow/flowers-named-after-celebrities/julie-andrews/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-to-grow/flowers-named-after-celebrities/julie-andrews/ |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1993, she starred in a limited run at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]] in the American premiere of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s revue, ''[[Putting It Together]]''. Between 1994 and 1995, Andrews recorded two solo albums&nbsp;– the first saluted the music of Richard Rodgers and the second paid tribute to the words of Alan Jay Lerner. In 1995, she starred in the stage musical version of ''[[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]''. It was her first appearance in a Broadway show in 35 years. Opening on Broadway on 25 October 1995 at the [[Marquis Theatre]], it later went on the road for a world tour. When she was the only [[Tony Award]] nominee for the production, she declined the nomination saying that she could not accept because she felt the entire production was snubbed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marks |first=Peter |date=9 May 1996 |title=Adding Drama to a Musical, Andrews Spurns the Tonys |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/theater/adding-drama-to-a-musical-andrews-spurns-the-tonys.html |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022161426/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/theater/adding-drama-to-a-musical-andrews-spurns-the-tonys.html |archive-date=22 October 2009}}</ref>

=== 1997–present: Children's entertainment and later roles ===
A botched vocal surgery in 1997 led to the loss of Andrews's singing voice, occasioning her refusal to sing on camera for several years.<ref name=":1" /> Despite this, Andrews kept busy with many projects. In 1998, she appeared in a stage production of ''Dr. Dolittle'' in London. As recounted on the Julie Andrews website, she performed the voice of Polynesia the parrot and "recorded some 700 sentences and sounds, which were placed on a computer chip that sat in the mechanical bird's mouth. In the song 'Talk to the Animals,' Polynesia the parrot even sings." The next year Andrews was reunited with James Garner for the CBS made-for-TV film, ''One Special Night'', which aired in November 1999.

In the 2000 [[2000 New Year Honours|New Year Honours List]], Andrews was made a Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) for services to the performing arts and received the award from Queen [[Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=55710|date=30 December 1999|page=34|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dame Julie: The sound of music |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/584154.stm |access-date=1 July 2012 |website=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729211613/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/584154.stm |archive-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen honours movie Dames |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/750290.stm |access-date=1 July 2012 |website=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228194405/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/750290.stm |archive-date=28 December 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, Andrews was among the guests at the Queen's [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] Hollywood party held at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film capital to mark Queen's Golden Jubilee with Grand Ball |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1393211/Film-capital-to-mark-Queens-Golden-Jubilee-with-Grand-Ball.html |last=Petre|first=Jonathan |date=5 May 2002 |access-date=1 July 2012 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229020653/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1393211/Film-capital-to-mark-Queens-Golden-Jubilee-with-Grand-Ball.html |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also appears at No.59 on the 2002 poll of the "[[100 Greatest Britons]]" sponsored by the [[BBC]] and chosen by the British public.<ref name="100 Britons">{{Cite news |date=21 August 2002 |title=BBC – 100 great British heroes |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2208671.stm |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104074956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2208671.stm |archive-date=4 November 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Julie Andrews 2001.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Andrews pictured in 2001, the year she starred as Queen Clarisse Marie Renaldi in ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'']]
In 2001, Andrews received [[Kennedy Center Honors]]. The same year, she reunited with ''Sound of Music'' co-star [[Christopher Plummer]] in a live television performance of ''[[On Golden Pond (2001 film)|On Golden Pond]]'' (an adaptation of [[On Golden Pond (play)|the 1979 play]]). Andrews appeared in ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'', her first Disney film since ''Mary Poppins''. She starred as Queen Clarisse Marie Renaldi and reprised the role in the 2004 sequel, ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''. In the film, Andrews sang on film for the first time since having throat surgery. The song, "[[Your Crowning Glory]]", a duet with [[Raven-Symoné]], was set in a limited range of an octave to accommodate her recovering voice.<ref name="comeback">{{Cite news |date=19 March 2004 |title=Singing comeback for Dame Julie |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3550283.stm |access-date=10 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213093449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3550283.stm |archive-date=13 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's music supervisor, Dawn Soler, recalled that Andrews "nailed the song on the first take. I looked around and I saw [[grip (job)|grips]] with tears in their eyes".<ref name="comeback" />

Andrews continued her association with Disney when she appeared as the nanny in two television films based on the [[Eloise (books)|Eloise books]], a series of children's books by [[Kay Thompson]] about a child who lives in the [[Plaza Hotel]] in New York City. ''[[Eloise at the Plaza]]'' premiered in April 2003, and ''[[Eloise at Christmastime]]'' was broadcast in November 2003; Andrews was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]].<ref name="emmys.com" /> The same year she made her debut as a theatre director, directing a revival of ''The Boy Friend'', the musical in which she made her 1954 Broadway debut, at the Bay Street Theatre in [[Sag Harbor, New York]]. Her production, which featured costume and scenic design by her former husband Tony Walton, was remounted at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]] in 2005 and went on a national tour in 2006.
[[File:JulieAndrews face.jpg|thumb|right|Andrews pictured in 2003, the year she was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for ''[[Eloise at Christmastime]]'']]
From 2005 to 2006, Andrews served as the Official Ambassador for [[Disneyland]]'s 18-month-long, 50th-anniversary celebration, the "[[Happiest Homecoming on Earth]]", travelling to promote the celebration, recording narration and appearing at several events at the park. On 17 March 2005, Andrews appeared onstage during the curtain calls for [[Mary Poppins (musical)|the musical of ''Mary Poppins'']] at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]] in London's West End, where she gave a speech recalling her own memories from making the film and praised the cast for their new interpretation.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Inverne |first=James |date=18 March 2005 |title=Julie Andrews Makes Stage Appearance at Mary Poppins |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91823.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229060016/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91823.html |archive-date=29 December 2007 |access-date=14 January 2008}}</ref> In 2004, Andrews voiced [[List of Shrek characters#Queen Lillian|Queen Lillian]] in the animated blockbuster ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004), reprising the role for its sequels, ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' (2007) and ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' (2010). Also in 2007, she narrated ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'', a live-action Disney musical comedy that both parodied and paid homage to Disney films.<ref>{{cite news |last= O'Sullivan |first= Charlotte |date= 21 September 2023 |title= Julie Andrews' 20 best film performances – ranked! |work= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/21/julie-andrews-20-best-film-performances-ranked |access-date= 19 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Barnes |first= Brooks |date= 25 November 2007 |title= The Line Between Homage and Parody |work= The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/media/25steal.html |access-date= 19 October 2023}}</ref>

On 1 May 2005, Disneyland debuted a new fireworks show, [[Remember... Dreams Come True]], for Disneyland's 50th anniversary, with Andrews being the host and narrator of the show. In January 2007, Andrews was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[Screen Actors Guild]]'s awards and stated that her goals included continuing to direct for the stage and possibly to produce her own [[Broadway musical]].<ref name="lifetime" /> She published ''[[Home: A Memoir of My Early Years]]'', which she characterised as "part one" of her autobiography, on 1 April 2008. ''Home'' chronicles her early years in Britain's [[music hall]] circuit and ends in 1962 with her winning the role of Mary Poppins. For a Walt Disney video release, she again portrayed Mary Poppins and narrated the story of ''The Cat That Looked at a King'' in 2004. From July until early August 2008, Andrews hosted ''Julie Andrews' The Gift of Music'', a short tour of the United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Julie Andrews Collection |url=http://www.julieandrewscollection.com/sitev2/promo.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130032843/http://www.julieandrewscollection.com/sitev2/promo.php |archive-date=30 January 2009 |access-date=27 July 2010 |publisher=The Julie Andrews Collection}}</ref> where she sang various [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] songs and symphonised her recently published book, ''Simeon's Gift''. Appearances included the [[Hollywood Bowl]] in Los Angeles, the [[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]] in Philadelphia, and a performance with the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JULIE ANDREWS BRINGS "THE GIFT OF MUSIC" TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL |url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/802 |access-date=11 May 2020 |website=LA Phil |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stearns |first=David Patrick |title=The sound of Julie is the gift at the Mann |url= https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/david_patrick_stearns/20080809_The_sound_of_Julie_is_the_gift_at_the_Mann.html |access-date=11 May 2020 |website=Inquirer.com |date=9 August 2008 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Jonathan |title=Q&A / JULIE ANDREWS, actress: 'Music old and new' is theme for ASO evening |language=en |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/calendar/julie-andrews-actress-music-old-and-new-theme-for-aso-evening/41vrK6d8eIgOIb8Zq2PKyN/ |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref> These were her first public singing performances in a dozen years, due to her failed vocal cord surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Library |url=http://cbs2.com/video/?id=72185@kcbs.dayport.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604073035/http://cbs2.com/video/?id=72185@kcbs.dayport.com |archive-date=4 June 2009 |access-date=27 July 2010 |publisher=cbs2.com}}</ref> In January 2009, Andrews was named on ''[[The Times]]''' list of the top 10 British Actresses of all time. The list included [[Helen Mirren]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Judi Dench]], and [[Audrey Hepburn]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Christopher |first=James |date=12 January 2009 |title=The best British film actresses of all time |work=The Times |location=London |url= https://www.thetimes.com/article/d9a42bdc-65ca-4086-90d7-ec999aa83c24 |access-date=2 October 2024}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Also in 2009, Andrews received the honorary [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]] Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gershwin Award Winners |website=UCLA Alumni |url=https://alumni.ucla.edu/gershwin-awards/ |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>

In January 2010, Andrews was the official United States presenter for the [[Great Performances]] ''From [[Vienna]]: The New Year's Celebration 2010'' concert.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2009 |title=From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2009 - Preview the Concert |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2010/preview-the-concert/901/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327015331/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2010/preview-the-concert/901/ |archive-date=27 March 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=PBS.org}}</ref> This was her second appearance in this role, after presenting the previous year's concert.<ref>{{Citation |title=From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2009 - Introduction |date=9 December 2008 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2009/introduction/430/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426075158/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2009/introduction/430/ |publisher=PBS.org |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-date=26 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Andrews also had a supporting role in the film ''[[Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'', which opened to unfavourable reviews<ref>{{Cite web |title=RTooth Fairy |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1202110-tooth_fairy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716215146/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1202110-tooth_fairy/ |archive-date=16 July 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Uk.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> although the box office receipts were successful.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Box office mojo |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toothfairy.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815004951/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toothfairy.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Box office mojo}}</ref> On her promotion tour for the film, she also spoke of [[Operation USA]] and the aid campaign to the [[Haiti]] disaster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 January 2010 |title=The Vue |url=http://www.opusa.org/featured/the-view-julie-andrews-visits-discusses-opusa%E2%80%99s-haiti-relief/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905070704/http://www.opusa.org/featured/the-view-julie-andrews-visits-discusses-opusa%E2%80%99s-haiti-relief/ |archive-date=5 September 2012 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Opusa.org}}</ref>

[[File:Julie Andrews 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Andrews at [[Los Angeles Times Festival of Books|''Los Angeles Times'' Festival of Books]] at [[University of Southern California]]]]
On 8 May 2010, Andrews made her London comeback after a 21-year absence (her last performance there was a Christmas concert at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in 1989). She performed at [[The O2 Arena]], accompanied by the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] and an ensemble of five performers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2009 |title=Dame Julie Andrews to make UK stage return |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8378167.stm |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909054711/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8378167.stm |archive-date=9 September 2017}}</ref> Earlier (on 15 December 2009 and on many other occasions), she appeared on British television saying that rumours that she would be singing at the performance were not true and that she would be doing a form of "[[Sprechgesang|speak singing]]".<ref name="Telegraph-O2_Review">{{Cite web |title=Review: Dame Julie Andrews at the O2 Arena |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/7698262/Review-Dame-Julie-Andrews-at-the-O2-Arena.html |last=Clements |first=Paul|date=9 May 2010 |access-date= |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213113256/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/7698262/Review-Dame-Julie-Andrews-at-the-O2-Arena.html |archive-date=13 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she sang two solos and several duets and ensemble pieces. The evening, though well received by the 20,000 fans present, who gave her standing ovation after standing ovation,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2010 |title=Dame Julie Andrews returns to British stage after 30 years |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7698355/Dame-Julie-Andrews-returns-to-British-stage-after-30-years.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019142304/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7698355/Dame-Julie-Andrews-returns-to-British-stage-after-30-years.html |archive-date=19 October 2017 |access-date=2 August 2010 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> did not convince the critics.<ref name="Telegraph-O2_Review" />

On 18 May 2010, Andrews's 23rd book (this one also written with her daughter Emma) was published. In June 2010, the book, entitled ''The Very Fairy Princess'', reached number 1 on ''[[The New York Times]]'' Best Seller List for Children's Books.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2010 |title=Children's Books |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604141641/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html |archive-date=4 June 2010}}</ref> On 21 May 2010, her film ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' was released; in it Andrews reprises her role as the Queen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Report: 'Shrek' Shrinks with Fourth Movie |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed75105284/ |last=Gray |first=Brandon |date=24 May 2010 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528000239/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2787 |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 July 2010, ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'', an animated film in which Andrews lent her voice to Marlena Gru, the thoughtless and soul-crushing mother of the main character Gru (voiced by [[Steve Carell]]), opened to rave reviews<ref>{{Cite web |title=Despicable Me |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me/?name_order=desc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718081155/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me/?name_order=desc |archive-date=18 July 2012 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Uk.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> and strong box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subers |first=Ray |date=8 February 2010 |title=Box Office Mojo |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704194902/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/ |archive-date=4 July 2016 |access-date=2 August 2010 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> On 28 October 2010, Andrews appeared, along with the actors who portrayed the cinematic von Trapp family members, on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah]]'' to commemorate the film's 45th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hills are Alive! Julie Andrews and The Sound of Music Cast Reunite on Oprah |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154106/the-hills-are-alive-julie-andrews-and-the-sound-of-music-cast-reunite-on-oprah/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101194320/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154106/the-hills-are-alive-julie-andrews-and-the-sound-of-music-cast-reunite-on-oprah/ |archive-date=1 November 2010 |access-date=16 December 2010 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2010 |title=The Sound of Music cast reunite on Oprah Winfrey show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11651490 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128080302/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11651490 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |access-date=20 June 2018 |website=BBC News}}</ref> A few days later, her 24th book, ''Little Bo in Italy'', was published.<ref>Jill Serjeant [http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2834494 Julie Andrews has favourite things] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930124657/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2834494 |date=30 September 2011}} [[Reuters]]</ref>

[[File:Julie Andrews (8742617433) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Andrews on tour in [[Sydney]], Australia in 2013]]
In February 2011, Andrews received a [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] and, with her daughter [[Emma Walton Hamilton|Emma]], a Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]] (for ''A Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies''), at the [[53rd Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2010 |title=Julie Andrews to get lifetime Grammy |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12061239 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925152643/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12061239 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12459720 Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton Win Lifetime Grammys], ABC News. 23 December 2010</ref> In her memoir, ''Home Work'' (2019), Andrews discussed being offered the role of Aunt Emma by [[Martin Scorsese]] for his film ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013). She declined, citing a recent surgery and saying she wasn't "ready to go back to work" but "would've loved to have done it".<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2019 |title=Julie Andrews on 'Princess Diaries 3' Rumors and Why She Turned Down 'Wolf of Wall Street' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/julie-andrews-princess-diaries-3-turning-down-wolf-wall-street-1249961 |access-date=11 April 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> At the age of 77, Andrews undertook her first tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2013, hosted by [[Nicholas Hammond]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 2013 |title=Julie Andrews to tour Australia |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-16/julie-andrews-heading-down-under/4694954 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607194238/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-16/julie-andrews-heading-down-under/4694954 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> who was a boy of 14 when they appeared together in ''The Sound of Music''.<ref name="Paget" /> In place of singing, she planned a series of speaking engagements in Australia's five mainland state capitals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dow |first=Steve |date=9 February 2013 |title=Australia to come alive to the story of Julie Andrews |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/australia-to-come-alive-to-the-story-of-julie-andrews-20130208-2e3ni.html |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518022303/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/australia-to-come-alive-to-the-story-of-julie-andrews-20130208-2e3ni.html |archive-date=18 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year she took the show on a tour of England, which was hosted by [[Aled Jones]]. The tour began with a May date at the [[National Indoor Arena]] in Birmingham and included an appearance at the [[Echo Arena Liverpool|Echo Arena]] in Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Catherine |date=27 May 2014 |title=Review: An Evening With Julie Andrews at the Echo arena |work=Liverpool Echo |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/evening-julie-andrews-liverpool-echo-7179321 |url-status=live |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184843/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/evening-julie-andrews-liverpool-echo-7179321 |archive-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>

Andrews has twice directed a musical stage adaptation of ''The Great American Mousical'', based on the 2006 children's book she wrote with her daughter [[Emma Walton Hamilton]]. The musical was written by [[Zina Goldrich]] (music) and [[Marcy Heisler]] (lyrics), with book by [[Hunter Bell]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=8 November 2012 |title=Great American Mousical, Directed by Julie Andrews, Begins World Premiere in CT; Emily Skinner Stars |url=https://playbill.com/article/great-american-mousical-directed-by-julie-andrews-begins-world-premiere-in-ct-emily-skinner-stars-com-199536 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Abby |date=26 July 2024 |title=Julie Andrews directs 'The Great American Mousical' for sold-out run in Branford |url=https://www.nhregister.com/entertainment/article/julie-andrews-legacy-theatre-branford-ct-musical-19589511.php?utm_source=nhregister |website=New Haven Register}}</ref> Andrews first directed the play for its premiere in 2012 at [[Goodspeed Musicals]]' [[Norma Terris Theatre]] in [[Chester, Connecticut]].<ref name=":2" /> In 2024, she directed a second, sold-out production at Legacy Theatre in [[Branford, Connecticut]].<ref name=":3" />

In 2015, Andrews made a surprise appearance at the Oscars, greeting [[Lady Gaga]] who paid her homage by singing a medley from ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buncombe |first= Andrew |date=23 February 2015 |title=Gaga stuns Oscars viewers with Sound of Music medley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/oscars/julie-andrews-leads-praise-of-lady-gaga-for-sound-of-music-medley-10063396.html |access-date= |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083952/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/oscars/julie-andrews-leads-praise-of-lady-gaga-for-sound-of-music-medley-10063396.html |archive-date=20 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> This became a social media sensation, trending all over the world.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinha-Roy |first=Piya |date=24 February 2015 |title=Lady Gaga, Julie Andrews notch Oscars' top social media moment |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/awards-oscars-socialmedia-idUSL1N0VX2HQ20150223 |access-date=}}</ref> [[Lyndon Terracini]] announced in August 2015 that Andrews would direct ''My Fair Lady'' in 2016 for [[Opera Australia]] at the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spring |first=Alexandra |date=5 August 2015 |title=Julie Andrews to direct Sydney Opera House production of My Fair Lady |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/05/julie-andrews-to-direct-sydney-opera-house-production-of-my-fair-lady |access-date= |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921053135/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/05/julie-andrews-to-direct-sydney-opera-house-production-of-my-fair-lady |archive-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Andrews created the preschool television series ''[[Julie's Greenroom]]'' with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton and [[Judy Rothman]]. Andrews is joined by her assistant Gus ([[Giullian Yao Gioiello]]) and "Greenies", a cast of original puppets built by [[The Jim Henson Company]]. The series premiered on [[Netflix]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2 June 2016 |title=Netflix Sets 'Julie's Greenroom' Preschool Series From Julie Andrews, Jim Henson Co. |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/netflix-julie-andrews-jim-henson-julies-greenroom-series-1201787419/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603022529/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/netflix-julie-andrews-jim-henson-julies-greenroom-series-1201787419/ |archive-date=3 June 2016 |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> In 2017, Andrews also reprised her role as Marlena Gru in the second ''Despicable Me'' sequel ''[[Despicable Me 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Despicable Me 3 |url=https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/despicable-me-3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230091210/https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/despicable-me-3 |archive-date=30 December 2016 |access-date=29 December 2016 |publisher=Universal Pictures}}</ref> In 2018, Andrews voiced Karathen, a [[leviathan]], in [[James Wan]]'s ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]''.<ref name="aquaman">{{Cite magazine |title=Exclusive: Julie Andrews has a secret role in 'Aquaman' |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/23/julie-andrews-aquaman |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> That same year, she declined a cameo appearance in ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' to avoid stealing the limelight now belonging to star [[Emily Blunt]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=30 November 2018 |title='Mary Poppins Returns': Why Julie Andrews Turned Down a Cameo |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/mary-poppins-returns-julie-andrews-1203065856/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref>

Beginning in December 2020, Andrews voiced the narrator Lady Whistledown in the Netflix period drama series ''[[Bridgerton]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=19 June 2019 |title=Julie Andrews To Voice Lady Whistledown In Shondaland's Bridgerton Series For Netflix Based On Novels |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/julie-andrews-to-voice-lady-whistledown-in-shondalands-bridgerton-netflix-series-shonda-rhimes-1202634460/ |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> In 2022, Andrews narrated the film ''[[The King's Daughter (2022 film)|The King's Daughter]]'' for [[Gravitas Ventures]]. She recorded her narration in 2020. A few weeks later she was announced to be the narrator. On 9 June 2022, Andrews was honoured by the [[American Film Institute]] with a Lifetime Achievement Award, where she reflected on her career and received tributes by multiple artists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2022 |title=Julie Andrews feted at 48th AFI Life Achievement Award |url=https://www.afi.com/press/julie-andrews-feted-at-48th-afi-life-achievement-award/ |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=American Film Institute |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> The same year, she reprised her role as Gru's mother in ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/minions-the-rise-of-gru-cast-characters/ | title=Minions: The Rise of Gru Cast and Character Guide: Who Voices Who? | date=30 June 2022 }}</ref>

In April 2023, Andrews participated in the NBC primetime special ''[[Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love]]'' where she paid tribute to her friend Carol Burnett.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/carol-burnett-90th-birthday-special-julie-andrews-cher-1235342199/ | title=Carol Burnett Toasted by Star-Studded Guest List at 90th Birthday Special: "She's Exactly the Person That You Hope She Would Be" | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=26 April 2023 }}</ref> The same year, she also made a featured taped appearance on the primetime CBS special ''Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic'', wherein she told the story of working alongside Van Dyke in the 1964 film ''Mary Poppins''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkel |first=Inga |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Julie Andrews recalls 'daunting' first meeting with Dick Van Dyke |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/julie-andrews-dick-van-dyke-mary-poppins-b2468499.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222172401/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/julie-andrews-dick-van-dyke-mary-poppins-b2468499.html |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref>